NYTimes.com: "MORE than ever, composers are busily breaking down walls between stylistic categories. Opera in particular has been a poacher’s paradise.We have had folk opera, jazz opera and rock opera. Bono, who collaborated with the Edge on the music and lyrics of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” called the show “Pop-Art opera.” Whatever that means. But of all such efforts, mixing opera with the Broadway musical might seem by far the most natural combination."
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Musical or Opera? The Fine Line That Divides Them
NYTimes.com: "MORE than ever, composers are busily breaking down walls between stylistic categories. Opera in particular has been a poacher’s paradise.We have had folk opera, jazz opera and rock opera. Bono, who collaborated with the Edge on the music and lyrics of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” called the show “Pop-Art opera.” Whatever that means. But of all such efforts, mixing opera with the Broadway musical might seem by far the most natural combination."
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