La Cieca hears that tonight’s performance of La traviata at the Met will be dedicated to the memory of Jerry Hadley. 

Sadly, operatic legends have been (to put it bluntly) dying in such droves lately that the dedications are falling farther and farther behind. For example, the New York Times has reported that the Met will wait to honor the memory of Giuseppe di Stefano until next season’s revival of La sonnambula.