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Deep Purple

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

By James Jorden Few operatic experiences—indeed few human experiences—exist or, nonexistent, emerge from the imagination, that cannot be described with a quotation from that most definitive of all diva novels, Mawrdew Czgowchwz by James McCourt. And so it is with the career (or should one say the life?) of the Regie fancier.

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Beyond the Bathrobe

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

By James Jorden It’s the laziest of journalistic tropes to lead off with “this guy I know says…” but in this case the guy in question has provided me with what I consider a really handy peg for a first column on opera stage direction. Anyway, this guy—who’s in his 70s now, a retired opera […]

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