However the opera had only four performances and does not seem to have been revived.

The opera was withdrawn after 14 performances and seems never to have been revived.

On the other hand, whenever a new opera seems to not quite work, there are quick calls to cut it.

Inexplicably the opera seems to have lost favor with American companies.

But many other operas seem to take naturally to water.

Italian opera, for example, seems to bring out the best in her.

At the same time, opera seems in better shape here than elsewhere.

Certainly, the opera had seemed to last that long.

But now opera suddenly seems to be catching up with the straight theater.

Soon after the composer's death, however, the opera seemed to have disappeared from the repertory in Russia.