CONTEMPORARY OPERA THROUGH THE LENS OF VERDI, BERNSTEIN AND GLASS
I am very fortunate that I have the opportunity to work with many different opera companies – both in my work with American Lyric Theater – and as a stage director. I recently returned from an...
View ArticleMAKING SINGERS CRY
No, I did not yell at anyone in rehearsal. When working on an opera that strikes a deep emotional chord with the entire cast and creative team, it’s easy for emotions to get flowing! The past few...
View ArticleSTAGING ALLEN GINSBERG – OPERA AS RELEVANT AS IT GETS!
As any reader of my blog knows, I am somewhat obsessed by the intersection of relevance and opera – two words that are considered to be mutually exclusive by many! This May, I will be traveling to Fort...
View ArticleIN THE STUDIO – STAGING TWO WORLD PREMIERE POE OPERAS IN FARGO!
This week, we began rehearsals at Fargo Moorhead Opera for the world premiere production of Buried Alive and Embedded, two of the one-act operas commissioned by ALT as part of The Poe Project in 2009....
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