Royal_Ad6640 t1_j6xf2a5 wrote on February 2, 2023 at 4:03 PM

Reply to comment by courtney2222 in I'm Yves Abel, Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. I’ve conducted all over the globe, and even got to work with the great Leonard Bernstein while in training. AMA! by sandiegoopera

I would listen to Carmen, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, La Boheme and La Traviata to begin. Those are the staples of the opera world. Pieces that will never get old and whose stories are timeless. Check it out!

daltydoo t1_j6zedn8 wrote on February 2, 2023 at 11:33 PM

I’ll add Barbier of Seville and Marriage of Figaro to that list. I watched the movie versions with DFD and Prey back to back and it was a good time.