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There’s something going around. The first indicator was the audience Tuesday night at the Metropolitan Opera, which welcomed the new year with the premiere of Michael Mayer’s new production of ...

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The rest of the opera proceeds in much the same way. Mayer’s production was passable, especially by his standards. Whether the execution justified its own existence is certainly a question for those ...