Perhaps it seemed like a good idea at the time to the people involved, but an opera based on David Cronenberg’s classic 1986 remake of THE FLY somehow never sounded like one to this writer. Nevertheless, the project plunged into production last year, with Cronenberg himself directing, his longtime composer Howard Shore writing the score and playwright/screenwriter David Henry Hwang (who previously collaborated with Cronenberg on the film of his M. BUTTERFLY) crafting the libretto. After a world premiere in Paris this past summer, it opened at the L.A. Opera this month for a limited six-performance run…which is probably a blessing in disguise.