FALSTAFF Intermission Chat with PETER KAZARAS

FALSTAFF Intermission Chat with PETER KAZARAS

Author: Seattle Opera November 14, 2020 Duration: 17:45

Peter Kazaras has been a mainstay of Seattle Opera since his 1985 debut onstage singing the role of Steva in JENŮFA. His debut as a stage director came in 2003. As Artistic Director of Seattle Opera's Young Artists Program from 2005 to 2013, plus his ongoing work as Director of Opera at UCLA, he has trained a generation of opera artists. For a KING FM Intermission he discussed with Jonathan Dean Verdi's FALSTAFF, an opera Kazaras first staged in 2007, for the Young Artists, and then in 2010 on Seattle Opera's mainstage.

 


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