See the Met’s ‘Klinghoffer,’ Then Judge It

Operatic

After the demonstrations and demands for it to go unperformed, The Death of Klinghoffer proves to be a stunning, and surprising, operatic experience.

Published Nov. 4 2014 5:45AM EST

articles/2014/11/04/see-the-met-s-klinghoffer-then-judge-it/141103-kirchick-klinghoffer-tease_iqkamm — Sara Krulwich/The New York Times, via Redux

I don’t understand what all the meshugas is about.

“Who could have imagined/Such a business/Such a meshugas?” cries Marilyn Klinghoffer, a passenger on the doomed Achille Lauro cruise ship coasting through the Mediterranean.

James Kirchick

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See the Met’s ‘Klinghoffer,’ Then Judge It

After the demonstrations and demands for it to go unperformed, The Death of Klinghoffer proves to be a stunning, and surprising, operatic experience.

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James Kirchick