Different Types of Opera

I find it fasincating that Opera has come as far as it has. I know some people when they think of Opera, their mind goes to the fat lady in a viking helmet belting at the top of her lungs. Oldly enough Opera is for the most part very far from its stereotype. There are many different types of Opera around the and some are very different and may even seem akward if you are not use to listening to that specific type of musical preference such as Chinese Opera. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-dPC-srIbs The list continues to go on such as: English Opera http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9KXnQsMbxU, German Opera http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH-MZYKE_Io, Russian Opera http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywb492BL4iM, French Opera http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-2svcJa_kU, and the list continues to go on. I find it unbelievably amazing that eventhough these types sound so astoundingly different you can't help, but appreciate the overall performance and musical ascpect of each type. Opera in any Language is amazing to me personally and people today could indeed be more cultured so learning about different typesw of the same genre of music should be greatly encouraged!