This Desire-Ridden Opera Is Advertising Itself With a Raunchy Medley of Orgasms

An aria like you've never heard

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Opera. It’s an art that’s considered old school and high culture. To truly appreciate it, you have to know a thing or two about classical music, or study up on the story and its history.

As such, it’s a tough sell for younger audiences. But what sells better than sex?

To promote the premiere of its rendition of Puccini’s Turandot, Swedish opera house Folkoperan worked with agency Ingo Stockholm to release what’s been bluntly labeled “The Opera of Orgasms.”

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