But I'm an only child, and while some families love baseball, camping or even opera, my family's favorite activity is eating in unusual restaurants.

I am an older woman who loves classical music and opera.

Ricky's father played the violin and his mother loved Cantonese opera.

You loved books, dogs, opera, food and the sea.

If you love high drama and opera and ballet, it's there.

He loves opera, but prefers to listen rather than to attend.

"Our audience loves standard opera done in a traditional way," he said.

The question is, why do we love opera?

But she loved grand opera and dreamed of becoming a singer.

"I love opera, I want to do it more than anything," she added.