Ron Chaplin said:
>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. I can't find any information about it on the web. Did
>anyone attend the performance? Does anyone know how the opera was received,
>critically?
"The Great Gadsby" was reviewed by Phillip Kennicott in the Washington Post
on Wednesday, Dec. 22. URL: See
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-12/22/117l-122299-idx.html
Summary (of the review) for the busy executive: It had its moments, but
overall, slow and unfocused.
(I can send it to you off-list or post it if there is interest)
Fred Fry
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