I'll be quite honest in saying I hate opera, but that still gave me shivers for some reason, something I usually don't get unless it's something that feels epic.
English majors have to learn about all kinds of random stuff like this. I'm very much a fan of many kinds of theater, but I've never been "Wowed" by Opera.
Though all that schoolin' tells me why I should respect Opera, it couldn't do a thing to make me like it.