Question: What opera performance might be best for a young fan (she is almost 7)? Vivian created an opera from scratch with her kindergarden class and has watched a bit of "real" opera on PBS. We, her parents, would like to encourage her interest, but don't know enough about opera ourselves. We're planning a NY trip--from Florida

Diva: The Met's 2009-10 repertoire contains both HANSEL AND GRETEL and THE MAGIC FLUTE.