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sandiegoopera OP t1_j6xrvnt wrote

Reply to comment by Bob_Sconce in I'm Yves Abel, Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. I’ve conducted all over the globe, and even got to work with the great Leonard Bernstein while in training. AMA! by sandiegoopera

Try Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. The former’s symphony’s 5&6 are stunning. The latter’s piano concertos 2&3 are amazing. Then listen to Stravinsky Firebird, Debussy Prelude to an Afternoon of a Faun (a scandal in Paris when premiered).

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Reiiser OP t1_j6xrned wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in I'm (m) 31 years old from Germany and am dying of germ cell cancer! AMA by Reiiser

I should have CAR-T Cell treatment this monday 30.1
Everything was prepared for me. The only reason i was not able to start on monday where findings of brain tumors - you cannot have CAR-T cell mRNA therapy with brain tumors - the cant remove them as fast as my other metastases will kill me. So basically it comes down to a timing problem.

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sandiegoopera OP t1_j6xrcqo wrote

Reply to comment by TheMusicArchivist in I'm Yves Abel, Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. I’ve conducted all over the globe, and even got to work with the great Leonard Bernstein while in training. AMA! by sandiegoopera

Anybody can become a conductor if they have had the discipline of playing an instrument and knowledge of styles and repertoire.
But then the physical aspect of how to sculpt music with your arms and hands is a gift not everyone can have, and then the mind, psychological/intrapersonal attributes, and frankly communication skills are not for everyone.

As for Puccini, I never think anything he ever wrote is not "organic". Knowledge of Italian and the voice is paramount as phrasing and rubato are all tied intimately to how one shapes the tempi, phrasing, rubato.

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Reiiser OP t1_j6xr3aa wrote

Reply to comment by wowdickseverywhere in I'm (m) 31 years old from Germany and am dying of germ cell cancer! AMA by Reiiser

Who in his RIGHT f*** mind would ever be Team Jacob?
I now Edward is not perfekt - all this "i have to protected her from ME" nonsense brings my blood to a boild. First of all thats the woman that you love and she loves you THE AUDACITY to decide over her head. I can't even. But he loves her with all of his hearth - i can respect that.

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Maybe someone can help me here i cannot by the love of GOD find a good quality in Jacob? Even though i don't like the 'imprint onto Renesmee' story arch, because it feels like lazy writing to me? BUT AT LAST I DID NOT HAVE TO THINK ANYMORE ABOUT JACOB AND BELLA CAN BE HAPPY WITH EDWARD

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Well now i have to some some pot - you made me upset :P

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audible_narrator t1_j6xqm0n wrote

Reply to comment by Royal_Ad6640 in I'm Yves Abel, Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. I’ve conducted all over the globe, and even got to work with the great Leonard Bernstein while in training. AMA! by sandiegoopera

This is the smart move. So many female singers get that surprise wakeup call when the big M shows up and basically gives a big middle finger to your vocal cords. And they don't plan for it. I've heard some folks sing far too past their sell by date with huge wobbles you can drive a truck through.

Blythe has sung Handel for ages, which really opens that lower register.

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sandiegoopera OP t1_j6xq71x wrote

Reply to comment by cellokitty in I'm Yves Abel, Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. I’ve conducted all over the globe, and even got to work with the great Leonard Bernstein while in training. AMA! by sandiegoopera

Yup, we’re here too now!

European houses are generally funded by their governments, so there are many more performances, much more wide ranging repertoire being performed (as they don’t worry whether a title is popular or not and will sell tickets). In America, there are fewer companies and fewer performances because of cost. Private funding is limited. The trend in the last few decades has been to present opera in many different venues. Warehouses, parking lots, small black box theaters, etc. there’s no end to people’s creativity when they are bit by the opera bug!

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Bob_Sconce t1_j6xpzxl wrote

Reply to I'm Yves Abel, Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. I’ve conducted all over the globe, and even got to work with the great Leonard Bernstein while in training. AMA! by sandiegoopera

I enjoy music by later composers (Copeland, Holst, Grieg) more than by the traditional Beethoven, Mozart, etc... , but generally do not enjoy opera (sorry -- too much singing in foreign languages) Do you have any recommendations for other composers I should be listening to?

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sandiegoopera OP t1_j6xpk1l wrote

Reply to comment by cosifantuttelebelle in I'm Yves Abel, Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. I’ve conducted all over the globe, and even got to work with the great Leonard Bernstein while in training. AMA! by sandiegoopera

You are right that many (especially younger conductors) tend to conduct scoreless for reasons that are not entirely authentic. But there are others who literally have a photographic memory and it helps them to be even more immersed in the music. I personally only conduct from memory when I can live up to my own standards and be prepared to write out the pie e by hand knowing what everyone plays. In opera, it’s not recommended as anything can go wrong on stage and throw everything off!

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sandiegoopera OP t1_j6xosq7 wrote

Reply to comment by TOPwentyneilots in I'm Yves Abel, Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. I’ve conducted all over the globe, and even got to work with the great Leonard Bernstein while in training. AMA! by sandiegoopera

I confess I don’t listen to much modern day songs. Learning an opera takes months and symphonies about the same, and they are endlessly more fascinating to me. Doesn’t mean there isn’t good pop music being written.

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