M. Owen Lee, a member of the Basilian Fathers, is Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Toronto, where he recently received an Outstanding Teacher Award and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Author of books on Virgil's Aeneid and Horace's Odes, he is best known for his books on opera: First Intermissions, Wagner's Ring, A Season of Opera and The Operagoer's Guide.