Grendel

Went to see the World Premiere of Grendel tonight. I'm still not sure about the whole modern music thing, but Eric Owens was great, and Denyce Graves was awesome, having to sing such low notes that I swear she was in chest voice half the time. The dancing is superb and the effects are wonderful. Grendel even sang "fucking lunatic" at one point. Never thought I'd hear that in an opera ever. And having no idea of the Beowulf legend I really quite enjoyed myself. Glad I got the tickets early cos apparently the opera is sold out.