The high cost of production is severely limiting which operas are available to the public  These costs necessitate reliance on large corporate sponsors, who in return demand that only the most famous operas be produced  Determining which operas will be produced should rest only with ticket purchasers at the box office, not with large corporate sponsors
If we reduce production budgets so that operas can be supported exclusively by box-office receipts and donations from individuals, then the public will be able to see less famous operas
Without the support of large corporate sponsors, opera companies could not afford to produce any but the most famous of operas.