Der Fraud Ohne Schande

Sully Watch has the goods on Sully, who reveals he knows as little about opera as I do. The L.A. Opera's website contains a synposis and an article by a prof which essentially confirm the interpretation of Sully Watch's correspondent. To be sure, the opera doesn't include a recreation of an abortion procedure or a literal debate about the morality of abortion. It's not clear whether the "unborn children" are unconcieved as well; maybe the work is a polemic against contraceptives. But L.A. Weekly's reviewer also noted that the opera "accomplishes the feat of delivering messages of comfort and joy both to readers of Betty Friedan and to bombers of abortion clinics."

I don't fault Sully on this one, though. It must be hell for him to come up with cultural commentary which passes the Father's muster over the Moonie Times.