The Future of Opera
My last post about Satyagraha attracted some locally high-profile attention, that of Kim Witman Director of Wolf Trap Opera & Classical Programming.
Kim wrote: "I don't know... opera at 1st Stage doesn't sound like such a bad idea to me..."
In the long run I think she's absolutely right! And nothing would please me more than to use 1st Stage as a venue to put more serious music out there for the public.
For now though...
If you've never had the pleasure of an evening of music or performance at Wolf Trap's Filene Center or the Barns, I can't recommend it highly enough. I remember spending many serene evenings (and a few thunderstorms) on the picturesque lawn of that fine institution, listening to Mozart's Figaro, Prokofiev's 3rd piano Concerto, or Bernstein's West Side Story among many others.
Nothing quite compares to beautiful music, a picnic, and a sweeping vista of stars above a tree filled horizon.
Hard to argue, right?
As I said, if you've never had the experience for yourself, Go!
Kim keeps a blog that has some highlights of their season (WT Opera Company) and links to info on the performances. Her latest post recounts some struggles with transcribing the neglected sheet music of a rarely performed opera by Giuseppe Verdi, Un Giorno di Regno. I included an excerpt from its overture if you're interested:Check out her post. "The Future of Opera" looks bright.
Kim wrote: "I don't know... opera at 1st Stage doesn't sound like such a bad idea to me..."
In the long run I think she's absolutely right! And nothing would please me more than to use 1st Stage as a venue to put more serious music out there for the public.
For now though...
If you've never had the pleasure of an evening of music or performance at Wolf Trap's Filene Center or the Barns, I can't recommend it highly enough. I remember spending many serene evenings (and a few thunderstorms) on the picturesque lawn of that fine institution, listening to Mozart's Figaro, Prokofiev's 3rd piano Concerto, or Bernstein's West Side Story among many others.
Nothing quite compares to beautiful music, a picnic, and a sweeping vista of stars above a tree filled horizon.
Hard to argue, right?
As I said, if you've never had the experience for yourself, Go!
Kim keeps a blog that has some highlights of their season (WT Opera Company) and links to info on the performances. Her latest post recounts some struggles with transcribing the neglected sheet music of a rarely performed opera by Giuseppe Verdi, Un Giorno di Regno. I included an excerpt from its overture if you're interested:Check out her post. "The Future of Opera" looks bright.
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