Opera Conversation

I had a conversation with my mom about opera over the phone. She laughed at first but once I explained to her, she immediately thought of looney toons. My mom loves old cartoons and is a big kid at heart. She referenced the bugs bunny opera episodes and what she knew about foreign opera. We both agreed that the image of large people with large voices and viking helmets were also an instant picture in our heads. The conversation then shifted to the way we perceive opera as being boring. In our eyes, most people see opera as being a long boring musical. This is definitely the picture painted in the minds of most.