Ron Chapln asks:

>According to an article in the New York Times Magazine, John Harbison's
>opera The Great Gatsby was to open at the Metropolitan Opera House on
>December 20th.  ...  Does anyone know how the opera was received,
>critically?

I read two reviews.  Richard Dyer in the Boston Globe gave it a rave
review, while Bernard Holland in the NYTimes was decidedly on the chilly
side of luke warm.  Dyer is IMHO a fine critic and a true music lover, but
he also - how shall I say it - tends to treat Boston area artists and
composers extra gently.

Professor Bernard Chasan
Physics Department, Boston University