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Gay activists say they were attacked last weekend by members of the orchestra and the security staff of the Greek National Opera during a demonstration over a production of Rusalka. Members of the orchestra had voted not to play the opera in protest against a scene in which two male characters were to kiss. The musicians handed out leaflets complaining that this kissing scene “tainted the central hero with homosexual tendencies.” [via Teacher Dude's Grill and BBQ]
re #95 il_guarany, this is the first time ever I’m posting in La Cieca’s wonderful blog. The mention of June Anderson in this topic, a print of The Dance of the Faithless Nuns, plus the only viable 1985 Paris Opera recording makes me dream of the return of Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable in its grandest incarnation ever in a major opera stage anywhere in the world. Sorry if I may have hijacked the topic.
151. Welcome, Bertram! Don’t worry about the hijack. This may have been your first post, but you got the hang of it all very fast