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Punk Rockers Turn to Opera

By Neda Ulaby

Published January 9, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Opera is the only traditional performance art form with an audience that is getting younger. And some Gen-X fans have found the musical genre via the peculiar route of punk rock. They're drawn by opera's high drama, high volume and intellectual challenge. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports.

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