This is an age of specialization, and in such an age the repertory theater is an anachronism, a ludicrous anachronism.
It's amazing how fast generations lose sight of other generations. One of the first things the young composers who come to work with me say is that they want to write music people will like, instead of gaining their credentials by being rejected by the audience.
Some people are desperately looking for scapegoats, they just don't want to see the truth!