David Mitchell goes to the opera, or maybe not

[John Mallinson]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/20/take-your-seats-for-a-fight-at-the-opera

 

[Scheherezade]

Love it! Even if, by ignoring the question of whether the libretto might sound more aesthetically pleasing in its original language and the fact that English-translated surtitles are routinely provided anyway, there is the whiff of a suggestion that the audience that the pro-English language supporters might seek to attract are those who can neither hear nor read.