If you really had to pick one to watch, would you go for a Wizards vs the Lakers game or the opera Götterdämmerung?

I think I’d prefer the opera. It ain’t all that bad! I hope it sounds epic, and then makes me want to take over the world.

Which do you see more often? If it’s the opera, go to the game. If games, go to the opera.

Lakers Wizards.

I have listened to classical or opera or country music about five minutes in the past year.

Götterdämmerung.

The opera, beyond any doubt.

Götterdämmerung will never be the same for me since FOX News used it as background music during its live shots of downtown Bagdad being blown to hell and back by our missles during the first hours of Gulf War I. It just seemed so… so Nazi. Wagner and all. The Twilight of the Gods. Jesus, what dimented bombastic scumbag thought of that one? It was definitely the most disgusting thing I have ever seen on a television monitor—and that includes Goatsie.

Not crazy about basketball either. I would probably opt for a 40s black and white cinema noir on TMC.

I’d choose Wagner over some lame Basketball game. Besides, I bet the audience is a lot more tolerable.

The opera for sure- basketball ewwww

Opera lover here, also.

As someone who doesn’t care all that much for sporting events and love classical music, I think my answer is obvious. :)

Score so far:

opera 7
game 1
no clear preference 2

Well, @Jeruba At least we don’t have to say, ”...but who’s counting?”

I’ll take the opera. You know what I don’t care for in basketball games? The squeaky shoe sounds, the hollow stadium echos and the yelling. Both activities abound with sound. What I don’t particularly like about Wagner is some of the lo-o-ong arias that seem to go on forever.

Depends… who’s doing the opera? If the basketball game is boring you can chat to your girlfriend, go get some snacks, stand in the line for the toilets, etc. If the opera is bad, you’re sort of stuck sitting there.

I’m leaning towards recommending the game, since it would probably be less painful for you than the opera would be for your girlfriend. Then again, if I had to go to one of them, I’d choose Wagner.

We saw Götterdämmerung tonight at the Met. If that is one of your choices (be it live or the HD broadcasts) it’s wonderful. There’s no chance in hell that any (what? Hockey?) game can ever compare.

hee hee, dimented

@zigmund: Are you one of those intellectual cats who runs a wine bar in Brooklyn.

@gailcalled: Could be, Maude…

I am singer, much prefer opera. “Gotterdammerung” also Ragnarok at Viking myths, is final battle of Asgard’s Aesir and Jotunheim’s frost giants. Is finale of Richard Wagner’s trilogy. Not want see Wizards and Lakers, their battle inferior of gods and giants.