A woke fright at the opera

IN LIGHt of the BLM movement, the Royal Opera House is re-examining classic works so performances do not offend modern ‘cultural sensitivities’.

that’s my favourite opera Madame Butterfly for the chop then, with accusations of colonialism, american occupation of Japan and all. It’s about a Japanese girl Cio-Cio-san, or Butterfly, who is seduced and tricked into a sham marriage by american naval officer Pinkerton. she has his baby, then stabs herself to death when she sees him with an american wife.

Oh, yes, she’s only 15, so that’s child abuse we can add to Puccini’s disgrace.