Recently, I watched the video of the opera song "Carmen Habanera" as per suggested by the Art 211 blog page. Normally, I'm no fan of opera, having only seen the Phantom of the Opera, but I found this very interesting. This was especially given this song in this opera are often made fun of or spoofed in old cartoons like Bugs Bunny and the sort that I used to watch when I was younger. It was really great for me to finally understand where this song originated from. But not only was it entertaining to learn it's origins, it was also wonderful to actually understand the point behind it's lyrics.
I'll be honest, I didn't really know what was going on the whole time that I watched it but I still found it very engrossing.
For me, I've always been interested in music and learning the meaning behind songs. Opera has always had very interesting lyrics to it and always has a very deep and profound meaning. Normally, one would have to pay an extreme amount of money to go see something like this, but the ease of the internet makes it so that I can watch or listen to such powerful music like this without too much hassle. Technology also allows for people who wish to remake or redo these famous operas for a new age can add more dazzling effects to them to immerse the audience further. A lot of people say that opera is a dying art but in fact, I think it's making a comeback with a new generation.
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