18 Mar 2007
That Face of Beauty, the Chaos It Creates
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/17/arts/music/17hele.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/17/arts/music/17hele.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI [NY Times, 17 March 2007]
If a concert pianist wants to champion an overlooked work, all he needs to do is to program it on a recital tour. But if a leading soprano wants to perform a challenging role in a little-known opera, she needs an entire opera company to mount the work, with all the money, time and risk such a commitment entails.