In this Wednesday, May 2, 2012 photo, Nathan Gunn performs the title roll during the final dress rehearsal of Benjamin Britten's "Billy Budd" at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. (AP Photo/Mary ... more 

In this Wednesday, May 2, 2012 photo, Nathan Gunn performs the title roll during the final dress rehearsal of Benjamin Britten's "Billy Budd" at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) less