Miracle on 64th Street: Options for Holiday Opera

Usually, holiday opera is scarce on major stages in New York. But this year, there are two at Lincoln Center alone.

“In operas, if you have a double aria, it's what the woman does that really matters. The man lies, the woman tells the truth": The story of Fairytale Of New York

Whatever the reality, the song was conceived in 1985 by The Pogues banjo player Jem Finer and MacGowan. Finer came up with ...