Opera pulled because lead character works in cigarette factory

[JessicaNicot]

Anyone seen the incredibly popular story of Carmen? I once saw a movie version with Paz Vega (Carmen, 2003, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352230/). Hell, they even completely twisted the story into a "hip-hopera" way back in the day featuring Beyoncé.

That an opera house would pull it just to please a sponsor, simply because of the presence of tobacco in the story, is outrageous.

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment...protect-sponsorship-deal-20141009-113pme.html

 

[deluxestogie]

Anti-tobacco hysteria, like all hysterias, has no bounds or consistent rationality. The Spanish Inquisition lasted 356 years.

Bob

 

[istanbulin]

This is happening all over the world with some exceptions. I hope it won't last 356 years. Who's going to be the new Martin Luther ? At least we already found the new Freud.

 

[leverhead]

"Doing the right thing" should be outlawed, I guess "live and let live" is too easy.

 

[webmost]

Unmitigated risk aversion is the new Puritanism; complete with witch hunts funny outfits and humorless preachers thundering doom. The Deity is Safety; Satan is a Lawyer; but the object is the same: to suck the life out of life and tell you how to live it.

 

[BarG]

The freedom of speech philosophy only works for some when you can suppress it? If you don't agree with me you should be silent.