opera
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At the time, Bravo was forging a new identity in reality programming after years as a niche cable network that aired highbrow art films, opera and ballet.
From Los Angeles Times
But by the time its president Greg Brockman arrived at the opera reception with his wife, Anna, he was already looking elsewhere.
Ward’s opera has a related theme: It is based on the 1953 Arthur Miller play that used the 17th-century Salem witch trials as a metaphor for the McCarthy era.
People will spend a solid chunk of their lives in hyper-personalized, persistent imaginary constructs, like long-running soap operas or television series.
He is the master of the manifest destiny soap opera, after all.
From Salon
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