Table of Contents

AcknowledgementsPreface Pierre Boulez, or "The Incorruptible"Robert Carsen, or building the bridge between head and heartPatrice Chéreau, or truth, opera and the director: in Wagner's footstepsWilliam Christie, or going for baroqueJames Conlon, or surrendering your soulNatalie Dessay, or healing the sick voiceJoyce DiDonato, or the wider connectionPlácido Domingo, or Olympics for the voiceRenée Fleming, or balancing on the high wireFerruccio Furlanetto, or functioning as a filterKasper Bech Holten, or the emotional fitness centerSimon Keenlyside, or a workingman talks about traffic controlWaltraud Meier, or the sweatshirt must fitHeidi Grant Murphy, or sopranoed - with childrenKent Nagano, or remaining relevantSeiji Ozawa, or the art of managing the orchestraSamuel Ramey, or the lion at twilightEsa-Pekka Salonen, or new opera and festival operaJose Van Dam, or humility, the elite and the caddiesRolando Villazón, or the paradox of the performer Index

About the Author

Joshua Jampol is a freelance journalist and regular contributor to the "Ear for Opera" series in the International Herald Tribune. Jampol has also routinely written for publications such as Time Magazine and The Hollywood Reporter in the US, and The Guardian and The Times (London) in the UK. He lives in Paris, France.

Reviews

"Opera lovers will be delighted by the biographical tidbits, personal reminiscences, and candid assessments of the state of opera today... An entertaining and illuminating book; highly recommended." --Library Journal
"Living Opera provides a graphic sense of the brains and dedication needed to sustain a career on the lyric stage." --Opera News