Orlando / La Boheme

Juicelog Wed 140307: Last week, Bouncy Boy gave me my first opera experience with Orlando (at the Royal Opera House). And then this was followed up with La Boheme (at the English National Opera). Orlando was a bit more challenging than La Boheme as it was sung in Italian and we were seated at an awkward angle. Musically, both operas didn’t do much for me. This is partly due to a lack of knowledge about this particular musical genre but a lot of it stems from the fact I don’t find the melodic compositions that exciting. Even though I can’t whole heartedly recommend opera as a must do activity, both buildings are stunning enough to make the experience worthwhile.