It's not enough to hit the notes. There is no point in the singers just standing there and sounding wonderful if they're not connecting with the characters they are portraying.
On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through. - Bruce Beresford
On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through.
- Bruce Beresford
Quite a few operas are still being commissioned around the world, although nothing apart from audience popularity can ensure more than a few performa… - Bruce Beresford
Quite a few operas are still being commissioned around the world, although nothing apart from audience popularity can ensure more than a few performa…
For a director, the most challenging scenes are the dialogue scenes. - Bruce Beresford
For a director, the most challenging scenes are the dialogue scenes.
When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match. - Bruce Beresford
When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match.
The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals. - Bruce Beresford
The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals.
It's not enough to hit the notes. There is no point in the singers just standing there and sounding wonderful if they're not connecting with the char… - Bruce Beresford
It's not enough to hit the notes. There is no point in the singers just standing there and sounding wonderful if they're not connecting with the char…
I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them. - Bruce Beresford
I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them.
I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience showed me tha… - Bruce Beresford
I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience showed me tha…
Perhaps the most difficult thing is shooting scenes set 6,000 feet up in the mountains of Mexico. - Bruce Beresford
Perhaps the most difficult thing is shooting scenes set 6,000 feet up in the mountains of Mexico.
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