http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/09/arts/music/gotham-chamber-operas-el-gato-con-botas.html 2014-12-09 01:18:33 Gotham Chamber Opera’s ‘El Gato con Botas’ A revival of Moisés Kaufman’s production of Xavier Montsalvatge’s chamber opera based on the fairy tale “Puss in Boots,” at El Museo del Barrio through Sunday. === While efforts are underway to revive the corpse of New York City Opera, the city’s second opera company — for now — remains Its revival of The score of Montsalvatge’s 1947 opera is piquant, sly and tuneful, and the Gotham Chamber Opera Orchestra, under the direction of Neal Goren, made the most of the many unexpected color combinations and rhythmic quirks. The singing was fine across the board, with especially idiomatic and characterful performances by the mezzo-soprano But the stars are the puppets, built and manipulated by members of