Steuart Bedford, conductor Performers listed below. Be careful what you wish for, as you just might get it. Now surely, we all tend to think we know exactly what we want, and when. Then again, Pandora was sure she just had to see what was in that box. Romantic wishes may be the most obvious example.
Romance is so inherently unrealiable.
OK, maybe so. But even our more straightforward, material wishes often don t pan out. Take this week s opera, The Picture of Dorian Gray . Dorian s wish, as a handsome young man coveted by many, is to retain his youth while only his painted portrait grows old. He gets his way, and seems glad for it - he has a great time, actually.