Cio-Cio and Carmen: what do you do with two tragic heroines who typify not just the sexist clichés, but also the soupy exotic fixations, of the Old-World West?
Opera composers do not often change their spots.
Call me old fashioned, but when I go to the opera, I go to hear beautiful singing.
Just when you thought it was safe to return to Rossini and Verdi—blam!
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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