There would be even more performances if Butterfly wasn't such an incredibly difficult role to sing. |
We know now that it was sabotage. There were jealous musicians in the audience who had come to boo it. The whole thing was a fiasco, and Puccini withdrew the opera. |
You wouldn't know it if you just met Libby on the street, because she just seems like this little bundle of energy, but she's probably the most articulate spokesman for new music living in America today. She's also been a passionate advocate for women in music. |