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I couldn't care how established Bieto is here in Europe. He's still euro trash. His productions are asinine and trite. Sex + drugs + violnce = contrary rereading of libretto. He's a producer who will always need state subsidies to support him, because he's basically talentless. Opera houses turn to him when they're desperate to "attract new audiences" (which is usually a by word mismanagement) and when they do, very rarely does he provide the box office boost that they're looking for. I see what the Met is trying to do and sadly they'll fail. The House is already half empty for most performances and now with Tcherniakov, Bieto, Girard the Alden Bros. and Michieletto rearing their ugly heads, I'm afraid it could result in further more financial turmoil for the company. The lacklustre sales for potboilers like Tosca, La Traviata and Rigoletto should tell us something about the audience's appreciation for these Regisseurs.