Comments on: Puccini scores http://livethetrinity.net/2007/10/puccini-scores/ Questions about life, the universe, everything Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rick http://livethetrinity.net/2007/10/puccini-scores/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Rick Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:52:00 +0000 http://livethetrinity.net/2007/10/11/puccini-scores/#comment-17 Sweet - thanks for the comment! I think part of the appeal to Christians is that it is excellent art, regardless of content, and says something about the human condition. The other part is that "something" - it is about suicide, torture, and so on... but also more. I wonder how much Calaf's pursuit of Turandot resembles the way God through Christ pursues sinful humanity. "I love you. I don't just want you to marry me. I want you to fall in love with me in return." Yeah, that's the problem with opera and classical music in general. Tickets for Baton Rouge Symphony are astonishing. Oh - we have a brand new professional opera company now. They're pushing it pretty hard in the media. Sweet – thanks for the comment! I think part of the appeal to Christians is that it is excellent art, regardless of content, and says something about the human condition. The other part is that “something” – it is about suicide, torture, and so on… but also more. I wonder how much Calaf’s pursuit of Turandot resembles the way God through Christ pursues sinful humanity. “I love you. I don’t just want you to marry me. I want you to fall in love with me in return.”

Yeah, that’s the problem with opera and classical music in general. Tickets for Baton Rouge Symphony are astonishing. Oh – we have a brand new professional opera company now. They’re pushing it pretty hard in the media.

]]> By: William http://livethetrinity.net/2007/10/puccini-scores/comment-page-1/#comment-16 William Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:09:29 +0000 http://livethetrinity.net/2007/10/11/puccini-scores/#comment-16 One of my favorite Louisianans now loves Turandot? Good for you - a discovery to be made better late in life than never. Who would have thought that good, solid Christians would derive so much enjoyment an art form filled with suicide, torture, beheadings and the like? Turandot just played in Atlanta. Didn't quite have the $50-$80 for a ticket, nor the time...alas. One of my favorite Louisianans now loves Turandot? Good for you – a discovery to be made better late in life than never.

Who would have thought that good, solid Christians would derive so much enjoyment an art form filled with suicide, torture, beheadings and the like?

Turandot just played in Atlanta. Didn’t quite have the $50-$80 for a ticket, nor the time…alas.

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