A sharp-eyed member of the cher public writes:

I attended a performance of Damnation of Faust (with a magnificent Polenzani and Ketelsen) in St. Louis this past Saturday night. When I arrived, there was Christine Brewer in the lobby looking quite well. No cane, no walker, no crutches, no limp, no nothing. I walked up to her and said “sure missed you on the Siegfried broadcast today, how are you?” She replied “I’m just fine” and winked.  

Backstage after the performance the same exchange happened around a dozen times between Ms. Brewer and several others. I watched her for a while and I could detect nothing that indicated a serious knee injury. I was inclined to believe the knee injury story to be quite honest but after seeing her on Saturday I must admit I have my doubts.

Speaking of questions nobody ever asked, here’s La Cieca’s Deal of the Day: Lohengrin starring Klaus Florian Vogt, Solveig Kringelborn, Hans-Peter König, Waltraud Meier, Tom Fox, Roman Trekel; Opéra National de Lyon; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. Conducted by Kent Nagano and directed by Nikolaus Lehnhoff. Priced as low as $32.55.