Opera Lives - Softcover

WHAT MAKES AN OPERA SINGER? And where in the making of a performance is the identity of the singer themselves? Linda Kitchen goes behind the scenes with prominent voices who have valuable insight about the world of opera, discussing what it means to be a performer, how they got into the profession and how who they are affects how they perform. Illustrated with photos of the artists in places that lend meaning to their lives by renowned photographer Nobby Clark. Biographies - La favorite, Donizetti Prologue - Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs, Nyman Act One Shoving us from the jetty Scene One - Family background The Captain s Daughter, Cui Scene Two - School days The Wandering Scholar, Holst Scene Three - Defining moment Sonntag aus Licht, Stockhausen Scene Four - Singing study Les arts florissants, Charpentier Scene Five - Preparing Bang!, Rutter Act Two Carry on it s going very well Scene One - The unfolding The Rake s Progress, Stravinsky Scene Two - Learning the score La Conquista, Ferrero Scene Three - Warming up La Sonnambula, Bellini Scene Four - The feeling of singing La Rondine, Puccini Act Three No good playing Mime as if you re Brad Pitt Scene One - Character, text, drama The Jewels of the Madonna, Wolf-Ferrari Scene Two - Body work The Nose, Shostakovich Scene Three - The essence The Lighthouse, Maxwell Davies Scene Four - Problems Trouble in Tahiti, Bernstein Scene Five - Humour Comedy on the Bridge, Martin Intermission - by Thomas Allen Paradise Lost, Penderecki Act Four Goodies and Baddies Scene One - People around you The Dangerous Liaisons, Susa Scene Two - Composers From Morning to Midnight, Sawer Scene Three - Conductors Der Corregidor, Wolf Scene Four - Directors Der Schauspieldirektor, Mozart Scene Five - Designers Powder her Face, Adès Scene Six - Agents Les Pêcheurs de Perles, Bizet Scene Seven - Reviewing reviewers War and Peace, Prokofiev Act Five Bowls of sushi on a conveyor belt Scene One - Changing paths The New Moon, Romberg Scene Two - Legacy Il ritorno d Ulisse in patria, Monteverdi Scene Three - Family The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Nyman Scene Four - Life beyond the job Il rè pastore, Mozart Scene Five - The future The Medium, Menotti Scene Six - Advice Le donne curiose, Wolf-Ferrari

Linda Kitchen: Opera Lives has emerged from a career in opera, which began in 1982. Being cast at a young age in soubrette and lyric roles, Linda Kitchen sang at major European opera houses and festivals. She was a soloist at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden during a large part of her career, whilst singing major roles with Welsh National Opera, Opera North, De Nederlandse Opera and other European houses. Nobby Clark: Since his career began with Michael Croft s National Youth Theatre and Verity Bargate s Soho Poly Theatre, Nobby Clark has also worked for many UK publications including The Observer, The Guardian, The Times and The Sunday Times, His work has also been commissioned by almost major British theatre, opera and ballet companies including the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, English National Opera, Northern Broadsides, Theatre Royal Bath and the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. His flair and wealth of experiences are far-reaching and have been captured in his photographs in exhibitions and film festivals and in his book on the Rolling Stones, Star F*cker, published by Oberon Books.