Opéra de Montréal were quick to respond when an irate Canadian operagoer's letter to the Montreal Gazette revealed the feral behaviour of fellow audience members, including "the one moron behind me who tried to slowly, painfully, torturously unwrap a Kit Kat bar because watching Leonora drink poison to save her love suddenly gave him a chocolate craving".
To "reinforce our education about decorum" they have promised that "anyone dropping off a chocolate bar to the Opéra de Montréal box office from 9 to 5 p.m., only on Friday, Jan. 27, will get a gift certificate for $25 off a ticket for Faust in May."
An idea ENO and Covent Garden might consider if they want to shift a few slow-moving tickets and replenish the snack cupboard at the same time.
