Oedipus Rex: Subtitles

When the opera first began, I payed extremely close attention to the subtitles, not wanting to miss a word because I was afraid I would miss something important in them. As it progressed however, I found myself paying more attention to what was actually going on in the play, and by the end of it I rarely looked a the subtitles, yet I feel like I still understood what was happening. For the performers and the music to come together and tell a story visually and aurally is fantastic. It didn't matter that it was in Latin! Even if I could understand Latin, I don't think that I could have enjoyed watching this anymore than I did, which was a great deal.