A North Carolina radio station announced it will not air six contemporary operas from New York’s Metropolitan Opera this season due to its inappropriate content — citing language, LGBTQ+ themes and non-biblical sources among its reasons. In a letter to listeners on August 31, the WCPE’s general manager Deborah S. Proctor said the station took issue with seven operas, six scheduled for the 2023-2024 season, and one aired earlier this year. Proctor’s letter gained widespread attention this week after circulating on social media. Most of WCPE’s objections relate to depictions of violence, language, or the presence of LGBTQ+ subject material. In one opera, Proctor said she objects to a composer’s “non-biblical” interpretation of the birth of Jesus. The letter has outraged opera fans, but despite the backlash, Proctor insists she is not banning the works. #Queer Up Entertainment