The Royal Opera House has issued a content warning to opera-goers who’ve bought tickets for Lucia di Lammermoor. It’s a slippery slopeImagine the scene. All round the Royal Opera House,hoards of weeping children, begging to be admitted to Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov, or which opened in a unique production this week. “Please,Mum! It’s not fair. It’s the original 1869 version! You promised.” But their careful parents own just read the programme: Please note that this production realistically depicts and revisits the murder of the young crown prince Dmitry. We advise that it is not suitable for children under the age of 12 years.
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Source: theguardian.com