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  The Met should revive Der Freischütz · 8 minutes ago
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- Camille
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  The Met should revive Der Freischütz · 59 minutes ago

Pumping irony

By La Cieca on December 08, 2009 at 2:21 PM

Which complex new staging has the Met crew jumping through hoops? The resulting backstage congestion may result in the draft of an estranged director for a comeback!