It’s our hope that this article can give readers a candid glimpse of what it’s like to be an opera singer in today’s poisonous political climate, the various hurdles that we and the arts face, and, finally, what we think the solutions are.

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The decreasing attention span and intelligence of the audience would also be a factor

What are some of the operatic traditions that get in the way then?

The language barrier: while most operas have English translations, most companies still prefer supertitles.[3] Today, the audience’s eyes flit back and forth between the translation and the stage – because we go to the theatre to read, of course. And, as if this isn’t challenging enough, producers are forced to put the plot in the program. Imagine going to a movie and getting all the spoilers in the pre-roll.[4]

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wut is this. Y 2 upboats?!