2007-06-19 04:15:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Listen to a recording of Verdi's "Aida" and Wagner's "Tannhauser." Read up on both and there's your answer.
It seems as if Wagner has a thing for making operas out of old, Teutonic folk stories. I don't know much about Verdi to say anything about him.
2007-06-19 06:03:56 · answer #1 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I also found this for you
http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=3440
http://www.halfvalue.com/wiki.jsp?topic=Opera
http://www.omnidisc.com/MUSIC/Lecture18.html
http://www.scena.org/lsm/sm6-3/voix-en.html
2007-06-19 12:34:02 · answer #2 · answered by Josephine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋