The Fandom of the Opera at McGill University by Mark Schubin

Electronic home entertainment, movies, consumer headphones – even newscasts and sportscasts – were all created for opera. Really! Emmy-award-winning engineer and historian Mark Schubin offers a brief seminar on “The fandom of the opera: How a centuries-old art form helped create the modern media world.” Broadcast rights in the 19th century? “No opera, no X-rays!”? Be amazed.