What's Opera, Doc? Part 1. The Mikado.

[David Flin]

Culture is more than what grows in a petri dish. So I'm told.

Comment on this article by @Alex Richards here.

 

[Thande]

Nice new (or under-discussed) seam for speculation here.

 

[Charles EP M.]

And history remembers "Can you believe the Kaiser put on such an insulting opera that a war happened" or "Can you believe Japan went to war over an opera" depending on who wins.

 

[Alex Richards]

And history remembers "Can you believe the Kaiser put on such an insulting opera that a war happened" or "Can you believe Japan went to war over an opera" depending on who wins.

I think that's more of a 'depending on who you think should have won' dichotomy really

 

[Hendryk]

When you look at the behaviour of Wilhelm II throughout his reign, you become less surprised that WW1 broke out, and more surprised that it didn't sooner.

 

[Redolegna]

And history remembers "Can you believe the Kaiser put on such an insulting opera that a war happened" or "Can you believe Japan went to war over an opera" depending on who wins.

A later Japan thought the US might go to war over the assassination of Charlie Chaplin to remain in bonkers' territory.