'Still Powerful, Still Relevant' - The Guardian Publishes An Editorial On Opera

"Opera, so often derided as elitist, has played an active role in society and politics throughout its life - sometimes as a direct conductor of political ideas, invariably as a mirror of the power structures that produced it. ... And opera in Britain has a vivid life outside the famous houses. Young artists still want to sing it; young composers still want to write it; it still has things to say."

Article source here:Arts Journal