Amazing voices+Beautiful Orchestra+Harmonic Lyrics
Opera...everytime you just listen someone talking about to this kind of music might sounds boring and not really appealing to your ears.
You might think, what is the point of listening to a bunch of people singing out load with this high tone voices and many times singing in foreign language or lyrics that you just might not understand.
But believe there is something deeper beyond this external and shallow point of view. I can say that there is something magic in this music genre.
First of all, I have to say I'm not a very huge fan or the biggest fan of this music, but every now and then I love to sit down and play randomly some opera songs I have or even some records and albums I got from Sarah Brightman, Il Divo, Josh Groban or Filippa Giordano.
And then, all of a sudden, the magic I was talking earlier comes...
As I said, I sit down or lay on my bed and started listening to these amazing voices, because this is a fact: all of the opera singers from any place of the world have an outstanding and powerful voice but only not because is an inner talent but also because they have acquired and practice for years the special technique of singing opera, which as far as I know it requires time, time, time and patience.
Then behind these extraordinary voices you got a beautiful orchestra playing behind, a complete ensemble of instruments from the family of the strings -violin, cello, harp-, woodwinds -flutes, oboes and clarinets-, percussion -drums, cymbals, triangle, tambourine and triangle- and sometimes the keyboards and even a big choir supporting the main interpreter.
In addition, you have these harmonic lyrics about a wide variety of topics and feelings, from love stories, tales about someone or someplace or even just about ordinary experiences in life.
Sometimes most of the lyrics are in Italian, but this is because this genre started back in this country in the 16th century, so many songs are written in this language, but nowadays a lot of current and popular artists have translated and sing these songs in english.
So, apart from these three facts I mentioned Opera music usually awakes in me a lot of inner feelings and emotions that makes me think deeply about life, love or any subject, that inspire me to write things in my diary. But also, this music makes me appreciate more the rest of the music forms and realize that sometimes opera music (and also classical music) is the roots and basis of any other genre.
This is my conclusion of why I listen to this music...have you found your own reason? You should try.
And talking about trying new stuff, I will share with you some of my favourite opera songs and artists, which to be honest, are a more modern type of opera performers, because well you must know that some of the most traditional opera singers include Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Maria Callas and Enrico Caruso.
And I respect them because they were the basis and roots of this genre but I tend to listen to something more contemporary.
Sarah Brightman - Nessun dorma
Jeanette Macari - La petenera
Filippa Giordano - Habanera
Opera Babes - Beyond Imagination
Il Divo - Regresa a mi
Even nowadays, current and popular artists or Dj's have used Opera music and classic singers or themes to create new records, here are a few examples.
Mark Brown feat. Sarah Cracknell (former lead singer of St. Etienne) - The journey continues
Chicane - Saltwater
Enigma - Modern Crusaders
