Last fall I wrote a blog, The Operatic Republican Characters, in which I compared the Republicans seeking their party’s nomination for the Presidency. In it I compared Donald Trump to Dr. Dulcamara in Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore. Several correspondents criticized this choice, saying that Dulcamara was an amiable quack, not at all like Mr. Trump. I certainly agree and am sorry that I ever likened … [Read more...]