5 opera scenes to sweep you off your feet
On World Opera Day, watch scenes that will make you fall in love with the art form — from a crazy day at Mozart's diner to a trippy trip to China with Richard Nixon.
Humans love to celebrate. Each year, special days are set aside internationally to exalt everything from Nutella (Feb. 5) and turtles (May 23) to UFOs (July 2) and pharmacists (Sept. 25).
Opera mavens — also humans — are no exception. We've claimed today, Oct. 25, as "World Opera Day." And in light of the grand occasion, it's worth revisiting just why so many of the art form's fanatics continue to revel in costumed people vocalizing at the top of their lungs to each other on a stage. "Educated yelling," is what a friend of mine once called it,
