Laurence Glavin wrote:

>The Boston Globe for Thursday, March 17th ran a lengthy front-page
>article (with a "jump" to a page in Section A) about the toll that
>all the excitement of James Levine's first season as Music Director is
>taking on the players, especially the strings.

The concerts are longer on the average.  than previously- three concert
performances of "The Flying Dutchman" in a recent week.  Furthermore,
there is more unfamiliar music.  In the coming week, two world premiers!!!

Bernard Chasan