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Entries Tagged as '2008-2012 William’s Interviews'

The Santa Fe Opera Apprentices: Interview with Director David Holloway

November 28th, 2011

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Living the Seine to Santa Fe Circuit: An Interview with Frederic Chaslin

September 22nd, 2011

The following interview was conducted at the Santa Fe Opera “ranch” in August, 2011. The facilitation of this interview by the Santa Fe Opera is very much appreciated. [Below: Conductor and Santa Fe Opera Music Director Frederic Chaslin.] Wm: You were born in Paris. What were the influences that led you into a career with [...]

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In Memoriam: Tenore di Forza – My Interview with Salvatore Licitra

September 5th, 2011

[Note from William: Tenor Salvatore Licitra died September 5, 2011 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident near Ragusa, Sicily on August 27, 2011. In his memory, I am re-posting the interview I conducted with him in November 2009 in Chicago, with hyperlinks to my reviews (with production photographs) of four of his recent performances. [...]

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