National Review, June 30th, 1989
IT HAS BEEN in the concert hall that American music has made its mark. And the number three has been a charm. Just think of the mighty Third Symphonies of Copland, Schuman, Bernstein, and Harris! In comparison, our track record in the opera house has been depressing. While there appear to have been no limitations when it comesto instrumental music, opera has tended to remain in the mind of the nation an exotic, foreign entertainment.
Even the best and most enduring Amer ica n operas had problematic starts. Gershwin had to premier Porgy and Bess on Broadway, and it waited fifty years to reac...
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