As I mentioned in this space last week, Danse Russe, my latest operatic collaboration with Paul Moravec, received its first workshop performance on Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia. Paul and I were both pleased by the results–but why take our word for it? In the following video, shot during the workshop, Paul talks about Danse Russe and Center City Opera Theater performs piano-accompanied excerpts from the latest draft of the score. Take a look and see for yourself:
If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s an earlier interview taped at my apartment two weeks ago in which I talk about the making of Danse Russe:
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