Opera Convo

My mom received her masters in music from Rice University and taught voice and piano for several years when we lived in Vermont so she was the logical person in my family to ask about opera.  Immediately, she reminded me of the time we went to Carmen with my aunt and sister.  I was only about 6 at the time, so naturally I did not remember much about the show but she tried to explain how truly amazing the show was to her.   My mom has seen many other operas, and although she could not force the love onto my sister and me, she maintains a thorough respect for the art.  She mainly focused on the vibrant, crisp voices of the performers, but also reflected on how she loved the exaggerated movement and acting.  The special effects, to her, were not as amazing as the passion that the performers seemed to have.  After our talk she noticed that she had not been to the opera in over 10 years and said she wanted to return…