http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/23/where-sitcoms-and-opera-meet/ Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/23/where-sitcoms-and-opera-meet/comment-page-1/#comment-195715 Boadicea Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:36:16 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=88867#comment-195715 Thanks. In the early days of sound movies (1930s) a lot of opera films were made in Europe. Opera singers were the performing artists of the day -- most people loved opera back then. And now they also became actors in films in which an opera performance was the backdrop for the main plot, usually a love story. A lot of clips from these old movies are on YouTube -- a case of modern technology bringing the past to life -- and a treat for those who like hearing and seeing these older singers. Thanks. In the early days of sound movies (1930s) a lot of opera films were made in Europe. Opera singers were the performing artists of the day — most people loved opera back then. And now they also became actors in films in which an opera performance was the backdrop for the main plot, usually a love story. A lot of clips from these old movies are on YouTube — a case of modern technology bringing the past to life — and a treat for those who like hearing and seeing these older singers.

]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/10/23/where-sitcoms-and-opera-meet/comment-page-1/#comment-195716 Joan Tintor Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:32:52 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=88867#comment-195716 Thanks, that's one of my faves. Pavarotti did it well too. Thanks, that's one of my faves. Pavarotti did it well too.

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