With all due respect to our charming new commenter Nina Munk, the difference between the Met and the Bavarian State Opera is not something that can be measured in dollars or euros.  It’s more about aesthetic sensibility.

For example, can any of you honestly imagine that a highlight of the Met’s 2010-2010 season could be a new production of Fidelio with Daniele Gatti and Fabio Luisi alternating as conductor, starring Jonas Kaufmann as Florestan, and directed by Calixto Bieito?