As recently as 1986, when I had been General Director of Seattle Opera for three years, a soprano brought her costume with her and planned to do “her” interpretation of the role. Of course in the performances she used our costume and performed the director’s vision of her part, but the idea of a star using one’s own costume—and doing one’s own thing dramatically--characterized many opera … [Read more...]
Speight Jenkins on the art of Opera
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