As we’ve already said, in one fell swoop, Gerard Mortier–by agreeing to produce Charles Wuorinen’s opera adaptation of Brokeback Mountain–has thrust the New York City Opera, and opera in general, into the national spotlight and the popular consciousness.
Case in point, this weekend, The Soup, E! Entertainment Television’s hilarious show that overviews and skewers the week in pop culture, featured a segment on BBM The Opera! (I saw it with my own two very beautiful eyes.) In other words, Mortier has managed to get an atonal composer and The NYC Opera mentioned on a show the regular topics of which are Britney, Paris, Lindsay, Oprah and Tyra.
I’m not saying one way or another that opera needs to be a popular art form, but if we must make forced attempts to attract the masses, this is the way to do it.
(I wasn’t able to find the BBM The Opera clip, but this’ll give you an idea of why The Soup is simply genius!)
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