Living Opera offers revealing interviews with two dozen top opera professionals working on and behind the international stage today. Singers, conductors, stage directors and opera-house directors reflect on why opera is important to them, why they have dedicated their lives to it and why it continues to fascinate audiences around the world. INDICE: Acknowledgements; Preface ; Pierre Boulez, or 'The Incorruptible'; Robert Carsen, or building the bridge between head and heart; Patrice Chéreau, or truth, opera and the director: in Wagner's footsteps; William Christie, or going for baroque; James Conlon, or surrendering your soul; Natalie Dessay, or healing the sick voice; Joyce DiDonato, or the wider connection; PlácidoDomingo, or Olympics for the voice; Renée Fleming, or balancing on the high wire; Ferruccio Furlanetto, or functioning as a filter; Kasper Bech Holten, or the emotional fitness center; Simon Keenlyside, or a workingman talks about traffic control; Waltraud Meier, or the sweatshirt must fit; Heidi Grant Murphy,or sopranoed - with children; Kent Nagano, or remaining relevant; Seiji Ozawa, or the art of managing the orchestra; Samuel Ramey, or the lion at twilight;Esa-Pekka Salonen, or new opera and festival opera; Jose Van Dam, or humility, the elite and the caddies; Rolando Villazón, or the paradox of the performer; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-538138-2
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 342
- Fecha Publicación: 22/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés