Reviews for John Harbison’s “Great Gatsby” were all over the map. A third loved it. Another third thought it awful, and another regretted that it didn’t work, though they wanted it to. “As a whole, the reviews present a more dismaying portrait of the profession of music criticism than they do of ‘The Great Gatsby.’ The opera was criticized for both being too old-fashioned and traditional, and for being too modern and ‘cacophonous’ in sound.” – Boston Globe
- Harbison undaunted by reviews. Already planning for revivals and subsequent performances. – Boston Globe 01/21/00