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Daniel Bates, opera singer, musician, foodie, and world traveler. Daniel sings all over the country; you can see where he is at danielbatestenor.com.
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Opera 101: What IS Opera, Doc? An Art Form Is Born

For many generations, a kid’s first exposure to opera was in cartoons with Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. But what is opera, really? Opera is a difficult word to define in a larger context, as many things fall under its umbrella, but, in simplest form, opera is a theatrical work told through music and singing. And StageAgent is going to spend some time looking at many of the elements of opera in a new series of posts: Opera 101.

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