The Perils of Casting an Opera Five Years in Advance
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2012/02/28/Extraordinary_Lives_Peter_Gelb Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb explains why production plans casting up to five years prior to an actual performance. Despite the foresight, Gelb recounts a recent troublesome casting as an instance of when that approach fell short. ---- Peter Gelb, Ge... Read more
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- -: The Perils of Casting an Opera Five Years in Advance
March 22, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2012/02/28/Extraordinary_Lives_Peter_Gelb Metropolitan Opera General Manager Peter Gelb explains why production plans casting up to five years prior to an actual performance. Despite the foresight, Gelb recounts a recent troublesome casting as an instance of whe...
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