All Entries Tagged With: "Conductors"
Just Like Riding A Bike
A bit late to this party but here’s the news anyway for those that aren’t linked up with the rest of the classical blog world.
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Desperate times led to a remarkable solution in Verdi’s “Aida” at the Benedum Center last week: The conductor stepped in to sing for an ailing tenor.
In a rare [...]
Linkity Links
Last night Miss Mussel was crafting a post on why horn players screw up so often. It was supposed to be a quick, light-hearted explanation of where the horn sits on the harmonic series. Somehow during the course of the writing she was overtaken by a giant curiosity monster and the next thing [...]
Another Dress Code Nightmare
Yesterday Miss Mussel explored a tip of the orchestra dress code iceberg. Today’s thoughts centre around what conductors of the female persuasion are to wear. Essentially, it’s a trap, a wardrobe black hole of sorts.
The female equivalent of tails is an evening dress. Simple enough although likely anxiety causing for the conductress [...]
The Real Deal
“I’m not a creator. It’s the composer who is the creator. I aim to focus on the way to deliver the message, according to the music, as humbly as possible, though that’s not the right word because a conductor can never be humble.”
Tim Ashley interviews BBC Phil conductor Gianandrea Noseda in today’s Guardian. Miss Mussel [...]
