And lo on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:29:15 -0000, nemesis  
<nam### [at] gmailcom> did spake, saying:

> Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
>> "Bad acting, but good singing."
>>
>>   I think that quite aptly describes opera. :P
>
> never really digged Opera, except for a few arias and orchestral  
> passages.  I
> feel very much the same as when watching some of the old Hollywood  
> musicals:
> actors suddenly stopping what they are doing and beggining to sing and  
> dance
> out of nowhere give me the creeps... it's out of context but are very  
> enjoyable
> out of the context of the work itself... :)

Agreed, for me it's not just the sudden bursting into song, it's the way  
everyone joins in then forgets all about it once the song has finished.  
The only musicals I can stand are Bugsy Malone, Little Shop of Horrors,  
and The Rocky Horror Picture Show; others and opera make me wince.

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Phil Cook

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