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I went to the opera last night, just bought a cheap ticket at the last minute. Opera Victoria doing Mozart's Abduction.
I am not a remotely knowledgeable opera-goer but I was not expecting it to be set at a hedonistic sex club, complete with gimp masks. And it was very funny. 5/5 whips and chains.
I'm not sure why people think opera is stuffy and pretentious. They do that sort of stuff a lot. I've been to a couple with full frontal nudity, and one that had a giant inflatable person they were giving an enema to (I can't remember which one or what the context was, but that bit definitely stood out!)
I've never been to the opera but I might now.
Right?
I have a similar opinion of Shakespeare. It's not difficult poncy nonsense for torturing high schoolers, it's utter filth and fart jokes!
fights and murder too
were they doing Leck mich im Arsch?
sounds like fun
um yeah, isn't the full title Abduction from the Seraglio? It's right there in the title.
Lol
Opera was (and in Italy still is) a popular entertainment. I blame the Victorians for "elevating" it to high art and getting all pretentious about it. Should be sexy, rambunctious and very very funny - like Shakespeare. Sounds like a great production of the Abduction though.
Er, is there a non hedonistic type of sex club?
Probs not my area expertise I have to say.
We can't have amateurs around here!
a dilettante, eh