Object of performing recital (7)
I believe the answer is:
article
'object' is the definition.
(article is a kind of object)
'performing recital' is the wordplay.
'performing' is an anagram indicator.
'recital' is an anagram of 'ARTICLE'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for article that I've seen before include "What journalist writes" , "leader" , "Recital (anag.)" , "It could be the" , "You might say one" .)