a philistine attitude toward opera
philistine
/ˈfi-lə-ˌstēn/
noun
a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
one uninformed in a special area of knowledge
adjective
guided by materialism and disdainful of intellectual or artistic values
of or relating to the people of ancient Philistia