Opera is a spectacle that can be glorious and delightful or a painful bore depending on how you approach it and how much background you have to appreciate it. Larry Mantle talks with opera and music educators Stacy Brightman, Los Angeles Opera’s Director of Education and Community Programs and Eli Villanueva, Stage Director for Los Angeles Opera’s In-School Opera Outreach, about how to unlock the secrets of understanding and taking pleasure in the operatic experience.