My mum wants to go to the opera in Rome for the first time -any advice on what she should see?

Question

They will be travelling in May and it is her 60th birthday so dad is wiling to splash out a little!

Answer 1

Does she like/know opera?
If not, when she has time before traveling, I would advise her to listen to some operas and operettas, go to a good music shop and ask them for advice, as for someone who does not know/like opera a lot of them are very heavy.

On the whole operettas are easier for the beginner listener, but as I do not know many and do not know what will be available, I can not give better advice.

In any case, if you want to know what will be on, tourist information office should be able to help her to get a list of performances on the date.

Here are some links to sites that help you find a tourist information office:
http://www.romeby.com/tourist/tour2.htm
Page with addresses, including e-addresses of opera houses in Italy:
http://www.italiantourism.com/opera.html
Page of the italian tourist bureau in the USA:
http://www.italiantourism.com/

Answer 2

I recommend
Madame Buttefly - Puccini
La Boheme - Puccini
Tosca- Puccini
A night in Toscany - Boccelli *** Love it


I recommend pretty much : Anything from Puccini, Rossini & Boccelli