From the New York Times: As Manhattan Bus Rolls, Driver Polishes His Pavarotti.

There are days when the shock absorbers do not cushion the ride, and there is probably gum under some of the seats. But the acoustics are pretty good, and he finds time to concentrate. “I sit at red lights, open up a score and memorize two lines,” he said.

And his audience is enthusiastic – maybe not as enthusiastic as in an actual opera house with fans shouting “bravo” at the top of their lungs, but enthusiastic enough to applaud, even whistle.

“That’s worth my $2,” said Elaine Smalls, who boarded at Eighth Street and Avenue C.

Dorothea Quinn, who got on at Ninth Street and Broadway, was surprised to learn that Mr. Dolan had made a career of being a bus driver. “I thought he was driving the bus because whatever opera company he was in folded,” she said. “You know, it happens.”