Having graduated with highest honors from the University of California, Berkeley, Claudia Della Mora went on to lead a successful career in the financial sector, working as an investment banker and financial analyst in companies such as Partnership Capital Growth Advisors and The Shemano Group. She currently serves as a managing director at the Los Angeles-based firm Black Legend Capital, which she co-founded. When not working, Claudia Della Mora enjoys listening to opera.

1. THE ART OF ENJOYING OPERA
Claudia Della Mora

2. INTRODUCTION
 Having graduated with highest honors from the
University of California, Berkeley, Claudia Della
Mora went on to lead a successful career in the
financial sector, working as an investment
banker and financial analyst in companies such
as Partnership Capital Growth Advisors and The
Shemano Group. She currently serves as a
managing director at the Los Angeles-based
firm Black Legend Capital, which she co-
founded. When not working, Claudia Della Mora
enjoys listening to opera.

3. OPERA
 Opera can be difficult to appreciate at first due to a
number of factors. Primarily, the long-running times
and its foreign language setting can be daunting to
opera novices. However, one does not need to
understand opera in order to enjoy it. In fact, BBC
consultant and vocal studies lecturer Mark Hathaway
argues that understanding the complex plot is not
what's important, and one does not necessarily have
to understand what's going on in order to enjoy
opera. In opera, emotions are expressed through the
singer's singing voice. Hence, enjoying opera is more
about enjoying the performance rather than the story
– it's more about feeling than thinking.