Another guest told The Telegraph: “It was great to see a socialist embracing the finer things in life. She blends in much better than the man in the electric blue suit, who obviously didn’t have the dress code note.
Ms. Raynor may have recognized a part of herself in Mozart’s plot of Le Nozze di Figaro, or The Marriage of Figaro, given reports of her sometimes strained relationship with her boss, Sir Keir Starmer, the Labor leader.
The guest said, “Given that this was an opera for a cheeky servant who outwitted his master, it was somehow appropriate.”
It was unclear whether Ms. Rayner took a traditional picnic in a wicker basket to expose herself to the area before the show.
“No picket queues”
Assistants emphasized that Ms Raynor had paid for the £ 62 ticket herself and had traveled to and from Glindburn by car, which meant she had avoided taking the train. One said she “of course did not cross the picket” during her trip there.
Ms. Raynor attended the opera to support Thomas Eisner, an old friend who has played the violin in Glindburn for 36 years.
Mr. Eisner was born and raised in Buxton, Stockport, where Ms. Raynor grew up after his father fled Berlin in the 1930s.
In a statement to The Telegraph, Ms Raynor said she was a “proud enthusiast” of the Glindburn Opera House and said there should be no “glass ceiling” to prevent anyone from enjoying the opera.
She said: “It was a pleasure to spend an evening at the opera and watch with pride as Tom, who comes from where I grew up, plays the violin so beautifully.
“There should be no glass ceiling for the evaluation of opera and participation in the arts. I am both a proud trade unionist and a proud enthusiast of this British cultural landmark. ”
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