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I always think attending opera production is not easy.

Price. The image you think of a ticket price of an opera production is absolutely correct: it is really expensive. What if you could not enjoy the production when you watch it? You must feel like you did not get a return on your investment.

Preknowledge. Many operas are sung in Italian, German, or French. Without prep, you will never catch on a story very well although you might enjoy its elaboration and beauty. But do you really want to bother 'studying' to go to a theater?

This is a souvenir booklet of Scottish Opera telling about its synopsis and composer of Erwartung. (I know this production is not popular at all. I don't even know how to pronounce the title correctly.) Usually, you can get this kind of booklet at the opera house or concert hall when you go to the production, but I don't think you have enough time to read the booklet to ready to appreciate when you are totally new to the production.
I love some opera productions like Carmen, Madam Butterfly, La Boheme,,,,,but most of them are blockbuster.

What would be the good starters for taking an interest in opera? I wonder if there are any good ways to make people turn their head to face opera.