As one of the most well-known and accessible of operas, admitting a passion for Puccini’s Madama Butterfly isn’t likely to win you any brownie points with the opera elite. For although no one will ...

Such circumlocution was unsurprising as Onomatopoeia was originally issued by Rough Trade in August 1993 during a between-time moment for independently minded pop. Britpop hadn’t yet taken off, grunge ...