Talk:Grand Opera

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Although it did not even have its' premiere in Italy, Aïda was destined to be not only of the best known of all grand operas, but also one of the most beloved by audiences and critics alike. It has only four acts, but just about everything that is needed to make for a true grand opera is crammed into these four acts. A wonderful ballet, a superb grand march, which, in the writer's humble opinion has never been equalled, not even by Meyerbeer, and some wonderful dramatic situations.

This phrase seemed a little too POV, so I changed it to:

Perhaps the most popular of the Italian grand operas is Verdi's Aïda. Despite having only four acts, it contains several ballets and an extremely well known grand march. Unlike many other grand operas, it continues to be one of the most popular operas still performed today.

Perhaps others can improve. --Alexs letterbox 08:03, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] American Indian Grand Opera

Is the present section on American Indian Grand Opera appropriate as a substantial part of this article? There is an ongoing discussion of this issue on the Opera Project talk page. - Kleinzach 17:55, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

The main concerns can be summarised as such: would "Grand Opera" really be the appropriate term for this genre, and, what is more, notability: "American Indian Grand Opera" gets 2 Google hits. The genre seems to consist of 1 opera - was it ever performed? Moreschi 19:04, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

I have added a split section template to the page which I believe is in line with our discussion. I look forward to reading comments. - Kleinzach 22:02, 24 November 2006 (UTC)