Puccini or Wagner? Italians or Germans?

[contrapunctus]

I am Italian, so I like Puccini. But, I would like to hear what the rest of yall have to say. Please put your favorite opera of all time in a quote. Mine is, of course, La Boheme.




                                                           P. H. Domico

[musik_man]

Wagner cause I speak German.

[apion]

Wagner = God 

(at least that's what Wagner believed ..........)

[Regulus Medtner]

Can't one like both? Both Puccini and Wagner are great, albeit quite different. Just don't get me started on Verdi!

[klavierkonzerte]

what about rossini?

[Floristan]

Can't one like both? Both Puccini and Wagner are great, albeit quite different. Just don't get me started on Verdi!

Exactly how I feel...just don't get me started on Verdi! 

[tariswerewolf]

Myself, I voted for the Italians (though both are VERY good. I like Mozart too. Die Zauberfloete is a lovely work.)

My favourite Italian opera has got to be either La Boheme or Tosca.

*thinks*

Wait... I think Tosca is a winner.

[contrapunctus]

Myself, I voted for the Italians (though both are VERY good. I like Mozart too. Die Zauberfloete is a lovely work.)

My favourite Italian opera has got to be either La Boheme or Tosca.

*thinks*

Wait... I think Tosca is a winner.

Tosca is okay, I heard it sung last year with Kallen Esperian as Tosca: she is perhaps the greatest sopranos still singing;she won the pavarotti award, but this still did not convince me that it was as good as La Boheme or Turandot.