La Scala Warns Opera Patrons: No Flip-Flops or Tank Tops Allowed
The venue is stepping up the enforcement of its dress code this summer, reminding patrons via signs in the foyer to dress 'in keeping with the decorum of the theater.' The underdressed will not be allowed inside, according to its policy, which is also printed on tickets, nor will they be reimbursed.
'In order not to exclude anyone, it is necessary to establish some minimum rules,' Paolo Besana, a La Scala spokesman, wrote in an email.
La Scala is the latest European opera to find itself in a sartorial bind as it tries to both court younger patrons and maintain the frisson of a fancy experience.
'For people who go to the opera occasionally, it is — by definition — something of an occasion,' said John Allison, the editor of Opera With Opera News, who said he had no personal issue going in jeans. 'That can be interpreted however people like.'
Some think the concern is overplayed. 'The only clothes that matter in any opera house or theater are the ones on the stage,' Andrew Mellor, a roving critic, wrote in an Instagram message.
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