Many years ago I bought season tickets to the opera, thinking it might be a "babe magnet" (I was very young). After attending nearly the whole series I had almost convinced myself I did not like Opera, when Beverly Sills came to town. I realized then it wasn't opera that was the problem. It was the local opera company! (Which by the way is much improved). I especially love the Russian operas, with there roots in the Russian acappella tradition.