Andrew Rothwell’s presentation of A Brief History of Opera was a delight.  Andrew encouraged audience participation as, accompanied by excerpts from well-known and less familiar opera music, he spoke about the contributions made by composers such as Handel, Gluck, Mozart and Verdi , and included some fascinating snippets of information and gossip about some very notable composers!  Since even a brief history requires more time than was available, Andrew promised to come back to present  the second part.