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IN APRIL, TWITTER ORGANIZED A contest inviting opera geeks to "tweet" an opera synopsis in 140 characters or less. Inspired, Terry Teachout jotted down the following denouement on his blog: "Adultery, murder, lies, blackmail, confession, trial, hallucination, acquittal, confrontation, disaster, blood, blackout." The Wall Street Journal theatre critic had no intention of actually entering the competition. But in the case of The Letter, a new opera composed byPaul Moravec with a libretto by Teachout, Twitter might be an ideal communications platform.
Running at just 90 intermissionless minutes - concision rarely heard of in the opera world - The Letter picks a punch...