Explaining the dedication, Jenkins said, “Kathy made an enormous contribution to the success of Seattle Opera. The opera opens February 22, 2003, at Mercer Arts Arena. Magiera, the company’s administrative director from 1992 to 2002, who died in December after a long battle with cancer. Magiera Musicians to Pay Tribute with the Siegfried Idyll Antonio Nagore to Sing Pollione Jenkins to Give Norma Seminar on February 15 Seattle-Seattle Opera General Director Speight Jenkins has announced that Seattle Opera’s new production of Bellini’s Norma will be dedicated to the memory of Kathy A. "Since I don't write music, I went looking for a composer, and I was affiliated with Playwrights Horizons, so Ira Weitzman, the director of musical theatre there, recommended two composers, one of whom was Jonathan Larson.For Release Thursday, FebruPress Contact: Tina Ryker, 20 Visuals Contact: Monte Jacobson, 20 Seattle Opera 2002/03 Season Update Norma Opens February 22 New Production Dedicated to Kathy A. "I had this idea for a Bohème for now - for our generation that had sort of a 'noise' and captured the un- Bohèmeness of it: not sweet and not luscious," recalled Aronson in 2016 Playbill article.
He lived in Hell's Kitchen just up the street from Lincoln Center and would attend opera in his spare time, falling in love with Puccini’s masterpiece in particular. Aronson came to New York in 1983 after studying drama at Yale University.
Billy Aronson, a behind-the-scenes figure in the musical’s creation, brought the idea to re-envision the classic opera La bohème set in the streets of contemporary New York City to Jonathan Larson. The Inspiration for the Broadway hit RENTįans of the musical (rock opera) RENT will recognize not just plot and characters, but famous tunes from the opera that inspired that 1996 show.
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