I Cannot with These UGLY Operas Anymore

Modern opera productions are ugly, misleading, and out of touch. Can we please talk about this? 🔗 L I N K S -”No Seriously, Classical Music Is Dying”: https://youtu.be/4OWl5ZdlfJ4 -Find me on Substack 🎶☕️🪶: https://themoodlistener.substack.com/ -”Never Heard I Ever” Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XijGCWDyq8zYadd6pWWI1?si=dcdd41eae83e42ab 🎧 M U S I C I N T H I S V I D E O Epidemic Sound: -"A Gal I Know” by Martin Landström -”The Barber of Seville” by Gioacchino Rossini -”J.S. Bach - Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 VI. Gigue” by Laura Metcalf -”Habanera” by G. Bizet -”Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy” by P. Tchaikovsky Public Domain: -"The Swan" by Camille Saint-Saëns | IMSLP -”Requiem - Lacrimosa” by W.A. Mozart 📺 S H O R T F O R M Instagram: /cait_frizzie 🎬 TIMELINE 00:00 Intro 01:13 Some chaotic whiteboarding 04:13 Respect skilled workers! 04:53 Ugly vs gorgeous set design 06:04 Ugly vs omg props 07:18 Ugly vs YAAAS lighting 08:28 Ugly blocking 09:12 The world's cringiest "spice" 10:32 The misleading-ness of it all 13:38 Is anyone doing this right? 14:48 These stagings are out of touch 15:56 Let's play a little game 19:29 So why is everything so ugly? 23:40 A surprising ray of hope 24:34 Where do we go from here?