Rap Opera, is another community-led rap opera for youth featured in Charlotte and Boston. Reception There have been mixed responses to the usage of rap opera. Theater critic Steven Oxman gave his feedback on Carmen: A Hip Hopera, stating "Carmen is MTV's first 'Hip Hopera', and while that phrase may be way too cute for its own good, this reworking of Bizet's opera into a contemporary, hip-hop musical works quite well, and represents one of the more original recent efforts to create a new form from an old one." See also Rock opera References History of hip hop Hip hop genres Fusion music genres Opera