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...American opera and the national pastime have two things in common: devoted fans and Cooperstown, N.Y. Located a few miles from the Baseball Hall of Fame in this upstate town, the Glimmerglass Opera is famed for imaginative productions featuring young American singers on the cusp of major careers. This summer, for its 25th anniversary season, it will present four works in repertory, including the well-known--La Boheme and Salome--and the neglected: Handel's Acis and Galatea and The Glass Blowers, a 1913 operetta by John Philip Sousa. Though he became conductor of the U.S. Marine Band...
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...Perhaps one of the most creative and unique components to the opera was the stage set-up. Though the gap in the center of the stage with surrounding flats that could be lit from behind were part of the original design, set designer John Hulsey "took these initial ideas and ran with them to create a performance space with so much flexibility and visual appeal," Shadgett reports. The protruding white backdrops, along with the u-shaped stage, indeed contributed to the "visual appeal" of the show. (Particularly commendable is the fact that this dynamic but unwieldy set was taken down...
...energy and the enthusiasm that the opera brought forth were certainly invigorating and enjoyable. From the cast to the orchestra to the lighting and staging arrangements, all came through well organized, polished, and brilliantly creative. In the words of director, Shadgett, "Undergraduates have a sort of raw enthusiasm, a willingness to experiment, and a love for performing which one often cannot find in older, more 'experienced' singers." Indeed, the Dunster House Opera's performance of The Magic Flute was refreshing, creative and thoroughly delightful...
...There simply were no African-Americans in the classical music arena." He found Harvard to be a place "where you dream your dreams and act on it." With mentors such as Archie C. Epps III, Jackson participated in numerous campus musical organizations including the Harvard Glee Club, Leverett House Opera, the Bach Society, Harvard University Choir and the Harvard Band. He even was a music reviewer for The Crimson. After testing his dreams at Harvard, Jackson decided to act on them and soon entered the professional music world...