Is opera having a moment?

There is so much opera on the BBC at the moment! I'm loving The Diva Diaries, about American soprano Danielle de Niese:

Then there's also a whole hour of the mega-brainy raconteur Stephen Fry talking about Wagner:

... and what looks to be a series on Italian opera:

Surely opera can't be all over the airwaves to coincide with the closing of WLO's Carmen, could it? Either way, who cares! Opera on the television! And lots of it too! It's a fantastic way to while away a few hours. Pull up a laptop and settle in!