Different Tunes

Thank you for the engrossing interview with soprano Catherine Malfitano (“No Fear, No Fun,” by Donna Perlmutter, June 3). Good thing it was on Page 10 too! If I hadn’t first been braced by Malfitano’s depth, intelligence, dedication and artistic courage, I would have been utterly overwhelmed by the banality of actress Sarah Wynter’s remarks on Page 19 (“Fitting for a Woman Ahead of Her Time,” by Hugh Hart).

This naif--who listened to the Bee Gees, Carpenters and Stevie Nicks for inspiration during her love scenes--is playing Alma Mahler? Next we’ll have Leonardo DiCaprio as Gustav.

JOY A. CHUCK

Long Beach