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CURRENT ISSUE
July 2009
vol 74, no. 1
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Personal History
Online Exclusive
Swedish composer Sven-David Sandström has built a spectacular European career by penning highly personal works that reappraise the Western canon's musical forms — yet he remains little-known stateside. JAMES KALLEMBACH talks to the composer, whose new Messiah premieres this month at the Oregon Bach Festival.
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Rethinking the Maestro Mystique
James Conlon, Los Angeles Opera's down-to-earth music director, is a man with a mission — several missions, actually. F. PAUL DRISCOLL reports.
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The Education of a Set Designer
Allen Moyer, ever the keen observer, finds inspiration for his aesthetic vision wherever he looks — as JULIE CONNELLY discovers.
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The Education of a Voice Student - Subscribers Only
JANELLE GELFAND follows the first steps of soprano Hana Park, a doctoral candidate at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music, on the path toward a professional career.
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The Education of an Audience
As companies look for ways to prepare their audiences for the operagoing experience, are they headed down the wrong track? PHILIP KENNICOTT finds new hope for igniting the passion of budding operagoers in some unlikely places.
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The Education of a Critic
TIM PAGE shares lessons on life and art gleaned over the course of a quarter-century career as a Pulitzer Prize-winning music journalist.
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The Education of a Voice Teacher - Subscribers Only
What qualifies one singer to help build another's instrument? According to SCOTT BARNES, pretty much anything that works.
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The Education of a Chorus
Sandra Horst is chorus master at both Canadian Opera Company and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. WILLIAM R. BRAUN finds out what kind of basic training makes her two very different ensembles tick.
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The Education of an Impresario
Fort Worth Opera has come a long way under Darren Keith Woods. WILLIAM V. MADISON chats with the general director as his company braces for uncertain economic times.
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THE EDUCATION ISSUE: HOW OPERA PROFESSIONALS ARE PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE
James Conlon: The
Education of a
Maestro
Set Designer Allen
Moyer
Optimum Blend:
Chorus Master
Sandra Horst
Lone Star: Fort Worth Opera's Darren Keith Woods
Tim Page: A Critic's Beginning
Tough Love: Educating New Audiences
Sound Bites: Lisette Oropesa
On Becoming a Voice Teacher
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