Artistic directors think only in terms of ‘stars’ to hire, and audiences turn up enthusiastically to hear a successful performer, regardless of the piece being performed. In opera, the situation is even more peculiar, as the attraction is often the stage director themselves. They try (in my opinion, clumsily) to rekindle interest in productions that seek originality in staging through modernizations, abstractions, and reinterpretations.
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