I'm going to my first opera tomorrow night. It's Don Giovanni here in Portland. It's opening night. We have cheap seats, I think. I'm moderately overweight, and so cannot fit into my truly nice clothes (which aren't even really that nice to begin with). What the hell do I wear? [more inside]
posted by jdroth on May 12, 2006 - 18 answers

Opera 103: Digging through the AskMe archives, I found two good threads on opera. How about another? I have several questions about opera. Especially: what are some beautiful, tuneful arias I can use to introduce myself to opera? [more inside]
posted by jdroth on Oct 19, 2005 - 15 answers