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[cahn]

Ok, I have a few Verdi operas left (well, a bunch of early ones, but I think I'll just take them as they come because I don't think I like them as much -- well, maybe I should ask, is it worth it to watch Luisa Miller?):

Il Trovatore
Un ballo in maschera
La forza del destino
Aida
Falstaff

(I have listened through Otello and I'm planning to watch it soon, which is why it's not on the list.)

(Also, Les vepres siciliennes is a bit harder for me to find and no Opera in English recording so it's not on the list either, but I can put it back on :) )

I'd ideally like to watch these in order from what I'd least like to most like, with an exception for anything that might get nominated for Yuletide (which will bump it up the queue if I start getting slow at watching). Given what I like (sympathetic characters, characters who aren't just caricatures, non-love-story dynamics, family dynamics, trios and quartets, baritones, friendship and loyalty), what order should I watch these in?

(zdenka, I suspect you can just order these in your own preference because I think our ids are very similar for this kind of thing)

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[zdenka]

Oh, I have to tell you a piece of trivia that I just found out! The libretto for what became Les Vepres Siciliennes was originally written for Donizetti, but Donizetti didn't finish the opera before his death. The opera house later gave it to Verdi instead, with a change of setting and time period. The original setting? The Spanish occupation of Flanders in the reign of Philip II. (!) Guy de Montfort was originally the Duke of Alba. Isn't that crazy?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_duc_d%27Albe

[cahn]

...I think I have to go listen to/watch Les Vepres Siciliennes now :P :) That is totally crazy and I love it!