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The Opera Stage Director’s Point of View Part II: How Do You Bring the Production to the Stage?

Presented by Jay Lesenger
Duration: 1.5 hours

Part of the The Opera Stage Director’s Point of View series

Are stage directors a necessary evil or essential part of the success of an opera production? With almost 40 years in the field, and more than 200 productions in the U.S. and abroad, Jay Lesenger discusses the history and emergence of stage directors in opera and charts his own career path. Learn the secrets and hear behind-the-scenes stories of a career staging opera.

In his second lecture, Jay Lesenger illustrates the complex process of bringing an opera production from the composer’s score to the stage, using set models, sketches, photographs, and video from some of his recent productions including Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Thea Musgrave’s Pontalba, and John Corigliano/William H. Hoffman’s The Ghosts of Versailles, among others.

If you would like to purchase the entire The Opera Stage Director’s Point of View course, please click here or visit the “Courses” tab on the Lectures and More page.

Please note that Student pricing is available to full-time students with valid identification.

This session will be held in the Opera Learning Center, located on the 6th Floor of the Samuel B. and David Rose Building at Lincoln Center, 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. For questions, please call the LCE Ticket Line at 212-769-7028, Monday–Friday 10am–4pm.











When: Thu., May. 12, 2016 at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Where: Metropolitan Opera Guild
165 W. 65th St.
212-769-7028
Price: Standard Price: $22.00; Member Price: $20.00; Student Price: $20.00
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Presented by Jay Lesenger
Duration: 1.5 hours

Part of the The Opera Stage Director’s Point of View series

Are stage directors a necessary evil or essential part of the success of an opera production? With almost 40 years in the field, and more than 200 productions in the U.S. and abroad, Jay Lesenger discusses the history and emergence of stage directors in opera and charts his own career path. Learn the secrets and hear behind-the-scenes stories of a career staging opera.

In his second lecture, Jay Lesenger illustrates the complex process of bringing an opera production from the composer’s score to the stage, using set models, sketches, photographs, and video from some of his recent productions including Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Thea Musgrave’s Pontalba, and John Corigliano/William H. Hoffman’s The Ghosts of Versailles, among others.

If you would like to purchase the entire The Opera Stage Director’s Point of View course, please click here or visit the “Courses” tab on the Lectures and More page.

Please note that Student pricing is available to full-time students with valid identification.

This session will be held in the Opera Learning Center, located on the 6th Floor of the Samuel B. and David Rose Building at Lincoln Center, 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. For questions, please call the LCE Ticket Line at 212-769-7028, Monday–Friday 10am–4pm.

Buy tickets/get more info now