Indeed. Though opera isn't necessarily safe either - I remember a massive row at Bayreuth when the director decided to replace the dove which descends on Parsifal with a dead rabbit strung up in a noose, but at least they are unlikely to jam in a random bit of Kylie, so if the worst comes to the worst you can shut your eyes and just listen.
On the Hamburg occasion, I was sitting in front of a class of A-Level students, and occasionally heard their teacher hissing "Schiller didn't write that bit!" at them during the sillier moments.
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Date: 2017-04-09 05:58 pm (UTC)On the Hamburg occasion, I was sitting in front of a class of A-Level students, and occasionally heard their teacher hissing "Schiller didn't write that bit!" at them during the sillier moments.