‘There Were Phenomenal Levels of Denial and Arrogance’: Heidi Waleson on the City Opera Collapse

Heidi Waleson’s Mad Scenes and Exit Arias traces the history of New York City Opera, from its founding in 1943 as the “People’s Opera” to the night, 70 years later, when executive director George Steel presided over an ignominious closure. Waleson talked with her fellow critic Justin Davidson about how
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