Cultivate the not-so-gentle art of booing | Hephzibah Anderson

Booing is not pleasant, but it's also honest, a sign of caringWhat is it with those opera types? Beneath their fancy garb and refined interval chitchat, their criticism turns out to be no more civil than the noisy opprobrium that fills football stadiums.I'm referring to the ruckus at the Royal Opera House, where fans greeted a modern-dress (if dress is indeed the right word) staging of Dvorák's Rusalka with walkouts, jeering and, yes, booing. The opera retells a rather cloying little folk tale,...

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