The Flying Dutchman (English National Opera)
I've missed the English National Opera. For all their ups and downs they produce the sort of opera that virtually isn't seen in New York. Opera as living breathing theatre, not some sacred cow to be worshipped. Their new "Flying Dutchman" staging undeniably has its flaws, though the good far outweighed the bad, and thanks to musical standards that put some of the Metropolitan Opera's recent efforts to shame, the over…