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24-08-2008 01:03
I don't think they are making patronising assumptions. Is ENO making a patronising assumption by existing? Or is it just contributing to greater understanding of, and access to, the riches of opera? I mentioned the lack of facilities as an additional reason to give surtitles a miss, not the whole of the argument. Anyway, availability of gadgets notwithstanding, surtitles also require a musically literate operator; and given the variety of venues Oz Opera tours to - they're not all fully functional theatres - they'd also be reconfiguring the set-up for every show. Not impossible but hardly desirable when they can achieve their artistic aims beautifully with the kind of show they have. In English.
