Criticism of the Royal Opera’s involvement in the BBC’s baton game show is mingled with mild approval for its post-elitist openness in this carefully moderated selection of tweets presents by the ROH’s Social Media Manager, Chris Shipman.
It seems pretty tame compared to some that we’ve seen (and no Slipped Disc tweets are included), but at least it’s a balanced selection. You wouldn’t get that on the Met’s website.
Raid Chris’s tweet bag here.
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