Words First: Talking Text in Opera
Conversations between host, Keturah Stickann, and librettists, lyricists, producers, and performing artists about opera text and storytelling to music.
Words First: Talking Text in Opera
Jessica Murphy Moo
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Keturah Stickann/Jessica Murphy Moo
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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.
