ARIA SERIOUS?

Those who read the Sunday funnies have probably already seen this comic. Those who do not, or are not familiar with Dan Piraro's brilliant work, get yourself over to his Bizarroblog right away (but come back and hang out with us when you are done.) While this is a wonderful idea for a new opera production, I can neither confirm or deny anything concerning this matter which may or may not exist. I've said too much already. - Edward

I'll confess. I love comics. Not only do they remind me of a time when I was younger and life was simpler but there is something about the marriage of words and pictures that just does it for me. Much like the marriage of words and music you find in opera; sitting down with a good comic can take me on an incredible unforgettable journey. With Comic Con International in town this last week and the debut of Repo! The Genetic Opera (a rock opera starring Paris Hilton and Giles from Buffy The Vampire Slayer-- OK, color me intrigued) "San Diego + Opera" has been showing up in my in-box via Google News and Blog Alerts quite often as of late. So this morning I was suprised to find this article about Sal Velluto , a DC Comics Artist, who apparently did an ad campaign for us here at San Diego Opera. When you think about it, comics and opera are not too different from one another. Both can be set in fantastical locales, both can be filled with archetypical yet memorable characters....