Word: operatice
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Novelists right now are kind of like French painters in the 19th century. Back then you had your ultra-smooth academic perfectionists--your Ingres, your David--on one side, painting pictures so slick, they look as if they have been freshly buffed and polyurethaned. Then along came the Impressionists, with...
Byrne has a reputation for an obsession with worldbeat, but on this album he not only makes musical leaps around the globe, but also through time. Bizet’s “Au Fond du Temple Saint” and Verdi’s “Un Di...
Bartoli’s operatic endeavors also contain a scholarly aspect. She has made concerted efforts during her career to champion marginalized composers and underrated works that are rarely performed for the public. Her impressive commitment to the popularization of early music is evident in her work to bring the...
For instance, DHO struggles each year to mount an operatic production. This year, it will be a stunning production of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte. Yet, as the DHO treasurer who must worry about the costs incurred in renting lights or costumes or printing up hundreds of posters...
For a one literary theory class I took last semester, taught by one of my favorite professors, Alice Jardine, I was assigned to approach opera from the point of view of the performer for my final project. I interviewed several singers, conductor, and a director about the portrayal of madness...