Let rip at the opera, but don't be a boor | Yvonne Roberts
You don't have to sit in the dark and clap politely. It's time to remember what live shows are aboutSex, miscarriage, murder, insanity and suicide are the staple of every TV soap, often several times a week. But on stage at the Royal Opera House last Thursday, in a production of Lucia di Lammermoor, directed by Katie Mitchell such themes were greeted with boos from some of the audience; others cheered.The story conce…