Mats Norrman <[log in to unmask]>:

>Then opera is about love (is Boris Godunov the only opera without
>a love szene?)

Interesting question.  "Cavalleria Rusticana", "Billy Budd"?.  Love has
obviously much to do at Orpheus myth, but there's no love scene (properly
speaking) at Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo" and, if I don't remember bad, at
Gluck's "Orfeo et Euridice".  There must be more examples.  Next point:
a discussion on what a love scene is "properly speaking":-)

Pablo Massa
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