Roger Hecht <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Going strictly by recordings, Falletta is inconsistent in this regard. >Always good, sometimes great, but not always. I can second Roger's judgment from "the other end," my own, exclusively live experience. Saw her conduct many times, not familiar with her recording. Some excellent results ("great" may be excessive), never below a high baseline, utterly charming with musicians and audiences: http://www.sfcv.org/arts_revs/music_news_7_26_05.php. Falletta certainly deserves a medium-size orchestra of her own, something bigger - and more busy - than the Honolulu orchestra, which she is certain to lead. (Not that there is anything wrong with Honolulu, my former "home base"...:) Janos Gereben/SF www.sfcv.org [log in to unmask]