<p>^ My S fell in love with opera after seeing the Met’s performances of the Ring cycle at the movie theater (they’re available on DVD too). Wagner appeals to boys. We have season tickets to 2 professional opera companies in our area and S has found he also likes Mozart and Verdi, but Russian opera puts him to sleep! We’ve also been lucky to see several new operas that are “guy heavy” such as Jake Heggie’s Moby Dick. S seems to like the really “manly” roles that opera offers.</p>
<p>Singing it and seeing it are 2 different things initially since they start with art songs not operas. Taking VP is not the same as “taking opera”. Appreciation can be developed or they can take their VP in non-opera directions.</p>