Do you think opera fans and critics tend to over analyze the musical?

Question

That's the impression I have, that they hurt their ability to enjoy opera because of technical errors, or whatever else, in one performer's singing versus another's, or in following the composer's intent.

What do you think?

Answer 1

yer exactly wat u said, they tend to, well in your words hurt their ability to enjoy opera..

               Cheers

                Harley

Answer 2

Not necessarily. Let's compare it to sports fans. Some baseball fans, for example, really understand the difference between pitches, and how scoring and statistics work. Do they enjoy the game less than those who don't? I would argue they enjoy it more.

It does take some mental discipline to simply "enjoy" a performance if there are musical or vocal flaws. I am still working on it myself!