This letter is similar to the one I had published in The New York Times (May 1/05), and reprinted in J.K.Holman's book "Wagner Moments" (2007, Amadeus Press).
Click here: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/letters/2011/05/16/110516mama_mail4
Click here: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/letters/2011/05/16/110516mama_mail4
