[nopardons]

Well I grew up hearing this kind of music ( opera and operettas too ), so for me, it's probably nature AND nurture; though the people who had this type of music on/played it, were brilliant.

Re operas...when I was bitty, my grandmother told me the stories of the operas, then, later, she bought me a book that was all about that and also more. So I too prefer no sub-titles, because they are a distraction and I know what is going on/being sung anyway.

[Mariner]

“because they are a distraction and I know what is going on/being sung anyway”

Like, how many times does one have to hear Violetta’s lamentations to get the picture? lol

Or, Rigoletto’s regrets.

Or the fury of Wotan.

[TBP]

One of Milton Cross’s books?