Woke Metropolitan Opera Slaps Trigger
Warning on Puccini’s ‘Turandot’:
Rife with ‘Racial Stereotypes’
Posted By: ladydawgfan, 3/13/2024 9:35:27 PM
New York’s financially struggling Metropolitan Opera has slapped a trigger warning on Puccini’s Turandot, warning audiences that the much-performed masterpiece that is set in feudal China is “rife” with “racial stereotypes.” It also accuses Puccini of cultural appropriation, claiming the Italian composer borrowed and distorted Chinese music. The lengthy trigger warning, which is contained in program notes that can be viewed online, calls Puccini’s classic opera “problematic.” The production currently running at the Met is the late Franco Zeffirelli’s opulent staging that the company has kept in rotation for decades. [Video] The New York Post was the first to report on the trigger warning.
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New York’s financially struggling Metropolitan Opera has slapped a trigger warning on Puccini’s Turandot, warning audiences that the much-performed masterpiece that is set in feudal China is “rife” with “racial stereotypes.”
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The New York Post was the first to report on the trigger warning.
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I love opera. This is ridiculous!! I can't wait to hear what they have to say about "Madam Butterfly!!!"