Love opera. Don't fall into the trappings trap | Tom Service

Robert Thicknesse's criticism of opera confuses the luxurious fripperies that surround the spectacle with the thrilling, life-changing art at its heartRobert Thicknesse accuses opera – or rather, the opera world – of indulgent incontinence. Some of you, unless it's just me, may be wondering if the same isn't true of his scattergun rantings. First off, there's the question of how far his tongue is stapled to his cheek, as his last sentence makes clear: "So if you ask me to, I can still make a...

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