Janos Gereben wrote: >"Musically great, theatrically asinine," you will hear the mantra again >here, far from Stuttgart, where the Stuttgart-based Opernwelt swoons >every time the Stuttgart Opera does something "fresh and brave"... for >the umpteenth time. But here, the carping over the new wave of trench-coat >clad counterpoint to music is becoming just as predictable and boring >as the EuroCaca diversion from music and text. So let's start with the >good stuff instead. I've often thought that the best way to "experience" these kind of stagings is to put on a sleeping mask. That way you get the wonderful music without the "distractions". Bruce