The Jerusalem-born, Berlin-trained maestro, widely experienced in opera as well as symphonic repertoire, says of the Perth-based band, “They are a wonderful orchestra, they play anything you put on their stands in a very professional way, and it’s an orchestra I can really shape and give a playing style and a profile.”
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James Taylor On Fame (And Moaning About It In Song)
“It’s a real wrenching thing to go from being a private person to being a public person, especially when you’re being autobiographical. But it’s what everyone wants – to get everyone’s attention, to have your music make a living for you, to be validated in that way. So I’m a little embarrassed that [in ‘Hey Mister, That’s Me Up on the Jukebox’] I complained about getting what I wanted so badly.”
Has Death of a Salesman Lost Its Meaning In Today’s America?
Lee Siegel: “While Death of a Salesman has consolidated its prestige as an exposure of middle-class delusions, the American middle class – as a social reality and a set of admirable values – has nearly ceased to exist. … Instead of humbling its audience through the shock of recognition, the play now confers upon the people who can afford to see it a feeling of superiority – itself a fragile illusion.”