Woke Metropolitan Opera Slaps Trigger Warning on Puccini’s ‘Turandot’: Rife with ‘Racial Stereotypes’
New York’s financially struggling Metropolitan Opera issues warning over Puccini’s work turandotwarns audiences that “racial stereotypes” are “pervasive” in the blockbuster masterpiece set in feudal China. It also accused Italian composer Puccini of cultural appropriation, accusing him of borrowing and distorting Chinese music. Long trigger warning. This is included in the program notes. saw People […]