Classical opera turned manga

Eight manga adaptations of classic operas such as Carmen and Madama Butterfly will be released by YAMAHA Music Media with the aim of spreading  the appreciation and enjoyment of opera.  Each book even includes a guide on how to appreciate opera, definitely very useful for people like me who know nuts about opera.

Release info as published on Anime News Network:

• Carmen by Rumi Kizawa on December 2010
• La traviata by Motsuko on December 2010
• Madama Butterfly by Kaoru Kobayashi on January 2011
• Turandot by Aiko Sadakane on January 2011
• The Marriage of Figaro by Eijun Hinode on February 2011
• The Magic Flute by Broccoliko on February 2011
• The Flying Dutchman by Seiko Yamada on  March 2011
• Aida by Kaoru Kobayashi on March 2011

I’ve seen quite a few content been turned into manga, including bible, school topic such as Physics and Calculus. But now it’s opera! Well, it should not be of much surprise since manga have been gaining popularity over the years, especially since the boom of Internet and sub groups which further help to increase the availability of translated manga.

This is not the first time opera have been turned in manga. A search on web leads me to Vancouver Opera, which have been commissioning a manga version of each of the operas being performed since quite a few years back. You can download them from their website. Guess it does increase the chance of newbies to watch an opera, at least I might give it a try. What about you?

Share with me if you’ve seen other interesting content that have been turned to manga.

By the way, if you’re interested in other manga that I mentioned earlier, you can buy them from Amazon

• Manga Messiah – a five volume manga series based on the Christian Bible
• The Manga Guide to Calculus – follow along with Noriko as she learns that calculus is more than just a class designed to weed out would-be science majors.
• The Manga Guide to Physics – Megumi befriends Ryota, a patient physics geek who uses real-world examples to help her understand classical mechanics-and improve her tennis game in the process

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