1.   He was a founding member of the American Lyric Theater, a company that presented opera in English translation.

2.   It took him a year to snatch triumph from the jaws of defeat there by presenting the opera with a newly assembled company.

3.   It seemed to me that on a relatively small budget, it would be hard to present the operas he had chosen.

4.   Of these five, Lucerne alone does not present opera, limiting itself to a busy program of concerts and recitals.

5.   One attempt to do so has involved presenting traditional operas in modern dress and settings.

6.   Santa Fe presented the opera in the English translation of Andrew Porter.

7.   The Lyric was a pioneer in presenting opera in English, in modestly scaled productions featuring younger American singers.

8.   The production itself, though, was criticized for being conventional, presenting the opera as little more than a comedy of manners.

9.   The rival NBC created its own opera company, presenting opera in English and emphasizing contemporary and American repertory.