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Only a handful of opera companies in America are run by women, and Seattle is one of them! Christina Scheppelmann landed here after leading opera houses from Barcelona to San Francisco, from D.C. to Oman. But now she's settling in as the new general director of the Seattle Opera and is determined to change the perception that opera is entertainment for the wealthy. As Nicole Sanchez explains, Scheppelmann has big plans to stimulate interest in opera!