The Saturday matinee performance of Rossini‘s opera William Tell at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC was stopped before the last act and the audience was ushered out while local police and federal agents investigated.  During the intermission, a suspicious-looking man walked down to the front of the theatre, reached into a black bag and then sprinkled some powder into the orchestra pit.  An orchestra member reported this activity and the theatre worried about a possible terrorist attack – because if there’s one thing ISIS hates more than Hillary Clinton, it’s opera!  Turns out, the culprit was Roger Kaiser, a 52-year-old opera buff from Dallas who had flown up to NYC specifically to go to the Met and scatter some ashes of his friend and mentor.  While leaving ashes in special places like Broadway theatres, sports arenas, etc. is a common occurrence, it’s foolish in these hypersensitive times.  Thus far, Kaiser is not being charged with any crime.  Met head honcho Peter Gelb said, “We appreciate opera lovers coming to the Met; we hope that they will not bring their ashes with them.”