Opera Geishas

I would be interested to see famous operas like Madama Butterfly performed by real geishas trained in opera. When a story centers around the life of a geisha why not have real ones perform it? Geishas are supposed to be trained in all the arts. I read that they are in decline in Japan so demand for a new genre of opera-trained geishas could help revive the tradition!

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no more restricted view seats

restricted view seats in an opera is when you can't read the surtitles from where you're seating. why can't the opera houses provide individual text-scrolling devices on those seats? a small hand-held device that streams text is not rocket science and it doesn't cost much to buy and provide. if you can't change the view, work around it!

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big fat tummies

why are so many opera singers big and fat? does it help their singing or is it a coincidence? I don't know if it helps with the singing or whether it has to do with keeping one's mouth open for too long that it leads to the habit of taking big mouthfuls. I can see though how a big fat tummy can develop if diet can't be controlled. perhaps an unintended consequence of opera singing?

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