“Outside of science, there isn’t much progress – even of the vaguer sort – in the history of thought. Bad ideas aren’t defeated by falsification, and they don’t fade away.”
What Are America’s Music Critics Most Looking Forward To At The Metropolitan Opera?
A few critics found little reason for enthusiasm at all. Mark Swed of the Los Angeles Times said in a telephone interview: “Looking over the schedule, I’m almost shocked … Only two operas from the last 100 years. … Nothing by an American composer. Nothing of our time. Sadly, this reflects what’s going on at major houses all over the country.”