Verdi or Wagner?

Daily Telegraph ^ | 1/7/13 | Ivan Hewett

[Borges]

Classical Ping

[petro45acp]

Wagner!!!

Better French Horn parts!

[shibumi]

Wagner.

Next question?

[Jeff Chandler]

But where does one find an alpenhorn?

[demshateGod]

I’m a musical dilettante but Verdi is one of my favorite composers. His requiem is some of the strongest most hair raising music ever created. Though I like Wagner, I read that you have to be German to truly get him.

[TheRhinelander]

Wagner. He’s German and liberals hate him. If Adolf liked him he’s gotta be cool.

(just propagating the liberal myth)

[Tennessee Nana]

Kill the Wabbit !!! Kill the Wabbit !!!

actually I like Verdi’s Requiem..

[massgopguy]

With my sword and magic helmet!

[onedoug]

I just like the music.

[shibumi]

"But where does one find an alpenhorn?"

The Rhine Maidens keep then right next to the Wagnertubas.

[Malone LaVeigh]

I guess it depends on how you like your women:

[Paisan]

Joe Green.

Wider array of all styles.

[miss marmelstein]

Wagner. A man one biographer called “meaner than Hitler,” but a great composer.

[ConservativeDude]

Rhinelander, eh?

Hard to imagine you casting your vote for Verdi.....

[shibumi]

This is what Brunhilde looked like in the most recent production at the Met -

[MinuteGal]

Comparing the masterful, visionary, sweepingly-powerful, musical-technician Wagner to Verdi is like comparing Shakespeare to Maya Angelou.

Don't get me wrong...I love the more romantic Verdi and never tire of listening to his magical music.

Leni

[bmwcyle]

Ditto

[miss marmelstein]

Opera stars have really been trimming down over the years. It’s nice to see. She looks pretty good - well, for an opera singer.

[Dr. Thorne]

I’m probably the ony FReeper who has sung the operas of both of these titans on some of the great stages of the world. Comparing the two is a waste of time and fools who insist that either is greater only reveal their ignorance.