Tag: Ian Campbell
Planning a Season of Opera
by Ian Campbell Is it the chicken or the egg? Is it the singer or the title? Is it audience appeal or the need to expand horizons? And frequently, is it affordable? Putting together an opera season of four operas can be challenging, and San Diego Opera’s 2014 Forty-Ninth International Season is no exception. Were […]
At the Opera with Ian Campbell
When preparing to direct an opera I first learn the score, the text and, where appropriate, something of the history of the characters. In the case of “Murder in the Cathedral,” the text comes from the T.S. Eliot play which touches accurately the history of Becket’s conflict with King Henry II. In both opera and […]
At the Opera with Ian Campbell
When San Diego Opera’s “Murder in the Cathedral” opens at the Civic Theatre on Saturday, March 30, it will be a “new production.” Is that a big deal? In a nutshell, yes. All American opera companies share productions – sets and costumes – from time to time, either by renting from one another or co-producing […]
Ian Campbell at the Opera
“The opera ain’t over until the fat lady sings.” Regardless of whether these words were first spoken in the 1970s by Ralph Carpenter or Dan Cook noting that a sports season or game was not yet over, they have stuck in our collective memories, joining the many cartoons, jokes and movies – the unforgettable Marx […]
