https://www.wosu.org/tags/gioacchino-rossini-le-comte-ory-new-york-times-philip-gossett-the-metropolitan-opera gioacchino rossini le comte ory new york times philip gossett the metropolitan opera en-US Copyright Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:00:18 GMT https://www.wosu.org/classical-101/2011-04-09/a-metropolitan-soap-opera Not to steal Christopher Purdy's thunder (and who could, anyway?), but this story was impossible to resist. I'm certain he'll chime in. According to the… Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:00:18 GMT https://www.wosu.org/classical-101/2011-04-09/a-metropolitan-soap-opera admin