War and Peace
Sergei Prokofiev and War and Peace
A one-day conference introducing the première of the opera’s original version.
The conference programme includes:
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Welcome by Professor Christopher Underwood (Head of Vocal Studies, RSAMD)
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Simon Morrison (Princeton University) Present-day perceptions of Prokofiev's Soviet works
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Christina K. Guillaumier (RSAMD) Vintage Prokofiev: distinctive features of operatic style
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David Nice, War and Peace, the director's choice: recent stagings of the revised version
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Irina Brown (Opera Director), War and Peace - the Director's view
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Recital of excerpts from War and Peace by members of the opera cast
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Gabriel Prokofiev, Interview with Christopher Underwood
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David Lloyd-Jones, How War and Peace came to the UK
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Rita McAllister (RSAMD), Reconstructing the original version of the opera
Alexander Gibson Opera Studio
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Thursday 21 January 2010
Attendance at the conference is free but registration is necessary. Closing date
for registration is 18 January 2010. Please email Christina K. Guillaumier to confirm your place:
c.guillaumier@rsamd.ac.uk
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