AFTER A TWO-and-half year closure marked by politics, disaster, and controversy, London's Royal Opera House,
Covent Garden, has triumphantly opened its doors, following a $340 million facelift and extension. It was a particular triumph for the Opera House's American executive director, Michael Kaiser, a local hero for masterminding the project's tough final stages and, against many dire predictions, getting it completed on time and within budget.
Hopefully the opening will ...