It goes both ways though...

I think one of the reasons Measha get all that attention is that she seeks it out (PR firm that she pays) and that she seems to genuinely love it. If she can show people that not all opera singers are stuffy, snobby, divas, and break down that stereotype, more power to her. Whether it makes her the best singer is a different question.

I'm one of the "other" Canadian sopranos and I can tell you why I don't get that attention.

#1. I don't want it. Doing TV, interviews, radio etc makes me very uncomfortable, and I do them when I have to (as it's part of my job) but I don't seek them out and I don't ever see myself doing it. I don't have the gift of gab, I always say the wrong thing, and I never, ever feel comfortable in front of a camera or a microphone.

#2. I don't want that kind of career and I actively stay away from creating or having a persona. I want to do my job as best as I can, give performances, and go home to my husband and family, a life as close to normal as I can create considering the demands of a full-time singing career. I have no interest in selling a product or being a brand. I only want to be a musician, and hopefully a good one. I also don't let other people tell me how to run my career, and I don't give up control to others, which means no record contracts and no PR, and managers that understand I won't be pushed around. It's tricky.

#3. Until recently, I didn't live in Canada so it's understandable that I was considered "less than fully" Canadian.

Maybe some of the others want the attention that Measha is getting, but not all of us do. I have a particular kind of career in mind, and it is not world domination I'm after.