#PolymathReadingChallenge book 3 (History of Music)
Honestly I never really got the whole opera thing, but now I am suspecting they were teaching it wrong in Music class. This book was a wild ride, more adventurous than any novel a writer could have come up with. Da Ponte is a holy fool, a hopeless romantic, a charming idiot, an annoying genius, an easy mark, a talented poet, a self-absorbed weirdo, and an all-around fascinating character.
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Honestly I never really got the whole opera thing, but now I am suspecting they were teaching it wrong in Music class. This book was a wild ride, more adventurous than any novel a writer could have come up with. Da Ponte is a holy fool, a hopeless romantic, a charming idiot, an annoying genius, an easy mark, a talented poet, a self-absorbed weirdo, and an all-around fascinating character.
#bookstodon #books #music #opera #history #nonfiction
gabriele renzi •
this is is pretty great (it's also on audible)
"How to Listen to and Understand Opera"
https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/how-to-listen-to-and-understand-opera
Tim Mason •
Evan Genest •