Living Opera

Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Pierre Boulez, or The Incorruptible
• Robert Carsen, or building the bridge between head and heart
• Patrice Chereau, or truth, opera and the director: in Wagner's footsteps
• William Christie, or going for baroque
• James Conlon, or surrendering your soul
• Natalie Dessay, or healing the sick voice
• Joyce DiDonato, or the wider connection
• Placido Domingo, or Olympics for the voice
• Renee Fleming, or balancing on the high wire
• Ferruccio Furlanetto, or functioning as a filter
• Kasper Bech Holten, or the emotional fitness center
• Simon Keenlyside, or a workingman talks about traffic control
• Waltraud Meier, or the sweatshirt must fit
• Heidi Grant Murphy, or sopranoed - with children
• Kent Nagano, or remaining relevant
• Seiji Ozawa, or the art of managing the orchestra
• Samuel Ramey, or the lion at twilight
• Esa-Pekka Salonen, or new opera and festival opera
• Jose Van Dam, or humility, the elite and the caddies
• Rolando Villazon, or the paradox of the performer
• Index