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In November, bass MARK S. DOSS makes his Covent Garden debut as Amonasro, in ROBERT WILSON's Aida. Doss feels that the bass repertory might benefit from having a wider range of interpreters alternating in the big roles. "I can think of times in the Met's history when it was typical to have people going in and out of the roles, the bass-baritone-type things--certainly you often had people like CESARE SIEPI and JEROME HINES interchanging. I think things have gone to the sort of star-driven presentation that requires one person to go around the world, over and over. SAM RAMEY has been doing this stuff for a long time, and I think presenters look for ...