Large but soft-shoed, bearish but courtly, Keillor pads around, controlling a flow of comedy and music performed by a cast that includes Meryl Streep, who looks great and sings well, and Woody Harrelson and John C.
Arresting, consistently absorbing stage pictures expertly follow the mournful flow of this slow-moving epic, while a powerhouse cast of singers and the Met Orchestra under the sure direction of Daniele Gatti ensure that the evening has both gravity and momentum.
Naturally, it is important that such steps do not smack of "capital controls" or other draconian measures that could cast a shadow over our common desire to preserve the free flow of private capital into and out of the United States.