Opera is a political space A dancer recently held up a Palestinian flag after the performance of Verdi’s ‘Il trovatore’. That’s entirely in keeping with the art form’s history

watching #Chalimet sneer about an entire #entertainment #industry segment that consistently employ
#Classical #Musicians
#Trained #Singers
#StageManagers
#Dancers
#Lighting
#Sound
#Costumers

This reminds me of #BarbaraEhrenreich howl “… #OperaIsElitist!”
#Opera #History is #rebellion 💢& #protest💢