Advice

I think I stopped giving advice to opera composers far too soon.  Please try to understand.  The opera isn't about the orchestra.  The opera isn't about the plot.  The opera isn't about the significance or lack of significance of the story elements.  The opera isn't about the staging, much as we like to carry on about it.  The opera is about the singing.  If the singing stinks, the opera stinks.  Grasp the largest object near you and pound that into your brain.