Opera: Passion, power and politics at the V&A

Kate Bailey, curator of the V&A’s newest exhibition, on collaborating with The Royal Opera House to create a multi-sensory experience

What opera does is bring together all the arts. You get this sense of being immersed within the art form, of a total work of art coming together. Opera was the world's first multi-media entertainment, and it can tackle an extreme range of human emotions and big issues. It is amazing to think that its history spans centuries, yet it continues to create some of the most powerful music.

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