Composer and lyricist Ricky Ian Gordon traces the origins of his operatic interpretation of the Orpheus and Euridice myth.
The Enduring Importance of Carmen
Imagining Lalovavi
Veil by Veil: The Many Visionaries Behind Salome
The journey of an opera from ideation to production is rarely, if ever, linear. In the case of Salome, Richard Strauss’s electrifying tragedy, the story that began with an unnamed character in the Bible—referred to only as “the daughter of Herodias”—passed through many hands before arriving as a fully-formed opera.
