What's up with operas like Aida, The Pearl Fishers, Madama Butterfly and Turandot?  Nineteenth century opera seemed to corner the market on exotic locales.

What's up with operas like Aida, The Pearl Fishers, Madama Butterfly and Turandot? Nineteenth century opera seemed to corner the market on exotic locales.

What's up with operas like Aida, The Pearl Fishers, Madama Butterfly and Turandot?&nbsp; Nineteenth century opera seemed to corner the market on exotic locales.

Exoticism in opera.  Is that incense I smell?

Give us 15 minutes a week, we'll give you the operatic world!  Learn all about the music and stories behind this great art form, and explore the San Diego Opera 2008 Season: Tannhauser, Maria Stuarda, Cavalleria rusticana, Pagliacci, Aida and The Pearl Fishers.

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Give us 15 minutes a week, we'll give you the operatic world! Learn all about the music and stories behind this great art form, and explore the San Diego Opera 2008 Season: Tannhauser, Maria Stuarda, Cavalleria rusticana, Pagliacci, Aida and The Pearl Fishers.

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Exoticism in opera. Is that incense I smell?

Exoticism in opera. Is that incense I smell?