When Lorin Maazel boarded the opera stage

Should not happen again in the future, and large companies rely on any kind of public funding is not the survival of art institutions such operations. The new opera surrounding everything go so confused, so that art has become a victim of the process of commissioning external pressure.

"1984" staged ten days after New York's Metropolitan Opera staged Franco Alfano's "Cyrano de Bergerac", play more costly, there is little chance since 1936 Rome premiere blip repeated. Alfano because mending Puccini "Turandot" in the third act and famous, his own work is boring boring, aria quite satisfactory.

The only reason Mets staged a "big nose" is Domingo, the celebrated tenor singing career has been in the overtime, he wants to sing this role before retirement. Domingo very subtle manner phrase, such a request is almost the way, but when it comes to the selection of plays, he, like most busy singer as low grade, there is no judgment. Failure to participate in the big production countless Domingo, Menotti's Goya, Wolf-Ferrari's Sly, Mo Morreno Torroba's Luisa Fernanda, Gomes's Il Guarany, Albeniz's Merlin Season 5 DVD......In addition there are many one- head of trading times, never ever see.

But as long as Domingo openings, you can do so. If the Mets and the Royal Opera House does not play "Cyrano de Bergerac", fearing he would not sing "Valkyrie", for the full "Ring" increase the risk of uncertainty. So bite the finger joint bleeding Opera boss, prayer "Ring" in return be able to compensate Alfano's absurd.