In 2011, Madame White Snake, an opera penned by Zhou Long that Opera Boston commissioned, won the Pulitzer Prize in Music. If you thought that would lead to a prosperous future for both the composer and the company, congratulations on your optimism, and hang onto it – firmly, but with gentle pressure, like you would a puppy. At least Zhou seems poised to become a leading light in modern opera, if he isn’t already; Opera Boston, meanwhile, is about to start auctioning the fixtures. You may have heard the what, but now the Globe‘s Geoff Edgers has the why, and – surprise! – it appears to have been, mostly, a clash of egos, one of which belonged to the company’s biggest donor. Ah, well. In pace requiescat, Opera Boston. (FULL ARTICLE: Geoff Edgers, The Boston Globe)