Here’s what Opera boss Alexander Neef tells Le Point:
He understood that the Paris Opera is an ogre that is always hungry. It really was too much for him. We felt the stress mounting between January and the time he resigned. He had a hard time expressing it verbally because as soon as he entered the pit, he was happy. But he understood that he could not perform his duties as expected. That’s dealing with the ogre: not only administration, but everything that is not musical, plus 175 orchestral musicians to take care of…’
This does not stack up. Only a naif or an amateur would not know the size of the job, and Dude is neither.
He flunked the challenge and peremptorily quit. Let’s see how he fares in New York.
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