Our 6 year old LOVES opera - she runs around singing it (in her own 6 year old style of course) all the time. I mean ALL the time. We took her to a children's opera company performance of The Magic Flute and they had a meet-and-greet with the cast afterwards. That was it - she was hooked.
We play opera for her in the car (when she is not listening to books on tape) and took her to an outdoor performance of arias this summer. We have not yet taken her to a full fledged performance yet as we try to figure out which would be the most appropriate. I believe there must be a connection with the intense emotions as someone else mentioned. DD loves any type of live performance - she sits in rapt attention for hours - and is usually the first to spring to her feet yelling Bravo! when something especially strikes her. I love the looks from people seated nearby when that happens
