“Opera directing is very different to theatre directing”, says Charles Edwards, director of Elektra at the Royal Opera House this season. “It has to be the music that motivates you”. For this production, he works with Mark Elder, “an extraordinarily theatrically-minded conductor who sees theatre in everything he hears”.
Category: Commentary
Chaslin Chats About Wuthering Heights
Writer Frank Cadenhead discusses Wuthering Heights, the nearly-finished new operatic endeavor by composer FrÈdÈric Chaslin. Cadenhead recently traveled to Valenica, Spain, where Chaslin and librettist Paula Heil Fisher are hard at work on the piece.
Korngold opera the “Hair” of its day
Back in the 19th century it was not smoke, but hair that got in one’s eyes.
Tom Moore Interviews Mark Engebretson
A virtuoso saxophonist, performing internationally, Mark Engebretson is also a composer whose recent works often take place at the interface between the live performer and the computer.
Tom Moore Interviews Alejandro Rutty
Composer Alejandro Rutty is newly-arrived in North Carolina, where he teaches at UNC Greensboro.
Pergolesiís Home Service Really Delivers!
The United States premiere of Pergolesiís Home Service will be presented by The Chamber Opera of Memphis in cooperation with the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music on Thursday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Harris Concert Hall (3775 Central Ave.).
Dr. Ulrike Hessler First Woman Appointed Intendant to Semper Oper in Dresden
For the first time in its 169 year history, the Saxonian State Opera — home to world premiere performances of most Richard Strauss and several Wagner operas — has appointed a woman as its General Director.
Lawrence Brownlee Expands Repertoire in 2008-09 Season
The remarkable Lawrence Brownlee has proven himself to be one of the most prominent bel canto tenors on the international scene.
Opera in Germany
Following a recent visit to Germany, Wes Blomster surveys the vibrant opera scene in Berlin and Magdeburg.