| Description |
1 online resource (x, 330 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Pierre Boulez, or "The incorruptible" -- Robert Carsen, or building the bridge between head and heart -- Patrice Chereau, or truth, opera, and the director: in Wagner's footsteps -- William Christie, or going for baroque -- James Conlon, or surrendering your soul -- Natalie Dessay, or healing the sick voice -- Joyce DiDonato, or the wider connection -- Placido Domingo, or Olympics for the voice -- Renee Fleming, or balancing on the high wire -- Ferruccio Furlanetto, or functioning as a filter -- Kasper Bech Holten, or the emotional fitness center -- Simon Keenlyside, or a workingman talks about traffic control -- Waltraud Meier, or the sweatshirt must fit -- Heidi Grant Murphy, or sopranoed, with children -- Kent Nagano, or remaining relevant -- Seiji Ozawa, or the art of managing the orchestra -- Samuel Ramey, or the lion at twilight -- Esa-Pekka Salonen, or new opera and festival opera -- Jose Van Dam, or humility, the elite, and the caddies -- Rolando Villazon, or the paradox of the performer |
| Summary |
Living Opera is a fascinating collection of 20 wide-ranging interviews with the preeminent opera professionals working on and behind the stage today. Joshua Jampol invites opera-lovers to listen in as performers such as Renee Fleming, Natalie Dessay, Rolando Villazon and Placido Domingo speak in exceptionally frank terms about their strengths and weaknesses, and address such hard-hitting, enduring topics as how they deal with critics, vocal troubles, and balancing their career and family lives. We hear conductors such as James Conlon, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Kent Nagano discuss their likes and |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Opera -- Interviews.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Opera.
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Opera
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic book
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Interviews
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199700851 |
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0199700850 |
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9780195381382 |
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0195381386 |
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