ARIA SERIOUS?

Friday! That means another picture of a puppy listening to music to make all the bad news of the week go away. It also means it is time to ask: what are you listening to this weekend? Me, I have a copy of The Italian Girl in Algiers ready to go but I'm afraid it will have to wait as I have family in town for my sister's baby shower. Come to think of it, all this family means I just might be listening to this and every other Rossini opera ever recorded. So, what are your listening plans this weekend and if there are any takers on the listening group I mentioned in last week's segement , chime in please. Have a great one! -- 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....