Some of my colleagues including Managing Director: Artistic, Gregory Henkel, and Managing Director: Production, Jen Good, are also on the road. In August I’ll return for more in Santa Fe and then the famed Salzburg Festival. Over the last two weeks I have been fortunate to experience this immersive and creative energy in three of the summer festivals: Glyndebourne, Aix en Provence and Santa Fe. These are places for directors to experiment with creative interpretations, pushing the boundaries of the field, sometimes with great success. Audiences often travel for multiple titles and are generally hungry for more obscure offerings. Third, existing in strong synergy with a loyal audience base, they have the ability to explore operas in an intensely creative fashion. Theaters are often smaller than their urban counterparts and audiences are, therefore, often guaranteed. Second, they generally benefit from having fiercely loyal audiences who return year after year in pilgrimage to these operatic vacation spots. First, they are often in beautiful, relaxing and inspiring locales: places that allow you to give yourself over to operatic immersion, pairing great entertainment with delicious food, breathtaking landscapes, and a sense of peaceful tranquility.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |