“Come on, it’s art, it’s… culture”: All the Great Operas in Ten Minutes

Scarcely had I finished marvelling at the wonder that is Lego Opera, when I discovered yet another brilliant alternative opera video.

It’s the witty, Terry Gilliam-inspired mini-documentary All the Great Operas in Ten Minutes by Kim Thompson:

I love the dry narration! And I love the angels holding up their tags every time something juicy happens (“Murder”, “Incest” etc.). 

Students from the Tulsa School of Arts and Science have produced a sequel:

It’s not quite as elegantly executed, there are some factual errors in the summaries, and The Merry Widow is not an opera, dammit!!11!! But it’s still really cute, and I love the part where they describe Faust as being “emo in the middle of some festival because he’s just not getting the happy vibe”.

/marie