DEC ’12-MAR: Flew in for 17 performances at the Met this year, getting back up towards my normal attendance. Tony Logan,
Mary Duffey, & daughter Caroline joined me from Columbus for Aïda. Ray Chen, Elaine Lai, & Mom for Les Troyens with
Deborah Voight. Randy Hatch, Margy MacPhail, Marby & Tom Senker for perhaps one of the last performances of Franco
Zeffirelli’s lavish production of Turandot. Michael Richardson (in from Chicago) & Patty Tang for Joyce DiDonato’s stunning
performance as Maria Stuarda. Zang Toi & I congratulated the diva in person at the Opera Club’s dinner in her honor 2 days
later, then saw Le Compte Ory with Juan Diego Flórez. Minson Chen for the new Rigoletto set in garish 1960 Las Vegas.
APR-MAY, SEP-OCT: Tony & Sharon Lee for Carmen. Michael Richardson, back in NYC for a medical conference, joined me
for Siegfried and the new production of Giulio Cesare with David Daniels and Natalie Dessay, which he returned to see again
with Barbara Chin. A different perspective for Götterdämmerung from Ray Chen’s Family Circle seats. Pat Shiah for Anna
Netrebko’s reprise of her Opening Night performance in Eugene Onegin. Ray came as my guest for the premiere of the
minimalist production of Norma. Auntie Lisa Lu flew in from Hollywood to join Mom and me for Tosca (with its dreadful sets).
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