

( Charlie Parker's Yardbird, Arizona Opera) ( La Traviata, Arizona Opera) ( Riders of the Purple Sage, Arizona Opera)ġ2. Or maybe we should go back to the tragic death part?

(Arizona Opera Marion Roose Pullin Studio Artists, 2018/19 Season)ġ1. Hold on, should we go back to our insanely attractive *we mean talented* artists? ( Die Walküre, Arizona Opera 1992) ( The Magic Flute, Arizona Opera 2015)ġ0. If you are a bit of an arsonist, you probably loved watching Season 8, Episode 5.Įmbrace your burning passions by seeing Shining Brow in September. ( Simon Boccanegra, The Metropolitan Opera)Ĩ. If poison is YOUR poison, seek out these shows. We love death by poison - at least Joffrey's (that was really his death in general). Prefer death as a surprise? Or maybe your favorite character takes a turn for the worst and ends up betraying everything you had wished for them. *cough* Daenerys.ħ. If you want to watch excessive deaths, opera has quite a bit.ĥ. In Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, Marcellina tries to force Figaro into marriage due to debt owed to her. Wagner's Ring Cycle includes Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung. Their father, God Wotan (shown above) disapproves of their love. Wagner's Die Walküre features twins Siegmund and Sieglinde who fall in love. Opera has plenty of inappropriate family relationships, as well! Were you secretly rooting for Jaime and Cersei to end up together? Did it bring you great pleasure that Jaime did not kill Cersei, that, in fact, they died together? Were you just a bit overjoyed to find out that Jon Snow is actually Daenerys' nephew? ( Silent Night, Arizona Opera) ( The Marriage of Figaro, Arizona Opera)Ģ. Do you like insanely attractive main characters? So, here you are - your guide to finding the perfect opera based on your favorite aspects of Game of Thrones - in terms of the horrible parts, I mean.ġ. Don't worry, though, there's still plenty of drama to go around! When thinking about our love of Game of Thrones and our love of opera, we found there is not much of a difference in terms of drama, tragedy, and, well, endings we hate. Game of Thrones is meeting its end this Sunday. Spoiler Alert! If for some reason you are not caught up on GOT, do not read this.
