Renaissance Research "Conservatory Project" Quiz: American Classical Operatic Culture In The Shadow Of Michael Jackson -- Who Am I?

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Alternative quiz question: Who is writing an opera on the Daedalus myth for Peter Gelb's Metropolitan Opera in 2011-12? (Hint: It is not David Harsent and Sir Harrison Birtwistle.]