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‘Domingo Booed In “Bohème”‘
Mr. Kirshnit correctly reports that “Placido Domingo was roundly and vociferously booed at the Metropolitan Opera House on Tuesday evening,” and it was within your editorial discretion to begin his article on page 1 of Thursday’s edition [Arts & Letters, “Domingo Booed In ‘Bohème'”, December 7, 2006]. But the description of what happened at the opera house that evening would have been more complete if Mr. Kirshnit had also reported that many members of the orchestra (which often escapes the pit as soon as the conductor leaves it) stayed at the conclusion of the opera and, I assume to demonstrate their appreciation of the way he led that performance, warmly applauded maestro Domingo when he took his solo bow.
ALVIN SCHULMAN
New York, N.Y.
‘Bloomberg Weighs In For Bolton’
Mayor Bloomberg has given us many reasons to be proud during his tenure, but Jill Gardiner’s item reminds us of the mayor’s own brand of being a stand-up guy [Front Page, “Bloomberg Weighs In For Bolton,” December 6, 2006]. “John Bolton was a guy that was standing up and trying to change the United Nations in ways that would make it a lot more responsible,” the mayor said yesterday. Unlike the little band of willful and petulant men in the Senate who blocked Ambassador Bolton’s confirmation, Mayor Bloomberg recognizes that the advice and consent role has been turned on its head, to the detriment of American interests. At the heart of the matter is that the United Nations ought to be held to the high standard of its founding principles.
ERIK AXELSON
New York, N.Y.
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