Turnbull attacked for being 'opera snob'

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been accused of being an "opera snob".

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been criticised for attending the opera in the same week he announced his ultimatum to the Senate on a potential double dissolution election for July 2.

Mr Turnbull and his wife Lucy attended the premiere of Opera Australia's Turandot in Sydney last Thursday night.

Labor senator Sam Dastyari told Sky News there was nothing more elitist in Australia than being an "opera snob".