*O, meine Götter! This just in from the Met’s press office: “Derrick Inouye will conduct this evening’s performance of Die Walküre, replacing James Levine, who is ill.”

Earlier this week Levine appeared at a 40th Anniversary Gala fundraiser on Sunday evening and conducted Walküre on Monday night. He also was interviewed yesterday by Terry Gross for NPR’s “Fresh Air” series.