Pat S

Review of San Francisco Opera

If opera is trying to attract the younger generati...

If opera is trying to attract the younger generation, perhaps it would be best to leave out rape scenes as in the recent SF production of Aida. Not only was the victory rape dance distasteful it also probably re- traumatized women who had experienced rape. Not really a subject for entertainment. The music was lovely; however, there were so many ugly distractions in scenery and costumes and , oh yes, the rape, that we really couldn't focus on the music. We left at intermission.