That's because it was so popular and spread to Germany, France, England, Russia, Spain, Portugal and other countries. But yes, it originated in Italy. Were all of the first operas written in Italian? Yes, even foreigners like Mozart wrote in Italian, but later as it expanded, they started to write in their own languages. OK, so I know it started in Italy and became widespread across Europe pretty quickly, but that doesn't explain how it came to America. European immigrants brought opera to the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. That's why we have "The Met", or Metropolitan Opera House. It opened in 1883. I see, but why is it still so popular nowadays? Opera fans still love to attend operas at "The Met". Most operas on at "The Met" nowadays are 18th and 19th century ones, written by Mozart, Puccini, Wagner, and so on. I guess people just find them incredibly beautiful, I know I do! It is an interesting topic, but I think I'll stick to my pop music.