How can a teen learn about opera?

How can a young teenager (13 years old) learn about opera? I really like it, but performances are expensive. I already subscribe to a few podcasts and look up famous operas on Wikipedia, I wish it were more accessible. What else can I do to further my education/entertainment on this subject?

P.S. I live in the NY metro area

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Thats awesome that you want to learn about opera. If you are really interested (and you live in a really awesome place to learn about opera) learning about the history is a good start. Going to the library and picking out books on previous performers, styles, or any kind of history that you can find. I know that it will be kinda boring at first but there are alot of cool things you can find about performance and styles with that. Youtube is also a very good place to watch performances (good and bad).

Which is also cool about living in your area is that there are many aspiring singers in the city. The Mahattan School of music ( i am not familiar with how expensive they are for performances, it would be a good idea to check) they might have student performances. (I personally have a friend studying there and he says that some are free). Also, you can get lessons from music students there as well for not so bad a price either!

I hope this helps

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wow well if you are looking to see a opera preformance's you can get the movie "the phantom of the opera" i loved it ! it's a realy great movie also PBS has great preformances and they have opera preformance's all the time like the "magic flute" learning about it you can search up famous opera people like" the three tenors " andrea brocchii i don't think i spelled his name right he's good josh groban he's inbetween kind of opera his earlyer preformances were more of the opera aspect . some famous opera preformances fidiler on the roof ,phantom of the opera, cats, just to name a few hope this helps God Bless,Heather

try searching "great opera composers".
Since you live in New York you have several smaller opera companies to go to that don't cost too much, and there are student performances at Juilliard and the Manhattan School of Music.

Otherwise, you can buy an opera synopsis book, and get some opera recordings at your local library. You may be able to also check out opera scores there, and follow along with the music.

It is really great that you have an interest in opera - it is an amazing art form.
I am just beginning a series of lego operas to help introduce opera to a general audience. I've only completed one opera so far, Il Trovatore, but you can watch it on youtube.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uErW42zznfo

This link will take you to act I, but look around there and you should see links to acts 2,3, and 4. I hope you like it!
My advice would be to watch some operas on DVD. They cost some money, too, but you might be able to find quite a few that you could rent for free or for a nominal fee at your local public library.