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    Garth Greenwell

    The journey of an awkward teenager in Kentucky towards opera and literature.

    Rachel Cooke

    Rachel Cooke examines the trappings that surround opera-going.

    David Threlfall

    Actor David Threlfall ponders his ambivalent responses to opera.

    Patricia Duncker: How I Fell in Love with Opera

    Patricia Duncker on the dangerous and seductive ways opera can overwhelm the senses.

    Julian Barnes: Opera - Coming to it Late

    Opera used to baffle Julian Barnes, then something happened and everything changed.