We’re holding Giovanni and Rake’s Progress design meetings in the theatre today, and all of a sudden, it really feels as if we’re off and running. We hired our creative teams just about 10 weeks ago, and 8 weeks from now, we open. The creative team process has changed a lot in the last few
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Picking a Fight, Da Ponte Style
Today, a follow-up to Tuesday’s post on Terms of Derision in Don Giovanni. This time, a survey of some of the threats of violence and fight-provoking language in Da Ponte’s libretto. First, self-violence. In a fit of feigned masochism, Zerlina enumerates all of the painful things she invites her fiancé to do to her to
Read MoreTerms of Derision and Name-Calling in Don Giovanni
Upon opening my Giovanni score (well-worn, now embarking on its 8th production), I was greeted by an old friend. During a 1995 production, my colleague Laurie Rogers created a wonderful document called “Terms of Derision and Threats of Violence in Don Giovanni” in which she outlined some 83 Italian insults and threats in the libretto.
Read MoreDim Sum, Studio Style
A post by Lee Anne Myslewski I’ve been playing long-distance Jenga. My Studio Co-Manager Grant Loehnig and I have these twelve talented Studio artists that will be spending the summer at The Trap. They serve as chorus and sometimes sing small roles in the mainstage operas. They have an educational curriculum that they follow, that
Read MoreBad Boys of Summer & the Women Who Love Them
Summer 2012. Just the facts, with links to the Wolf Trap website for casting and other details: Operas at The Barns Don Giovanni June 29, July 1(m), 5 & 7 The Rake’s Progress August 3, 5(m) & 11 Concerts & Recitals From Bel Canto to Can Belto with Steven Blier July 15 at The Barns
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