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Overcoming Opera’s Image as an Art Form for Educated Elites
Juliana Gondek
Juliana Gondek is Professor of Voice and Chair of the Vocal Studies Department at the University of California, Los Angeles. A soprano/mezzo-soprano, she has had a distinguished career on the operatic stage in roles such as Bellini's Beatrice di Tenda, Bizet's Carmen, Handel's Alcina, Theodora, Rodelinda, and Ginevra, Puccini's Mimi, Rosalinde ("Die Fledermaus"), many Mozart heroines, and Pat Nixon ("Nixon in China"), as well as dozens of world premieres and symphony appearances. She is also a highly regarded master teacher who lectures and leads workshops in the USA and worldwide, and frequently judges some of the nation’s foremost vocal competitions. |
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Description: Juliana Gondek, Professor of Voice and Chair of the Vocal Studies Department at UCLA, discusses the social history of opera and who historically attended performances in the form’s eighteenth-century golden age, and traces its evolution from an essentially middle-class entertainment form to its current perception as an elitist, even snobbish, art form today. She also discusses some ongoing efforts to overcome this image and restore opera’s appeal to a broader audience.
Shoot Date: November 2007 |
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