Something interesting I’ve read today. Note that I, the librettist, have never heard the Riel opera, nor read it beyond the first few pages of the score. I did this at the Canadian Music Centre so that I could briefly look at how the libretto was set. I’m not fond of recitative, or sing-spiele, or whatever the heck they call it (I should know the word as I have a degree in Voice!) when someone sings something pedestrian like, “Take out the garbage!!”. When I embark upon a new project I avoid others’ work in the field – creative, that is. I DO my research, and then I listen, listen, listen. Gaudry (is he a cousin I wonder?) is an interesting writer/academic. I’ve not had the time to read much of his work, yet.

Something interesting I’ve read today. Note that I, the librettist, have never heard the Riel opera, nor read it beyond the first few pages of the score. I did this at the Canadian Music Centre so that I could briefly look at how the libretto was set. I’m not fond of recitative, or sing-spiele, or whatever the heck they call it (I should know the word as I have a degree in Voice!) when someone sings something pedestrian like, “Take out the garbage!!”. When I embark upon a new project I avoid others’ work in the field – creative, that is. I DO my research, and then I listen, listen, listen. Gaudry (is he a cousin I wonder?) is an interesting writer/academic. I’ve not had the time to read much of his work, yet.
One thing for certain. I am writing this for a Michif audience. And the Michif peoples in my work are FAR FROM SILENT!!!
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