{"id":13,"date":"2021-02-07T03:57:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T03:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2023-12-10T18:07:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T18:07:09","slug":"opera-librettist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/opera-librettist\/","title":{"rendered":"Opera Librettist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Opera is one of most tangible examples of the willing suspension of disbelief \u2014 using the human singing voice to tell a story. New works in the singing theater should incorporate what we have learned about storytelling, identity, relevance and stagecraft, illuminating why characters sing rather than speak. Form, shape and concision in the libretto are essential, always making room for music and the voice to tell the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/opera-librettist\/swimming-in-the-dark\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SWIMMING-IN-THE-DARK-KITSAKOS-792x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SWIMMING-IN-THE-DARK-KITSAKOS-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SWIMMING-IN-THE-DARK-KITSAKOS-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SWIMMING-IN-THE-DARK-KITSAKOS-768x993.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SWIMMING-IN-THE-DARK-KITSAKOS.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Swimming in the Dark (Upcoming)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/opera-librettist\/an-incident-in-sutton-square\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Incident-668x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Incident-668x1024.jpg 668w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Incident-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Incident-768x1177.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Incident.jpg 844w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>An Incident in Sutton Square<\/strong><br>The Studios of Key West<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/opera-librettist\/a-thousand-splendid-suns\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/seattle-suns-cover-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/seattle-suns-cover-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/seattle-suns-cover-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/seattle-suns-cover-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/seattle-suns-cover.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>A Thousand Splendid Suns<\/strong><br>Seattle Opera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/opera-librettist\/the-pleasing-recollection\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pleasing-recollection-title.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pleasing-recollection-title.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pleasing-recollection-title-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pleasing-recollection-title-768x537.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The Pleasing Recollection<\/strong><br>54 Below<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/opera-librettist\/the-wooden-sword\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1575\" height=\"2175\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-Wooden-Sword.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-Wooden-Sword.jpg 1575w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-Wooden-Sword-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-Wooden-Sword-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-Wooden-Sword-768x1061.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-Wooden-Sword-1112x1536.jpg 1112w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-Wooden-Sword-1483x2048.jpg 1483w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1575px) 100vw, 1575px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The Wooden Sword<\/strong><br>UConn Opera Theatre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/opera-librettist\/the-white-rooster\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"586\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-White-Rooster-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-White-Rooster-.jpg 586w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-White-Rooster--300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The White Rooster<\/strong><br>Smithsonian Washington, DC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/opera-librettist\/the-woman-in-penthouse-a\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Penthouse-A-662x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Penthouse-A-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Penthouse-A-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Penthouse-A-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenkitsakos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Penthouse-A.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The Woman in Penthouse A<\/strong><br>The Studios of Key West<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opera is one of most tangible examples of the willing suspension of disbelief \u2014 using the human singing voice to tell a story. New works in the singing theater should incorporate what we have learned about storytelling, identity, relevance and stagecraft, illuminating why characters sing rather than speak. 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