When Opera was Important

It was important not too long ago - before the beginning of the last Century - when a lot of things changed.

The buildings are left - magnificent structures, that still impress us. But operas are longer performed in them - for two reasons, they are now too expensive - and they now seem ridiculous to us - for reasons we cannot make explicit - but we are certain of.

Let us consider first, the matter of money. We now have a different Economy, which makes different things important. Opera is so low on this list, it almost falls off of it.

The same could be said of Classical Music - its performers have few job opportunities.

And no one feels badly about this.