Packing Your Purse (or Pockets) for a Night at the Opera

Melissa Clark takes in the drama with a side of snacks, neat and petite, to sustain her through the highs and lows.

A Cabaret Star and an Opera Star Walk Onto a Stage …

The punchline is “Only an Octave Apart,” featuring the unlikely collaborators Justin Vivian Bond and Anthony Roth Costanzo at St. Ann’s Warehouse.