Peter’s principles
Once again it takes an out-of-towner to write sensibly about Peter Gelb and the Met, though the “out of town” here refers only to geography: Anne Midgette is at heart and soul a New York newshen. [The Classical Beat]
Once again it takes an out-of-towner to write sensibly about Peter Gelb and the Met, though the “out of town” here refers only to geography: Anne Midgette is at heart and soul a New York newshen. [The Classical Beat]
Gelb = schmuck | sh m?k| (also shmuck)
noun informal
a foolish or contemptible person.
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Yiddish shmok ‘penis.’
I think we need more Doyle, not less. How about a Puritani in which Trebs not only hangs her head into the pit, but plays the instruments, too?
FYI: Midgette has published more of her Gelb interview at her blog. This part of the interview focuses on new operas.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-classical-beat/2010/07/peter_gelb_talks_some_more.html
or: http://bit.ly/dx30FN