离开大都会歌剧院的时间就要到了,对此我毫不怀疑。当莫尔和瓦德蒙德1970年秋天来到我这里,说他们寻找我的继任者的工作遇到一些阻碍,问我是否能再坚持做一年,我毫不犹豫地告诉他们:这对我和剧院来说都不是个好主意。在这个职位上待了22年,我不再“痴迷”于大都会总经理的工作。随着时间的推移,我甚至可以预见到危机,解决它们会是更加繁重的工 It is almost time to leave the Metropolitan Opera, and I have no doubt about it. When Mor and Waldmon came to me in the fall of 1970 and said they were facing some obstacles in their search for my successor and asked if I could persist for a year, I told them without hesitation: Neither the theater nor the theater is a good idea. For 22 years in this position, I am no longer “obsessed” in the work of the General Manager of the Metropolis. Over time, I can even anticipate the crisis, solving them would be more laborious