O poverini

A couple of weeks ago I was kind of watching the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Così fan tutte. They set it at what looked like Atlantic City in the 50s.

I confess I’m only vaguely familiar with Così; the plot is 18^th Century potboiling guys-brag-how-chaste-their-girlfriends-are-so-of-course-they-test-the-theory.

In other words: the usual.

Because of that, the Met’s 50s Jersey Boys construct seems appropriate.

However, I cannot figure out whether the set designer built the “Hero’s” sign on purpose to underscore the unlettered nature of the food stand’s management, whether it’s ironic, or whether the standards of the Met are so low that no one noticed.