I don't mean to sully the thread but since Don mentioned Andrew Lloyd Webber, and it originally was about the IRISH tenors, how about the attempts of Rockers to write an Opera? Does 'Tommy' count as an Opera (even if you hate it)

Fifty years from now will any of Webber's works be considered 'serious'? or is that a totally different kettle of fish? Remember the Opera that Spinal Tap was going to write based on the life of Jack The Ripper..'Saucy Jack'?

marty