Opera has a special place in my heart. I was fortunate to grow up in a family where going to the Opera was kind of "natural". And this has continued to this day.   My favorite singers are dramatic coloratura sopranos. Why? I don't know. As a child, I loved to hear the Queen of the Night in Mozart's Zauberflöte, and, to this day, if I look at a cast list of this opera, I first check who is singing the Queen of the Night!   My favorite genre is the Italian belcanto. Most of all, the works of Bellini and Donizetti, but also some of Rossini. (And I have yet to explore in depth the lesser-known composers.)   I think that opera and the Internet fit together very well. I am a member of operatic discussion lists, and I design and maintain opera-related webpages.