Opera was (and in Italy still is) a popular entertainment. I blame the Victorians for “elevating” it to high art and getting all pretentious about it. Should be sexy, rambunctious and very very funny - like Shakespeare. Sounds like a great production of the Abduction though.
Comment on Discussion Thread 😎 Sunday 17 August 2025
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I went to the opera last night, just bought a cheap ticket at the last minute. Opera Victoria doing Mozart’s Abduction.
I am not a remotely knowledgeable opera-goer but I was not expecting it to be set at a hedonistic sex club, complete with gimp masks. And it was very funny. 5/5 whips and chains.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
sounds like fun
um yeah, isn’t the full title Abduction from the Seraglio? It’s right there in the title.
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Er, is there a non hedonistic type of sex club?
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Probs not my area expertise I have to say.
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
We can’t have amateurs around here!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
a dilettante, eh
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Lol
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I’m not sure why people think opera is stuffy and pretentious. They do that sort of stuff a lot. I’ve been to a couple with full frontal nudity, and one that had a giant inflatable person they were giving an enema to (I can’t remember which one or what the context was, but that bit definitely stood out!)
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I’ve never been to the opera but I might now.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Right?
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I have a similar option of Shakespeare. It’s not difficult poncy nonsense for torturing high schoolers, it’s utter filth and fart jokes!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
fights and murder too
Taleya@aussie.zone 1 month ago
were they doing Leck mich im Arsch?