'Florencia in the Amazon' with Goerke: An ephemeral dream in first WNO outing

"Florencia in the Amazon" is a rambling dream of an opera. Its lush evocative music makes you feel you are somewhere you know, or hearing something you almost know, or experiencing something you are just about to know, if only you could put your finger on it. Event follows on event, all with some deeper meaning, you sense, if only you could figure it out. At times, you feel like you're struggling to run forward, going through the motions but making no headway, frozen in place. And at the end, yo...