Carly Simon shot back at critics of her opera "Romulus Hunt" in a rebuttal in The Washington Post.
The opera blends rock, reggae, rap and classical music in telling the story of a boy dealing with the divorce of his former hippie parents."I have written an opera of a different sort," Simon wrote in a rebuttal published Wednesday. She said the reaction has ranged from "the open-minded and enthusiastic to the angry and traditionalist."
The opera opened in New York in February and has moved to Washington's Kennedy Center.