was given a chance to appreciate a different kind of music from my usual repertoire of pop, hip hop, musicals etc...
my media agency offered 8 tickets to Renee Fleming's concert to me... didn't know who she was at first, so went to check out her website... touted as "America's beautiful voice" and being a Grammy winner, i decided that this is the best chance for me to explore classical, opera music... alright, it also helped when the tickets cost either $180, $220 and $280!
as it is not the usual known artistes, many people rejected the offer of the free tickets... ended up wasted 3 tickets... went with E (keen to explore too), my sister's colleague who is a music teacher and her friends' parents (her friends bought tickets already)...
i was also skeptical if i will enjoy the show myself... we even made plans that if we are bored by it, we shall leave at the interval...
that obviously didn't happened... i never yawn or felt sleepy once during the 1hr 30mins performance. it was like heaven! never felt that touched by a voice before... all these without a microphone (that tells you the power of her voice), and just a pianist (who by the way played beautifully) to accompany that voice... never understood most of the songs as it was in either italian or german... but from the voice and her expressions, she brought across the emotions of the songs so perfectly! during the encore, she sang 2 english songs to my delight! Summertime (which i first heard Fantasia sang on American Idol) and Over the Rainbow.... the best versions i ever heard! wow... i am glad i went for the concert... love it... 
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oops.. looks like i shdnt hv rejected the offer! hehe :p
yes... you shouldn't have... i think it was a great experience... not that i am converting to an Opera fan, but it definitely open my ears to other music!
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