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Historical theatre

Conducting from the Stage

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(see the first part of this blog here ) Some time ago, I wrote about how in eighteenth-century melodrama the actor pantomimes every single motive of the music and how this realization changed the way I perform and relate to the orchestra. This came about during the rehearsals for Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Le Devin du Village […]

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When Music Means Movement

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Bathed by a wet morning sunlight, the Chateau de Dorigny beckoned. Once visited by the luminaires of the 18th century, it now welcomed a group of scholars dedicated to understanding one of the country’s most remarkable thinkers ― Jean-Jacques Rousseau. For me it was the culmination of a long process; an opportunity to reflect on

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