23 Sep 2008

A daring return to simplicity

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/82118422-88bd-11dd-a179-0000779fd18c.html

By Andrew Clark [Financial Times, 22 September 2008]

Tradition is the new concept. Tired of extreme productions that mystify or alienate audiences, opera companies are returning to a pictorial style that tells the story with minimal fuss. The change is not a whim of fashion.