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Critic is banned from British opera production

Critic is banned from British opera production

Local reviewer Mark Morris has been denied access to Edmonton Opera’s Bluebeard’s Castle, reimagined by Britain’s Theatre of Sound.

He writes: Edmonton Opera’s presentation of Bluebeard’s Castle opens tonight (February 1), and runs through February 7 at the Jubilee North Auditorium in Edmonton.

I will not be reviewing it, as Edmonton Opera has ‘withdrawn media privileges’ from me, following my criticism of Edmonton Opera failing to credit original librettists in their recent productions (the title page of the Don Giovanni booklet read music by Mozart, libretto by Joel Ivany, and the booklet for Die Fledermaus did not mention the librettists at all, only ‘Dialogues by Joel Ivany’).

I will not here comment further on Edmonton Opera’s action, other than to say such an action is very rare in the professional theatre and opera world….

More here.

He’s right: it’s unusual for a critic to be banned.

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