Schubert fell into the same trap. He wanted to be the next Rossini. His talents, however, lay elsewhere. None of his many operas are in the repertory, and on the rare occasion when one of his operas is staged, ordinary people can’t get tickets because every music professor in the world is there first.
That’s Funny!
Seriously though...if I had a choice between a three hour concert of George and Ira Gershwin’s Pop songs, vs. Porgy and Bess, I would probably opt for the pop Song concert...even though Porgy & Bess is great. I just like their “Songs” better.