What is your favorite opera? Mine is phantom of the opera
I love "Love never dies" it's a sequel to the long running musical "the phantom of the opera"
Oh, I have never heard of it. Is it just as good as Phantom?
It is pretty good but not better than phontom. Lloyd Webber said: "I don't regard this as a sequel - it's a stand-alone piece"
Oh ok, I am sure its still good though.
it is! You know opera is a key part of the Western classical music tradition
I believe I have heard that, How long has it been that way?
it started in Italy at the end of the 16th century and soon spread through the rest of europe
Oh wow, that is a long history.
and even in the 18th century Italian opera continued to dominate most of Europe. I wonder why opera isn't that popular anymore