Janos provided a quote from KDFC program director Bill Lueth: > "Opera is polarizing. The opera lover typically likes classical > music, but the classical lover doesn't like opera. What a jerk I've been, thinking that opera was one of the categories of classical music. I'll continue being a jerk. My personal experience has been that many opera lovers want nothing to do with other classical music. But, I don't agree with the polarizarion theme. Nothing in the world of music remotely approaches the polarization between religious believers and non-believers. Personally, I find it quite natural to like opera and the other classical music genres. It is all classical music. I'd play a Puccini opera right now if I had one in the house. Don Satz [log in to unmask]