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Garth Greenwell
The journey of an awkward teenager in Kentucky towards opera and literature.

Rachel Cooke
Rachel Cooke examines the trappings that surround opera-going.

David Threlfall
Actor David Threlfall ponders his ambivalent responses to opera.

Patricia Duncker: How I Fell in Love with Opera
Patricia Duncker on the dangerous and seductive ways opera can overwhelm the senses.

Julian Barnes: Opera - Coming to it Late
Opera used to baffle Julian Barnes, then something happened and everything changed.