and I like you, OperaLover. I'm not too knowledgeable in the standard opera repertoire, but I am a major fan of Massenet's Werther (lame story, great music), Prokofiev's Fiery Angel, and Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District. Are you familiar with any of these (yeah, the last two are kinda out there...)? Also, do you have any suggestions for a fellow music lover? The more intense, the better.
I hope you'll stick around, because you've got a marvelous sense of humor.
