Politics in opera

[sawyl]

While I'm sort of on the subject, it's probably worth pointing out Andrew Clements' essay on the use of modern political settings in opera from Friday's Gruaniad. It's a short piece, but it mentions the similarities between Adams' sensibilities in Nixon and Verdi's in Don Carlo, and comments on the similarities between the controversial Klinghoffer and Germany Zeitopera of 20s and 30s...