An old friend invited me to the dress rehearsal of Siegfried at Covent Garden this afternoon. It is a spectacular environmentally-grounded production, brilliantly sung (Siegfried!! Whoa! Andreas Schager transcends the Heldentenor) and stunningly staged and lit. And it wins the award for finest use of Ferrocerium in opera! Mortgage your bicycle, sell some more old tech, exhibit a pet, and get yourself a ticket. You won’t regret it.