First of all, be polite when you express your option. It is shameful that one who knows quite a lot about arts says something like what you had said. Second, it has been fiercely debated that whether musicals like Les Minerals are "modern opera". There are no absolute right answer to that. To many including myself, it completely qualifies for the definition of opera as the entire show is carried out though singing. It is also problematic to judge a show according to what its audiences wear in a post-modern, post- industrial world.
【在 B**W 的大作中提到】 : First of all, be polite when you express your option. It is shameful that : one who knows quite a lot about arts says something like what you had said. : Second, it has been fiercely debated that whether musicals like Les Minerals : are "modern opera". There are no absolute right answer to that. To many : including myself, it completely qualifies for the definition of opera as the : entire show is carried out though singing. It is also problematic to judge : a show according to what its audiences wear in a post-modern, post- : industrial world.