We saw Dennis Cleveland last night. This is the excellent opera -- but not a Puccini-type opera -- by Mikel Rouse that many of my friends have heard me rave about after it was done at The Kitchen a few years ago. Here's more info including a link to a video clip. I don't think the sound is that great on the video clip.
I think I liked it more at The Kitchen -- cooler crowd than at something sponsored by Lincoln center, but I still highly recommend going. You're not going to see a work like this very often.
Here are a couple of MP3s from the CD:
