Believing In Opera by T Sutcliffe
Tracing the development of "radical" opera production from the innovations of Peter Brook in the 1950s to leading contemporary figures such as Peter Sellars, David Freeman and Jonathan Miller, this work also discusses the challenge of opera as a genre. It addresses the important question facing opera today, of whether it is to be the preserve of hugely-paid stars or a vehicle for genuine innovation and challenge.
Tom Sutcliffe's musical career started as a boy chorister at Chichester Cathedral. After studying at Oxford University, he was a professional countertenor for six years, making his opera debut in The Coronation of Poppea at Darmstadt in 1970, having worked as a soloist with Nikolaus Harnoncourt. He then edited the magazine Music and Musicians, and worked for the Guardian for 23 years - most notably as opera critic.$$$A regular broadcaster on radio and television, he has also written about opera in Vogue magazine and was British correspondent of Opera News, New York, as well as contributing to Opera Now and other specialist music journals. In 1998 he was dramaturg on a new production of The Turn of the Screw at the Monnaie in Brussels. He became opera critic of the Evening Standard in 1996.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571195008 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571195008 |
| Title | Believing In Opera |
| Author | T Sutcliffe |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Book |
| Publisher | Faber Music Ltd |
| Year published | 1998-09-07 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
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