Titre
Diva : Great Sopranos and Mezzos Discuss Their Art
Auteur
Matheopoulos, Helena
Langue
Anglais
ISBN
9780575045545
Éditeur
London : Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1991
Prix
€ 8,00
Détails
Hardcover, linnen band met stofomslag, 333 pp. In zeer goede staat
Plus d'informations
ISBN 057504554x Vrij van inscripties e.d.
Women singers -- Interviews, Opera, Women singers, Opernsängerin, Operngestalt, Altistin, Sopranistin
These interviews with the world's leading female opera singers provide a provocative glimpse into the changing world of opera, revealing the concerns of a new generation of performers. Helena Matheopoulos draws out the private and musical concerns of twenty-six reigning divas, including Hildegard Behrens, Grace Bumbry, Montserrat Caballe, Christa Ludwig, Leontyne Price, Renata Scotto, Joan Sutherland, and Kiri Te Kanawa. The book appears at a moment when opera is enjoying unprecedented popularity, a fact which Matheopoulos attributes to changes that began in the 1950s and 1960s when performers such as Maria Callas helped transform opera productions into believable theater. But some critics argue that the newfound popularity has been achieved at the expense of vocal excellence, resulting in a disappointing shortage of singers capable of performing many crucial roles. In these interviews, today's divas reflect on the changes that have occurred in opera. A performer's success no longer depends on voice alone but on acting ability and stage presence as well. With opera companies springing up throughout the world, singers are expected to travel extensively, which leaves them exhausted and with little time for vocal training. In addition, the dearth of good teachers and conductors capable of training and advising singers has left young performers open to exploitation; many are pressured into roles
That exceed their vocal maturity, damaging not only their careers but also their voices
Includes index
Sopranos. June Anderson. Josephine Barstow. Hildegard Behrens. Montserrat Caballe. Ghena Dimitrova. Mirella Freni. Edita Gruberova. Dame Gwyneth Jones. Eva Marton. Rosalind Plowright. Lucia Popp. Leontyne Price. Katia Ricciarelli. Renata Scotto. Cheryl Studer. Dame Joan Sutherland. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Anna Tomowa Sintow -- Mezzos. Agnes Baltsa. Teresa Berganza. Grace Bumbry. Brigitte Fassbaender. Christa Ludwig. Tatiana Troyanos. Lucia Valentini Terrani. Frederica von Stade
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Helena Matheopoulos is a Greek-born, London-based journalist, author, biographer, public speaker and opera specialist. She has worked for a number of high-profile publications including Tatler, The Sunday Times, and Greek Vogue, as well as writing a number of books mainly on opera, but including a biography of Juan Carlos I of Spain. She has also worked in an advisory capacity for the Athens Megaron and the Philharmonia Orchestra and is often asked to speak publicly on opera and related subjects.
Helena Matheopoulos was born in Athens. She went to PIERCE College in Athens, and gained her Bachelor's and master's degrees in Medieval History from University College London. She has mostly lived in London.
Mathepoulos became Fashion Editor at Tatler and after three years, moved to The Daily Express for two years. Whilst at the Express, she was the fashion journalist selected by the Fashion Museum, Bath to choose the defining looks of 1976 for their Dress of the Year collection. Declaring the mid-1970s as the "age of Jap," she chose two women's ensembles by Kenzō Takada for his influential label Jungle Jap, and a man's outfit by Fiorucci. She then moved on to The Evening News where she had a regular column for Arts-themed celebrity interviews.[1] Matheopoulos also wrote for The Sunday Times, Gramophone and Opera Now, and between 1992-3, had a Saturday column in The Times magazine. She then became International Editor-at-Large for Greek Vogue.
Books
Matheopoulos' first book, Maestro: Encounters with Conductors of Today was chosen as the Music Book of the Year 1983 by Stereo Review. Her second book, Bravo: Today's Tenors, Baritones and Basses Discuss their Roles, was also published in UK and US editions, and translated into various languages. The radio program Live from the Metropolitan Opera chose Bravo as a season prize for winners of their weekly interval quiz in 1986. British Book News reviewed Bravo as an "agreeable read," despite occasional moments of carelessness. Diva: Today's Sopranos and Mezzos Discuss their Art (1991) went into three hardback editions and two paperback editions in both the UK and the USA in its year of publication. In 1999, the sequel, Diva: The New Generation was reviewed by Classic CD as an example of Matheopoulos' consistently good interview-based writing. In 2011 she published Fashion Designers at the Opera, which The Austin Chronicle described as "deliriously lovely." A review in the New York Journal of Books described it as "scholarly yet highly entertaining."
Mathepoulos has also written two biographies, including a 1996 life of Juan Carlos I of Spain in collaboration with the King. Her second biography of the operatic tenor Plácido Domingo was released across eight countries.
Public speaking and opera advising
Matheopoulos has regularly given public speeches on opera related subjects including Maria Callas; Don Giovanni; and Greek mythology in opera. Between 1991 and 1995 she worked for the Athens Megaron as their first Artistic Advisor. She then joined the Philharmonia Orchestra as a Special Advisor for Vocal Projects, before returning to the Athens Megaron as a Resident and Director of the Athens Residency. In 2005, she was made Artistic Administrator of Apollonian Enterprises, a musical event organisers which has set up events such as operatic concerts at the Teatro Dal Verme and Cadogan Hall.(Wikipedia)
Women singers -- Interviews, Opera, Women singers, Opernsängerin, Operngestalt, Altistin, Sopranistin
These interviews with the world's leading female opera singers provide a provocative glimpse into the changing world of opera, revealing the concerns of a new generation of performers. Helena Matheopoulos draws out the private and musical concerns of twenty-six reigning divas, including Hildegard Behrens, Grace Bumbry, Montserrat Caballe, Christa Ludwig, Leontyne Price, Renata Scotto, Joan Sutherland, and Kiri Te Kanawa. The book appears at a moment when opera is enjoying unprecedented popularity, a fact which Matheopoulos attributes to changes that began in the 1950s and 1960s when performers such as Maria Callas helped transform opera productions into believable theater. But some critics argue that the newfound popularity has been achieved at the expense of vocal excellence, resulting in a disappointing shortage of singers capable of performing many crucial roles. In these interviews, today's divas reflect on the changes that have occurred in opera. A performer's success no longer depends on voice alone but on acting ability and stage presence as well. With opera companies springing up throughout the world, singers are expected to travel extensively, which leaves them exhausted and with little time for vocal training. In addition, the dearth of good teachers and conductors capable of training and advising singers has left young performers open to exploitation; many are pressured into roles
That exceed their vocal maturity, damaging not only their careers but also their voices
Includes index
Sopranos. June Anderson. Josephine Barstow. Hildegard Behrens. Montserrat Caballe. Ghena Dimitrova. Mirella Freni. Edita Gruberova. Dame Gwyneth Jones. Eva Marton. Rosalind Plowright. Lucia Popp. Leontyne Price. Katia Ricciarelli. Renata Scotto. Cheryl Studer. Dame Joan Sutherland. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Anna Tomowa Sintow -- Mezzos. Agnes Baltsa. Teresa Berganza. Grace Bumbry. Brigitte Fassbaender. Christa Ludwig. Tatiana Troyanos. Lucia Valentini Terrani. Frederica von Stade
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Helena Matheopoulos is a Greek-born, London-based journalist, author, biographer, public speaker and opera specialist. She has worked for a number of high-profile publications including Tatler, The Sunday Times, and Greek Vogue, as well as writing a number of books mainly on opera, but including a biography of Juan Carlos I of Spain. She has also worked in an advisory capacity for the Athens Megaron and the Philharmonia Orchestra and is often asked to speak publicly on opera and related subjects.
Helena Matheopoulos was born in Athens. She went to PIERCE College in Athens, and gained her Bachelor's and master's degrees in Medieval History from University College London. She has mostly lived in London.
Mathepoulos became Fashion Editor at Tatler and after three years, moved to The Daily Express for two years. Whilst at the Express, she was the fashion journalist selected by the Fashion Museum, Bath to choose the defining looks of 1976 for their Dress of the Year collection. Declaring the mid-1970s as the "age of Jap," she chose two women's ensembles by Kenzō Takada for his influential label Jungle Jap, and a man's outfit by Fiorucci. She then moved on to The Evening News where she had a regular column for Arts-themed celebrity interviews.[1] Matheopoulos also wrote for The Sunday Times, Gramophone and Opera Now, and between 1992-3, had a Saturday column in The Times magazine. She then became International Editor-at-Large for Greek Vogue.
Books
Matheopoulos' first book, Maestro: Encounters with Conductors of Today was chosen as the Music Book of the Year 1983 by Stereo Review. Her second book, Bravo: Today's Tenors, Baritones and Basses Discuss their Roles, was also published in UK and US editions, and translated into various languages. The radio program Live from the Metropolitan Opera chose Bravo as a season prize for winners of their weekly interval quiz in 1986. British Book News reviewed Bravo as an "agreeable read," despite occasional moments of carelessness. Diva: Today's Sopranos and Mezzos Discuss their Art (1991) went into three hardback editions and two paperback editions in both the UK and the USA in its year of publication. In 1999, the sequel, Diva: The New Generation was reviewed by Classic CD as an example of Matheopoulos' consistently good interview-based writing. In 2011 she published Fashion Designers at the Opera, which The Austin Chronicle described as "deliriously lovely." A review in the New York Journal of Books described it as "scholarly yet highly entertaining."
Mathepoulos has also written two biographies, including a 1996 life of Juan Carlos I of Spain in collaboration with the King. Her second biography of the operatic tenor Plácido Domingo was released across eight countries.
Public speaking and opera advising
Matheopoulos has regularly given public speeches on opera related subjects including Maria Callas; Don Giovanni; and Greek mythology in opera. Between 1991 and 1995 she worked for the Athens Megaron as their first Artistic Advisor. She then joined the Philharmonia Orchestra as a Special Advisor for Vocal Projects, before returning to the Athens Megaron as a Resident and Director of the Athens Residency. In 2005, she was made Artistic Administrator of Apollonian Enterprises, a musical event organisers which has set up events such as operatic concerts at the Teatro Dal Verme and Cadogan Hall.(Wikipedia)
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