'Difficult to renovate': Opera's struggle to move with the times

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'Difficult to renovate': Opera's struggle to move with the times | nathanaelcooper

Opera is under the microscope for the way women are portrayed on stage as well as the treatment of women in the industry generally."It would be irresponsible of us to decide that some of the major works in the Western canon shouldn't be seen," he said.

Composer and former arts administrator Kim Williams said audiences were sophisticated enough to understand that pieces reflected an outdated way of thinking. "If people are serious about doing something like this, it would need to involve an examination of painting, sculpture, ballet, everything.

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