Opera Review: On the Lightness of the Met’sMarnie
Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. When the Metropolitan Opera commissions a new work, itcommits. Its too bad that this deluxe production of a lavish opera rests on such a wispy score. But thats not this composers way. Instead, a seam of good-natured lightness runs through even the most brutal moments. Muhlys music smooths the roller-coaster of Marnies life into a series of speed bumps....