http://philipkennicott.com/2009/07/01/educating-the-privileged-elite/ Architecture, Music, Culture and Journalism Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:21:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://philipkennicott.com/2009/07/01/educating-the-privileged-elite/#comment-124 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:23:33 +0000 http://philipkennicott.com/?p=388#comment-124 Reading your article I was left wondering why there is no mention of the new media for opera (DVD and Blu-Ray). This new technology allows for Opera to reach the big masses, not only those who live close to an opera house, or can afford the tickets. If we want to educate the people and young people in particular, we should use some the medium they are attracted to guide them through opera as an art form and to each one of them. I haven’t seen anyone put together a program to introduce you to the world of opera, with suggested DVDs to buy and explanations like the METs CDs “talking about Opera”.
Opera is an encompassing art, the “story” is important, but not necessarily the most important one. Most books and articles written about opera center on the story, while others will center on the performer and some particular High C forgetting the complete experience of the total art in Opera. Is there any way we can use the already available technology to make Opera a more popular art than it is today?
Thanks for taking the time to read my few words.

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