EditorialPiotr Beczala, left, as Loris and Sonya Yoncheva in the title role of Giordano’s “Fedora” at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, on Dec. 28, 2022. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialMirella Freni, right, as Fedora Romazov and Placido Domingo as Loris Ipanov in Giordano’s “Fedora” at the opening night gala of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Sept. 20, 2002. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)