Newbee, I have ordered LaBoheme on your recommendation. Thanks for the suggestions guys. Maybe I should have named this thread "Opera for People Who Don't Love Opera " or "Opera for People who Know There Is Something to Opera but Haven't Figured It Out Yet"
I am not an opera fan...but...
Disclaimer---I am not much of an opera fan. However,I get the occasional jones for an opera fix or at least the feeling that I should be trying to like it. (Especially when I'm in my "godfather" mode) I recently bought a CD entitled "Simply the Best Night at the Opera. This one satisfies my needs. It is great.