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	<title>BEHIND THE SPOTLIGHT</title>
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	<description>Exploring    the    Development    of    New    Opera    for    New    Audiences   with   American   Lyric   Theater</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>BAD BLOGGER!</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2010/03/03/bad-blogger/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2010/03/03/bad-blogger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I admit it, I&#8217;ve been a bad blogger!  My best laid intentions to regularly update Behind the Spotlight veered a bit off course in the latter half of 2009, in part due the amount of directing I was doing for other companies.  I had a very busy fall, directing the World Premiere of a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2.1% - DIGGING OUR OWN GRAVE</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/06/23/21-digging-our-own-grave/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/06/23/21-digging-our-own-grave/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2002, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) reported that only 3.2% of the adult population participated in Opera. This week, the NEA released updated statistics: their 2008 research revealed that 2.1% of the adult population participated in Opera.  Not only is this the LOWEST of any art form, it represents a decrease of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OPENING CHOCOLATE BARS JUST FOR THE WRAPPERS!</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/05/13/opening-chocolate-bars-just-for-the-wrappers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/05/13/opening-chocolate-bars-just-for-the-wrappers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 16:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it took a little longer than I expected to get the video from our workshop of The Golden Ticket edited, I&#8217;m glad to report that the sound quality is excellent, and today I am posting a short excerpt for your viewing and listening pleasure! As one of my earlier posts discussed the casting of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE BEST IS YET TO COME</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/04/21/the-best-is-yet-to-come/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/04/21/the-best-is-yet-to-come/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.gt.altnyc.org/?p=139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are amused by these photos form our workshop of The Golden Ticket earlier this month, the best is truly yet to come&#8230; Next week, I will be at the Opera America conference with my colleagues from Opera Theatre of St. Louis, who will be presenting preliminary design research for the world premiere production. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHAT OPERA COMPANIES CAN LEARN FROM MTV AND COMEDY CENTRAL</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/04/15/what-opera-companies-can-learn-from-mtv-and-comedy-central/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/04/15/what-opera-companies-can-learn-from-mtv-and-comedy-central/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
I was following a Twitter discussion (experienced ‘tweeters’ please feel free to let me know the correct term for this) about the role of young arts administrators.  Greg Sandow tweeted “a study found that younger people don&#8217;t like working for established arts org because their ideas aren&#8217;t listened to.” This is hardly news, but it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE PUBLIC WORKSHOP DEBATE CONTINUES</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/04/14/the-public-workshop-debate-continues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/04/14/the-public-workshop-debate-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was not surprised to receive so many emails about my last post. While the debate continues, a few responses that I&#8217;ve received have prompted me to be a bit more clear about my feelings on this topic!
Many people emailed me directly about this, or posted comments on facebook (please, post your comments here so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SHOULD WORKSHOPS BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/04/09/should-workshops-be-open-to-the-public/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/04/09/should-workshops-be-open-to-the-public/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The response to our workshop of The Golden Ticket last weekend has been incredibly positive. Interestingly, both before and after the workshop, there has been a lot of discussion as to whether or not workshops should be open to the public. I strongly believe that inviting the public in to see pieces in development is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THANK YOU TO A GOLDEN CAST</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/04/05/thank-you-to-a-golden-cast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/04/05/thank-you-to-a-golden-cast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick post today to thank everyone involved in our workshop of The Golden Ticket.  The reading was a tremendous success, and the entire workshop period was incredibly helpful for all involved in the project.
I know that I said I would post more regularly during the workshop, but artistic duties called and had to take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REHEARSAL PHOTO DIARY</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/04/01/rehearsal-photo-diary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/04/01/rehearsal-photo-diary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick post today to share some photos of last night&#8217;s rehearsal.  Peter Ash and Donald Sturrock have been with us since Monday, and it is very exciting to see Peter and Donald working with the cast and conductor, Tim Redmond. One of the most important facets of doing a workshop is having the opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MEET CHARLIE BUCKET</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/03/31/meet-charlie-bucket/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/03/31/meet-charlie-bucket/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Last week, I was asked to do a quick Q&#38;A session with Kyrian Friedenberg, our wonderful Charlie in The Golden Ticket.  I don&#8217;t know if this mini-interview will ever be published, but some of Kyrian&#8217;s answers were so entertaining, I thought I would share it with you&#8230;
How      old were you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MAKING MORE THAN MUSIC</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/03/29/making-more-than-music/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/03/29/making-more-than-music/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following our work through yesterday, we spent today working in detail on specific scenes. We took the morning off, and started the afternoon with a private coaching for our Mike Teavee, countertenor Jason Abrams.  Peter has written an incredibly amusing and virtuosic parody of a baroque aria for Mike, in which he very creatively uses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A PRETTY GOLDEN FIRST WORK THROUGH</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/03/28/a-pretty-golden-first-work-through/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/03/28/a-pretty-golden-first-work-through/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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As promised, today I took the video camera into the rehearsal studio as we did our first work through of The Golden Ticket.  I have to preface this with a note of thanks to our wonderful cast for being willing to share the process on this blog. Rehearsals can range from performance caliber to very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AND SO IT BEGINS - DAYS 1,2 AND 3!</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/03/27/and-so-it-begins-days-12-and-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/03/27/and-so-it-begins-days-12-and-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, I know I said I&#8217;d post daily - It&#8217;s day three of our rehearsal period for The Golden Ticket, and this is truly the first time I have a few minutes between rehearsals and grant proposals to quickly let you know what&#8217;s going on&#8230; I promise to post more regularly from now on&#8230;
The first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MY NOT SO GOLDEN APPENDIX!</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/03/23/my-not-so-golden-appendix/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/03/23/my-not-so-golden-appendix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, last week was a bit more dramatic than expected!  Just as all of the arrangements for our upcoming workshop of The Golden Ticket were being solidified, my appendix decided it no longer wanted to be a part of my life, forcing me into the hospital for an emergency appendectomy!  Fortunately, they got it out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FINDING VERUCA SALT</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/03/10/finding-veruca-salt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/03/10/finding-veruca-salt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common questions people ask me is, &#8220;How do you cast an opera?&#8221;  The answer isn&#8217;t simple, as there are so many factors that go into making casting decisions depending on the nature of the project and who is involved, but I&#8217;ll try to address this question by looking at a specific [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SCHEDULING OOMPA LOOMPAS IS JUST THE BEGINNING</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/03/03/scheduling-oompa-loompas-is-just-the-beginning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/03/03/scheduling-oompa-loompas-is-just-the-beginning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, we began assembling the preliminary schedule for the entire workshop of The Golden Ticket.  Our sessions will begin in less than two weeks, with Chorus Rehearsals for the men who take on the daunting task of creating some of Dahl&#8217;s most beloved characters: the Oompa Loompas! Donald and Peter have expanded the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CASTING AND BEYOND&#8230; SO MUCH TO DO!</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/02/26/casting-and-beyond-so-much-to-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/02/26/casting-and-beyond-so-much-to-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I was sitting in a production meeting this afternoon at one of the two venues we are considering for the future production of The Golden Ticket in New York City (I can&#8217;t tell you which ones quite yet&#8230;) my mind began to wander.  Not that the scheduling and budget considerations were not riveting, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BEHIND THE SPOTLIGHT - WHY A BLOG FROM ALT?</title>
		<link>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/02/24/behind-the-spotlight-why-a-blog-from-alt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gt.altnyc.org/2009/02/24/behind-the-spotlight-why-a-blog-from-alt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past two years, I have become an enormous fan of many Blogs.  It is a wonderful way to not only share interesting information, but also a way to engage in a dialogue about many different topics.  So why a Blog for ALT? What do we have to contribute to the Blogosphere?
Well, hopefully, a [...]]]></description>
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