I love pure music, but you get a more complete package with opera. It's theater, it's music, it's drama, it's scenic design.

Seeing that made me understand how profound the drama of opera was and how music theatre is the most powerful audiovisual form there is.

It's such a good piece of music, I can't imagine it ever being dated. And it's a great story put to music.

We tried to use music and drama -- theater as well as science -- to achieve that connection.

It's musical theater. Dominic has been offered commissions for opera but he wants to write for actors and their voices.

They'll do everything from light opera to musical theater.