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I am 50 years old and fell in love with opera when my parents took me to see Traviata when I was 10 years old. I fell in love with the the atmosphere and the spectacle. As a young adult, I had the chance to be a supernumerary and unpaid (perhaps unwanted) member of the chorus for Taviata wih Beverly Sills....and... I was ready to jump in and take over a role if any character had a heart attack on stage and could not continue.

I took my teenage grandchildren to see the Met HD broadcast of La Boheme last year. Now they are hooked. I know it is a memory they will carry with them for their whole lives. Opera is a way to unite the generations.

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