ABSTRACT
Full disclosure: I am an opera novice. I was lured in by Canadian Opera Company productions directed by cinema luminati – Atom Egoyan, Francois Gerard, Robert LePage – and then I bought season tickets, as it seemed to me the best entertainment value going. But with a few exceptions such as La Bohème and Salome, I’m seeing every opera for the first time; and I have learned that there are lots of them.
