There are several other Schumann songs providing the musical clues which enable Dr. P to carry out his daily life. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. On the surface, it might seem an improbable source for an opera.

Nyman’s self-described “minimalist” style of composition is deceptively difficult and its musical transparency can lead to pitfalls for the unwary. Given the vocal calibre and projection skills of the three singers, amplification was a questionable enhancement.

In the “First examination” scene, Dr. P is accompanied by his wife, unsurprisingly called “Mrs P.”  In some ways, she is more unbalanced than her husband and is certainly in a state of massive denial. Mr. Morris's production, first seen last fall at the opera's world premiere at the London Institute of Contemporary Art, is ingeniously simple, with apt design and lighting by Jock Scott and Luke Sapsed. Thadeusz Tischbein’s video projections were more successful, particularly those of the Manhattan sky-line in the 1960’s and a distorted image of the interior of the Wiener Staatsoper which reflected Dr. P’s blurred recollections. Although born in Stratford outside London which should not be confused with Shakespeare’s much grander “upon-Avon” site, Nyman’s parents were both Polish, making the Kraków connection even more relevant. See the article in its original context from.

The plot of “The Hat” concerns a famous singer and teacher (Dr. P) who due to a degenerative disability of visual agnosia (mental blindness) can no longer recognize normal objects or perform daily functions.

MASTER CLASSES The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales is a 1985 book by neurologist Oliver Sacks describing the case histories of some of his patients. Dr. P.'s remarkable resilience is echoed by his doctor: ''I can't tell you/What's wrong,'' he sings. The second problem was that for all the musical excellence, Konieczny’s English diction was wanting. But as Dr. Sacks is the first to proclaim, Mr. Rawlence et al have done a sterling job.

The 74-year-old composer is actually extremely prolific in varied genres and has written a number string quartets, operas, songs and instrumental works. INSTITUTE This is a soprano who scored a triumph in Calixto Bieito’s controversial production of “Lulu” in Basel and Montalvo’s acting skills are undeniable.

Barbara Bronner Opera Rara 2017-18 Review – The Man who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: Michael Nyman’s Opera About Madness Makes a Lot of Sense in Krakow By Jonathan Sutherland Since 2009 Opera Rara has been bringing obscure operatic works to the resplendent royal city of Kraków in Poland.

Sacks chose the title of the book from the case study of one of his patients, whom he calls "Dr. P"; P has visual agnosia, a neurological condition that leaves him unable to recognize faces (even of familiar people) and (even familiar) objects. Opera is thriving.

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. A trained actor, Konieczny brought considerable thespian skills to the part and there were many passages which were intensely moving without being remotely maudlin. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. The ending, then, with Dr. P. alone yet still contentedly connected with ordinary reality through music, makes for a final scene that Richard Strauss (''Capriccio'') might have relished and in which Mr. Nyman does not disappoint.

Steamboat Springs, CO 80487, MAILING ADDRESS: Jonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. The score for this opera, with Mr. Nyman giving cues and playing the piano nearly continuously along with two violinists, a violist, two cellists and a harpist, is clearly based on the restless patterning of Minimalism. During his studies at the Royal Academy of Music, Nyman specialized in baroque music and was an accomplished harpsichordist which makes his references to Purcell in the film score to “ The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover” more understandable. His final dying ‘mm” phrases reaching a top F-sharp were memorable for immaculate legato and enviable evenness of tone.

The opera ends with Sacks paraphrasing in spoken dialogue a line from TS Eliot’s “Four Quartets:” “When the music stopped, so did he” which Jackson delivered with benign acquiescence and ineffable gentleness. The opera itself is certainly no buffo burlesque, but handles a difficult subject with dignity and sensitivity. DONATE, PHYSICAL ADDRESS: He can identify colors, lines, and shapes but cannot make sense of what he sees. Two 60-minute virtual seminars based on the neurological health themes from the opera and book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat October 12 and 19, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. Other well-known film music includes “The Piano” and “Gattaca” which explore more of Nyman’s Glass-ish translucent approach to music. But Dr. Sacks and the librettists manage to build to that epiphany by not over-dramatizing or explaining their subject.

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