Terry Teachout takes us REALLY behind the scenes of an Opera
Via ArtsJournal, I found this neat column written by a librettist currently working on a new opera. I found his remarks about the creative process fascinating – like hearing the DVD commentary before the movie’s even made:
"…I was feeling a bit nervous when I knocked on the door of his Upper West Side studio, and I nearly jumped out of my skin when he put a sheaf of rough pencil sketches on the music rack of his piano. Would I like the way they sounded? Would he be open to criticism? Would I be open to it?
I’m delighted to say …read more
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