Posts Tagged ‘opera’
Hopscotch Crescendo: Feet On The Ground
At the time I was voted onto the board of The Industry I knew very little about opera. I run a small literary publisher called tNY.Press and our focus is experimental fiction; works that avoid classification and push forward the written word, but remain generally accessible. Artistic Director Yuval Sharon’s charisma, open-mindedness, and ridiculous ambition pulled…
Read MoreA Mobile Opera for 18 Cars: Our New Operatic Experience is in the Works!
Looking back, it’s hard to imagine a time before INVISIBLE CITIES was a success story. But the path there was anything but certain: creating that production was an enormous leap of faith for everyone involved—artists, funders, transit authorities, you name it. In the many sleepless nights leading up to opening night, I needed a tactic…
Read MoreCue the Vampires. Please!
Last week, I considered an inspiring quote by Yuval Sharon, The Industry’s Artistic Director. Today, let’s take a look at a decidedly less serious opera quote – one of my favorites, ever.
Read MoreNew Opera is the Greatest Adventure
From the very beginning, The Industry was an adventure. Born with no start-up support and in a challenged economic climate, the idea to form a DIY company focusing on new and experimental opera came across as bold to some optimistic friends, harebrained to other more rational ones. More than one person nicknamed me Fitzcarraldo—and I…
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