[nopardons]

That's " harsh " ! :-(

I like some Operas, not all of them. If you don't like any,ignore the genre and ignore this thread as well. :^)

[Hon]

Not only "harsh" but inaccurate.

Opera probably got its start of the 16th century when a group of highly erudite Florentines tried to revive Greek drama, which of course was also sung.