Robert Rounseville should have made it to the Met Robert Rounseville should have made it to the Met

From one Mister Snow to another, I salute him.

Beyond the forest Beyond the forest

Mimìs, Violettas, and Cio-Cio-Sans may live, love, and meet their ends without a tear from me, but I have never left a performance of Janácek’s The Cunning Little Vixen dry-eyed.

From the house of the living From the house of the living

Pierre Boulez continuously challenged me and totally changed the way I listen to music.

Lock Up Raw

The Met’s new production of Janacek’s From the House of the Dead sets high standards for the company, but as an indicator of the Gelb Era, it may be too good to be true.