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This will be a weird response but, best opening scene: the plane landing in Nixon in China. The chorus, the anticipation of whatever bombastic and showy stage manner in which the plane will "land," and Nixon's first aria. It's such a "meta-opening," so full of itself, and in that way, so very operatic.

 

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For smartest opera character, I'm going to go with Rodrigo from Don Carlo. He knows how to keep royals from going hysterical, knows how to flirt, knows how to deliver secret messages, and knows how to talk smack to a king.

 

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Still gets himself killed though!

But ah, he wanted to get killed! Who's smarter now???

 

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Ben-Hur. With the chariot race staged as a ballet.

 

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Callas = opera's Jesus. You're never going to get certain Jesus freaks to think critically about their religion so it's best for non-Jesusy people to not even try.

Like when you visit the Bible Belt, when all they do is talk about Jesus at the dinner table, you just smile and nod politely... and when they hijack every conversation referring it back to Jesus, it's up to you to decide whether or not to continue to attempt conversation with them (or start conversation threads on a forum, etc)

 

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Callas is just alright with me... Callas is just alright!