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(Amadeus). This extraordinary collection of photographs and essays chronicles the unparalleled career of Maestro James Levine over four decades at the Metropolitan Opera. Many of opera's leading artists such as Pierre Boulez, Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming, Robert Lepage, Leontyne Price, Teresa Stratas, and Franco Zeffirelli provide insight into Levine's remarkable musicianship and singular artistry. Joined with critical essays, their colorful commentary will be complemented by Levine's own reflections on his work, his intense artistic collaborations, milestones at the Met, and achievements such as building the renowned Met orchestra and expanding the Met repertory. The book is richly illustrated with hundreds of photographs of Met performances, rehearsals, curtain calls, and backstage shots. James Levine: Forty Years at the Metropolitan Opera explores the legendary conductor's profound body of work over four decades of musical leadership, offering an unusual and personal look at one of history's most influential artistic figures at the helm of the world's greatest opera house. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Google Books — Laddar... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)782.1092The arts Music Vocal music Operas and related dramatic vocal forms Modified standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography BiographyKlassifikation enligt LCBetygMedelbetyg: Inga betyg.Är det här du? |
Given Levine's long tenure in a leading role at the Met (his titles have included, Principal Conductor, Music Director, and Artistic Director), it was no surprise to see a lot of praise for his musicianship. I particularly appreciated the way the various tributes and anecdotes in this book illustrate Levine's other strengths---his ability to work with and advise singers of all stripes, his sheer joy in the music he creates, his team-oriented approach, his ability to build and maintain a world-class orchestra and chorus, and his efforts to expand the operatic repertoire both with modern works and with less commonly performed historic pieces.
Since I grew up in New York and started attending the Met at about the same time Levine started conducting there, I enjoyed this book tremendously. It was a fun trip down memory lane, as I heard (or heard of) many of the performers who contributed to the book. I also recognized many of the sets and productions in the pictures, either from seeing them live, or from the various Live from the Met telecasts. This book also provided new insights and new appreciation for the magic that has happened at the Met under Levine's leadership.