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.

There would be even more performances if Butterfly wasn't such an incredibly difficult role to sing.

It's my fault in many cases because I don't initiate the contact to talk with a lot of other musicians.

He's always excited about things that happen for me and for other musicians. I consider him a professional musician, but he has a great heart and he never looks down on anyone.

I did a concert... in September with the Berlin Philharmonic... They're great musicians, and there's always something to learn from them.