Words First: Talking Text in Opera

Jessica Murphy Moo

Keturah Stickann/Jessica Murphy Moo Episode 17

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Keturah speaks with librettist and teacher, Jessica Murphy Moo.  They discuss her two operas, Earth to Kenzie and An American Dream, the pitfalls and joys of writing a children’s opera, how composer Frances Pollock convinced her to rhyme, and the differences between teaching fiction writing and libretto writing.