Surroundings

I honestly thought I knew all about the New York City opera scene. I tracked Opera On Tap. I had been to LoftOpera in Brooklyn. I spent years going to local opera competitions and all levels of the Met’s National Council Auditions. I was up to date on New York City Opera’s finances—hell, I was at the final performance of “Anna Nicole.” I adore the Opera Orchestra of New York. I considered it a personal affront that neither Zachary Woolfe nor Michael Cooper followed me on Twitter.