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IN DEFENSE OF THE BOX OFFICE

September 4, 2015 by Speight Jenkins 9 Comments

I agree completely with David Gockley's remarks, as reported in Slipped Disc on September 1, about both the knee-jerk reaction of some critics (not just East Coast critics either) and the weakness of the opera, Written on Skin. I attended a performance of the work in Paris and was absolutely dumbfounded at the positive reaction to it. I do not categorically dislike opera influenced by this kind of … [Read more...]

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After 31 years I have retired as General Director of Seattle Opera. Over that time we produced 92 operas in more than 1,200 performances... … [Read More...]

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I believe in the power of opera if produced theatrically and sung with emotion. Great artists are those who understand that the words inspired the composer to write the music, and they interpret the words meaningfully with good diction. Everything about opera is emotion, and just to sing accurately … [Read More...]

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