Here's my piece about David McVicar in today's Independent. He has plenty to say, on the day of the State of the Union address, about the State of the Art of opera here in the UK and he doesn't mince his words. How some of his comments got past my editor, I'll never know. So far there hasn't been nuclear fallout...not yet...
You can also read/download a PDF the article at my online archive on main website.
I'm going to see the resulting production next week & will report back then.
Meanwhile computer nightmares continue, but there are some exciting things happening later this week...more soon...
3 comments:
Wow! Great article, there, Jessica. You captured the man so vividly I feel like he was in the room. Hats off to you, J., truly a great interview.
McVicar is SO RIGHT!!!! We singers are so DYING for this kind of director!!!
"Aber wo ist das Konzept?" is so DEAD they can go to HELL (and they can take the lightbulb, the chair and the black turtlenecks with them!!!)
Wo. This is great!!! What a treasure he is!!! (frantically checking airline ticket prices). If I can make it over there during this run of Figaro, I'm gonna.
You know, I always say I don't like opera, but it just dawned on me that I don't really know squat about it. Mr. McVicar's dedication and forthrightness has convinced me to give opera another shot.
(ps just for fun come over to my blog and click on the link to the letter from Astrid Varnay about her friend & colleage, Birgit Nilsson, when you have a moment.)
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