Opera is the New Black

Opera glasses are the new nerd glasses.

Trouser roles are the new ties for women.

Arabella is the new Adele.

Opera fudge is the new cupcake.

Agrippina is the new Tiger Mother.

Anna Bolena is the new Anne Hathaway.

Sextets are the new sexting.

Manon Lescaut is the new Pop-Tart.

Headdresses are the new giant sculpted bow hats.

Scarpia is the new Voldemort.

Così fan tutte is the new “The Good Wife.”

Il barbiere di Siviglia is the new “Downton Abbey.”

James Valenti is the new James Franco.

Alberich is the new Smeagol.

Don Giovanni is the new Charlie Sheen.