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Eric Kelsey Utne.com 
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But for all of American opera's recent success, there is little to speak of when it comes to an avant-garde movement like Europe's Regietheater, or director's theater. American directors tend to shy away from the often-alienating postmodernisms from the likes of Christoph Schlingensief and Katharina Wagner. Instead, Leaf notes,? American companies take their risks by performing operas from outside the repertory. The Minnesota Opera produced Lakm?, a little-known opera by Leo Delibes to thunderous applause, and the National Opera also found success with Leos Janaceks' Jenufa, which is 'stark and disturbing,' says Leaf.? By the same token, running an opera company in the United States might be the biggest artistic risk of all. Luckily, Leaf and Mac Donald suggest, a good business model has made opera safe for now.

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