‘Singing opera in a foreign language is like having sex with a condom’
mainDid he really say that?
And to the New York Wagner Society?
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That panel was a hoot. Groissbock compared singing in a foreign language to using a condom: “You get in there, but you don’t really feel it.” Peter Mattei, Eva Maria Westbroek, Michelle de Young nearly fell out of their chairs!
Wagner model being walked through wintry Bayreuth
What does having sex with a condom make you — a prophylosexual?Whatever your preference, I can think of better partners for sex than a condom.
Come again?
I remember Pekka Kuusisto using the same expression in a magazine interview, but I forgot the original context…. (something about violins, anyway)
Tiresome with contrived comments about and allusions to sex
Listening to opera in a foreign language is like having sex with a condom, trying to keep up with the action frantically eyeing the instruction manual.
The first time I heard The Magic Flute in English was revelatory and a totally different experience.
Once upon a time, opera was sung in the local language, but I’m not sure I want to hear non-English speaking singers mangling English, at least when they mangle German, I can”t hear it, lol.
The less said about this, the better.
Sounds pretty catholic to me.
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29734328
A very male point of view.
Try playing The Messiah in Korean. Or Italian (“A noi e’ nato un bambino!”) 😉
ALL languages are foreign… (except mine).
He obviously hasn’t tried lambskin.
I prefer gut of donkey.
Lambskin? Isn’t that a form of bestiality?
Not at all. Lambskin condoms are very pleasant for both partners. But they are less safe for protection from STDs.
If they do an opera centered around the Bobbits, perhaps he will be considered for the male lead.
Does John Bobbit still need a condom?