"Opera for Dummies" was a good primer and the local library should have plenty of opera discs to borrow. Get a handle on what are considered the "standards" and after reading "Dummies" you'll have a working vocabulary to help you evaluate what works for you. Also, attend an opera. Standing Room and Day of Show tixs are always great buys.
I stumbled onto opera while visitng a stereo boutique and heard a voice that filled me with wonder. I went out and bought that CD, my first "opera" CD. It was Renee Flemming's "Beautiful Voice", a collection of her favorite arias. I have no idea what she's singing but you have to hear her that VOICE! It's a talent like...Carlos Santana-Stan Getz-Jimi Hendrix-Miles Davis-The Beatles-Michael Jordan-Babe Ruth, a "once-in-a-lifetime" talent that comes around once a generation. Since then, I've collected most of her CD's. Check it out.
I stumbled onto opera while visitng a stereo boutique and heard a voice that filled me with wonder. I went out and bought that CD, my first "opera" CD. It was Renee Flemming's "Beautiful Voice", a collection of her favorite arias. I have no idea what she's singing but you have to hear her that VOICE! It's a talent like...Carlos Santana-Stan Getz-Jimi Hendrix-Miles Davis-The Beatles-Michael Jordan-Babe Ruth, a "once-in-a-lifetime" talent that comes around once a generation. Since then, I've collected most of her CD's. Check it out.