Well, opera began with an intent to resuscitate Greek drama, that is, modern opera as we know it.
We need it to capture the energy of contemporary life.
But nevertheless, it's music ultimately that matters in opera, and opera is a piece of music reaching out as a vision in sound reaching out to the world.
We need to have as broad a range as possible, because life itself has that kind of range.
We need to open up the future. We also need to keep everything valuable from the past.
