If we perform the romantic repertoire we need more musicians.
We don't want other people poking into our artistic pie.
There are some sounds that English singers find quite difficult to manipulate.
As you know, there are certain languages that lend themselves very easily to vocal use.
Music is a continuum and the modern and avant-garde composers of today will be part of the standard repertoire 30 years from now.
The awful thing about a conductor becoming geriatric is that you seem to become more desirable, not less.