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WCPE had deemed some operas dealing with race and LGBTQ issues "unsuitable" for broadcast. They reversed course "after careful deliberation...and hearing from our supporters, listeners and the public."
WCPE had deemed operas dealing with race and LGBTQ issues "unsuitable" for broadcast. They reversed course "after careful deliberation...and hearing from our supporters, listeners and the public."
WCPE says that six contemporary operas being presented this season by the Metropolitan Opera — including ones dealing with violence, race and LGBTQ issues — are "unsuitable" for broadcast.
A public radio station in North Carolina will take a hard pass on several offerings from the Metropolitan Opera due to their content.
A North Carolina radio station is reportedly refusing to play six Met Operas over LGBTQ+ themes and 'non-Biblical sources'.