The Fly: The Opera

Last night I went out with my mom to see The Fly. It's a brand new opera by Howard Shore (music) and David Henry Hwang (libretto). It is also directed by David Cronenberg who directed and wrote the screenplay of the 1986 movie. I liked Shore's orchestral music, but the lyrics by Hwang I didn't care fore, and I did not like how Shore incorporated those lyrics into the music. I'm glad I went, but I would rather see, Les Mis, Porgy and Bess, or Sweeney Todd again before ever seeing this one again. Of course those are the operas I'm most familiar with, and I'm sure familiarity makes a big difference in opera enjoyment.