(L-R) Tasha Hokuao Koontz, Stephanie Doche, Craig Colclough, Patrick Carfizzi, Minghao Liu, and Dean Murphy in “The Barber of Seville” by San Diego Opera in 2026. Courtesy of Karli Cadel
When you think of opera, what comes to mind? People killing themselves and each other, stealing other people’s spouses, and singing at each other in loud, angry voices? Opera’s reputation for melodrama is certainly not unfounded, as many of the most classical operas are extremely tragic and even gruesome in subject matter. However, thinking that all operas are the same would be like assuming that all movies are the same. Just as there are different film genres, there are different operatic styles.
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