| This article is for you if you're a
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| | but we only hear them, seated down below
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| behind-the-scenes kind of person - the
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| | in the orchestra pit as they are.Many
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| admin assistant who gets the presentation
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| | elements go together to produce the opera
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| ready for the guys in marketing but
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| | we see that bears the name of one man
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| doesn't get to go to the meeting; the PR
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| | only. Take "Turandot" for instance. It
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| pro who writes all their speeches and
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| | was librettist Semoni who gave Puccini
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| answers all the complaint letters for the
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| | the suggestion for the opera in the first
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| president or CEO; the at-home mother who
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| | place, telling about "Turandotte," a play
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| makes sure the concert pianist practices;
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| | written by Gozzi, based on a fable from
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| the deputy chief whose job description is
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| | the Arabian Nights.Puccini had been
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| doing all the things the chief doesn't
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| | searching for two years for a suitable
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| like to do or can't do; or the paralegal
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| | plot for an opera, and at the age of 61
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| who prepares all the pleadings, knows all
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| | began "Turandot," instructing his
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| the codes, and does all the licking and
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| | librettists, Adami and Semoni to "pour
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| stamping.Temistocle Solear, Antonio
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| | great pathos into the drama." Puccini
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| Ghislanzoni, Henri Meilhac, Jules
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| | was known, incidentally for being
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| Barbier, Michael Carre, Guiseppe Giacosa,
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| | extremely demanding, requiring endless
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| Luigi Illica, Renato Semoni, and Nicola
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| | rewrites from his librettists.From his
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| Haym all know what this is like.Who on
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| | point of view however, the librettists
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| earth are these people??Well even if
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| | were difficult. We can read his letters
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| you're not an opera fan, I bet you've
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| | begging them to do their work. He wrote
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| heard of the composers Verdi, Bizet,
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| | frantically to Simoni, in charge of Act
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| Mozart, Strauss, Gounod, Handel,
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| | III, "The third! The third! The
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| Donizetti and Puccini. And I'm sure
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| | third!"At one point, he confessed to a
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| you've heard of some of their operas -
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| | friend "Music disgusts me...", as he
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| Aida, Carmen, Cosi fan Tutte, Madame
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| | evidently had periods of self-doubt and
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| Butterfly, Faust, and Don Giovanni, for
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| | composer's block. Toscanini paid him a
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| instance.Did you know that these
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| | visit and gave him the encouragement to
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| composers wrote the music for their
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| | keep going. Every team has their
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| operas but not the lyrics? Solear,
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| | Toscanini; or needs one.Puccini was
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| Ghislanzoni and the other individuals in
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| | justified in urging completion of the
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| the list are what's called "librettists."
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| | opera as he died before the team had
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| It is they who wrote the words to the
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| | completed the third act. The
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| music that tell the story, without which
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| | collaboration continued on, as Toscanini
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| you would be listening to a symphony, not
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| | found a composer named Franco Alfano,
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| an opera. And we never hear their
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| | whose name is rarely mentioned, to
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| names!They're called "librettists"
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| | complete it. The world premier took
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| because the words to the songs, which
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| | place on April 25th, 1926, the work of
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| basically comprise the script of the
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| | one guiding genius and many hands, hearts
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| opera, is called a "libretto." It's
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| | and minds.It isn't that teamwork and
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| Italian for little book.Like Gilbert and
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| | collaboration is new, it's that it's
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| Sullivan, the pairs worked together. The
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| | newly being recognized. Most of us
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| inimitable Richard Wagner was the only
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| | realize we couldn't accomplish anything
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| one to compose all his operas entirely by
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| | alone, while those behind the scenes who
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| himself, creating both music and lyrics,
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| | work long and willing hours, long for
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| which may account for why they are so
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| | some recognition. Appreciation, after
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| powerful, so "Wagnerian."This is quite a
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| | all, is what tops the surveys when
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| feat because composing music and writing
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| | employees talk about what they want at
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| words require different parts of the
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| | their job, and it's so consistently
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| brain.Sometimes the composer and
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| | there, it's a wonder it isn't heeded
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| librettist met in person, while other
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| | more.Richard Montuori, town manager of
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| times the work was done by
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| | Bellica, Massachusetts, knows and
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| correspondence. Strauss worked
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| | appreciates his team. "I love [my] job,"
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| exclusively with one librettist, after
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| | he said a newspaper interview. "Every
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| writing his own lyrics for his first
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| | day is different and presents new
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| opera and finding out he wasn't good at
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| | challenges. Finances are a daily and
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| it, but most other composers switched
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| | yearly challenge, but no one person ever
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| around, finding the right librettist for
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| | accomplishes anything alone. We have
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| the job, or one who was available. It's
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| | excellent department heads and town
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| not unlike the way a lot of us work these
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| | boards that help keep the town moving in
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| days - long distance and by
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| | the right direction."Isn't it nice to
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| contract.Again, grasp the significance of
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| | hear someone publicly acclaim the team
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| the work these unsung heroes did. The
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| | that makes him shine? I hope your boss
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| words are so integral to the opera they
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| | or manager does this for you, and that if
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| are never translated. Subtitles run
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| | you're the boss or manager, you
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| across the big screen on stage, or the
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| | appreciate and acknowledge - and sing -
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| little screen on the chair in front of
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| | the unsung heroes in your midst.But how
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| yours at the opera. We read them in our
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| | do you praise everyone? There are always
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| native tongue while they are sung on
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| | so many.Here's a leadership trick I
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| stage in the original German, Italian, or
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| | learned from a pro. At the culmination
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| French. (For aficionados, anyway.
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| | of an anniversary banquet, engineered by
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| Beginners may enjoy translations, such as
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| | many, and funded by many more, the
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| The Chandos Opera In English series,
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| | director of the benefited-agency rose and
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| which translates the lyrics into
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| | thanked "everyone who helped make it
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| English.)What an incredible collaboration
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| | possible to raise the $50,000." Then he
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| an opera is. It takes costume designers
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| | added, looking around the room, "And I'd
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| as well, because an opera is as much
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| | especially like to thank someone whose
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| visual as it is auditory. The Grand
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| | name I won't mention, but they will know
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| Opera is known for its elaborate sets and
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| | who I mean."I thought it was me! So did
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| costumes. In "Turandot," when the mob
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| | a dozen other people, I'm sure, and that
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| turns surly and the moon appears, she is
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| | was what the director had in mind, he
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| personified and costumed in a
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| | told me later when I asked him whom he
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| magnificence dominated the stage for what
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| | had in mind, because his glance around
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| seems like half an hour, that will keep
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| | the room was professionally ambivalent.It
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| you transfigured.One opera I hope to see
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| | works, and it's always, always
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| one day is Verdi's "Aida," excuse me,
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| | true.©Susan Dunn, MA, THE EQ COACH.
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