Which new production was reportedly such a “disaster” during early technical rehearsals that management seriously considered substituting the company’s older staging of the work? As it turned out, the decision was made that only a new production could justify the stratospheric ticket prices already factored into the budget, so the dreaded journey to the warehouse isn’t going to happen. On the other hand, the sets for this opera—which will remain nameless—apparently were both so unwieldy and so ugly that company insiders are confidently predicting that the production will be a “one season wonder,” never to be seen again after this year.