Where the Wild Things Are (opera) The same Minnesota production was given at the New York City Opera in November 1987. New York City Opera revived the opera in April 2011. The cast included Danya Katok as Max, Leslie Davis as Mama/Tzippy, and Lawrence Jones as Wild Thing with Beard, Andrew Sauvageau as Wild Thing with Horns, Adam Cannedy as Rooster Wild Thing, and David Salsbery Fry as Bull Wild Thing. Julian Kuerti conducted and Sean Curran was director. This was the first performance in the opera's history where the Wild Things Are was performed off-book, entirely from memory. The published score notes that "all the
The Boy Who Saw True (book) The Boy Who Saw True (book) The Boy Who Saw True (originally published Neville Spearman, 1953, with an introduction, afterword and notes by Cyril Scott) is the allegedly true diary of a young Victorian boy with clairvoyant gifts. Born with unusual talents, the anonymous author could apparently see auras and spirits, yet failed to realise that other people were not similarly gifted. "In consequence he was misunderstood, and had to suffer many indignities." Noted English composer Cyril Scott describes the diary in the book's introduction as "a highly diverting and important human document. The document is of interest in that