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OPERA IN PARIS

November 12, 2015 by Speight Jenkins Leave a Comment

On a ten-day visit to the City of Light I had the opportunity to attend two operas and one superb music rehearsal of three very different works. First came at the Opera de Bastille Laurent Pelly's production of Donizetti’s Elisir d’Amore. Chantal Thomas designed the charming sets, and Joel Adams the contemporary costumes; the production was a revival. Unusual for any theater in Europe, the … [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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