Listening (Corigliano (The Ghosts of Versailles)

I couldn't find the listening on Sakai, however the Opera was on youtube and I listened to "They Wish They Could Kill Me". I thought that the scene and song were very different. There seemed to be a lot of sarcasm in the piece. I liked how the actors didn't simply speak, they seemed to sing speak. I thought that this was more entertaining than stopping and starting between speak and song. I thought that it was neat how the Opera was based on a rewrite of history. I believe that it was done to save Maria Antionette. Overall I thought that the opera was different than others because it had a comical element.