My 70 Year Love Affair With Opera

Opera is a highly dramatic portrayal of every facet of human life, visually acted out on a scenic stage, sung and surrounded by magnificent orchestral instrumental sound which has an inexplicable effect on our central nervous system.

We are emotionally charged by the above described combination to varying pitches and crescendos and climaxes. The vocalization of the story on stage is completely uninhibited, as outpourings of: I hate you, I love you, crying and laughing, are all completely fresh, candid and true. We on the other hand are rigid, concealed 5 9781597802826$"What would Kurt Russell do?"

Oxford police detective Arthur Wallace asks himself that question a lot. Because Arthur is no hero. He's a good cop, but prefers that acti