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Appreciate Opera's 5 Steps to learn about an opera!

Step 1: Think of all the operas you know. If you don't know any, ask a friend!

Step 2: Check out the synopsis on Wikipedia!

Step 3: Listen to an 'aria' from one of those operas— enough times so that you can hum it!

Step 4: Listen to another piece from that opera!

Step 5: Repeat steps 3-4, then go see if they're playing that opera at your local opera house!

My name is Alkis Karmpaliotis, and I am a Senior at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York. I founded AppreciateOpera.org in 2019, when I was 12, with the goal of sharing my love for opera with the world and encouraging other children to give opera a shot.

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