Walter Meyer writes: >I plan to be in NYC on December 12, when the Met will be presenting >Bolcom's opera *A View from the Bridge* based upon the Arthur Miller >play. ... > >Should I try to attend the opera or would I do better to same my >money and/or see a show in town instead? Having followed Bolcom's concert music fairly closely over the years, and having seen the original Chicago Lyric production of "A View from the Bridge," I emphatically recommend that you try to see it at the Met. I remember it as a serious work that is tremendously effective in the theater. The tenor aria, "Lights of New York" is likely to bring the house down, with not a dry eye left, especially in view of last year's events in the city. I'd look forward to reading your own reactions to the opera. Daniel Paul Horn