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  • Formal Attire at the Opera? Here’s What Some Opera Houses Say

    Formal Attire at the Opera? Here’s What Some Opera Houses Say

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    Brian Wise
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    In a widely-circulated column in The Guardian, dated Oct. 14, writer Howard Jacobson argues that opera audiences have become too casual, and that men should wear suits and ties to performances in an effort to “commemorate the specialness of an occasion.” He recounts attending a performance of a Mozart opera in London recently and being…