Listening to a radio broadcast of the Los Angeles Opera's first-ever performance of Richard Wagner’s four-opera ring cycle, revealed there have been some modernizations. That includes an addition to "Siegfried" called "Siegfried & Roy" in which Roy sings that stirring theme "Oje! Meine Grosse Katze Hat Meinen Arm Gefressen." ("Alas, my big cat has eaten my arm"). Not surprisingly, this has led to an alternate saying about music that "It’s not over until the fat cat eats." Read more...