This opera guide is addressed to children and young people, but also to their parents and relatives. It contains concise comprehensible information on all important aspects of the opera. This edition describes: - the contents and characters of individual operas,- the 400-year-old history of the opera,- the creation of an opera performance.- the opera house and the people working there. The operas were selected according to their suitability for young opera-goers, but also to their performance fr...