Dreams Versus Reality

Re Kent Nagano’s plans for Los Angeles Opera (“Determined to Be Daring,” by Mark Swed, Sept. 16). Do he and Placido Domingo have the full, unequivocal support of patrons and subscribers for these dream projects?

A hip, sci-fi adventure “Ring” and half a dozen years more or less given over to specialized work (some not even yet written) by Luciano Berio--are L.A. Opera supporters prepared to pay the very expensive fees for such dream works? And not a word, not a syllable about the repertory that pays the bills and fills the house for every company....

I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me some solid certainties, or don’t expect me to subsidize fantasyland games.

H. WADE

San Diego