Exact(7)
Inasmuch as Mr. Hersch has control over the libretto, I wished he'd put more of himself in there.
"I would like to write a ballet, I'd like to write a libretto, I want to write a musical … I've got a lot of other things I'd like to do".
A few quotes from suddenly redundant bankers made it into the libretto ("I'm going to clear my desk"; "I'll never find another job") but soon I and my opera were pondering the wider mystery of how random the universe is, and how it often seems there's nothing we can do about it.
Of course, my and Melanie's ideas about the piece and the kind of story we wanted to tell have matured, but after many hours of conversation, thousands of emails, invaluable workshops and draft after draft after redraft of the libretto, I'm confident that we have achieved what we set out to from the very early stages of development.
But as a libretto, I think what's interesting is that it highlights larger issues, like American exceptionalism and imperialism," Indianapolis Opera General Director Kevin Patterson tells us.
My first instinct -- which I really trust -- is to invite the New York poet Gardner McFall to write the libretto," I wrote.
Similar(53)
In 2010, when Miley Cyrus came out with "Party in the USA," I used to write to my friend Tako, who was out in the world, and send him long, laborious, libido-laden librettos I wrote for Miley in hopes that he would somehow pass that message along.
After all, there's not a whole lot going on in Aida's libretto beyond "I love him", "She loves him", "I love her", "Let's all worship the goddess".
In the libretto Act I takes place on the deck of Tristan's ship as he takes the Irish princess Isolde to Cornwall to be the wife of his uncle, King Marke.
She defended herself afterward, saying "maybe there are ideas that have not been understood, because they are not to be found in the libretto, but I have not forced things," which was half true.
I like his libretti and I love his music.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com