£355 for Glasto but opera’s elitist?

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ZIONISM IS RACISM. Men are rapists Opera is elitist. Set aside the first two fallacies for another day. The third has been latterly empowered, ending the careers of young artists and jeopardising the art form’s survival. Consider the prosecution case. Opera is expensive. Its tickets are priced so high they are reserved for the rich who, having forked out, like to dress up. Nights at the opera, seen though a glass darkly, project an ugly exclusivity. Opera is usually sung in a foreign language. Although translation titles are projected above the stage, looking up and down all the time gives you an inferiority complex and a crick in the neck. The interval refreshments are Veuve Cliquot and smoked salmon. Opera lasts twice as long as football. Seats are covered in…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2024

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