How they would pay for the project was, troublingly, left unstated.

How 'bout I put my hot dog in your bun?

The Met's recent revival of Jürgen Flimm's powerful production of Beethoven's “Fidelio,” another highlight of the 2000-1 season, was a similar letdown. But revivals of great productions don't always have to be disappointments, as the Met's current presentation of Poulenc's “Dialogues des Carmélites” makes clear.

Thanks for helping me with that electrical fault. Sure. Any time.