Cracking Open the Creative Process

From the earliest libretto drafts to piano-vocal scores and finally the full orchestral score, hearing a work come to life off the page at every stage of development is both exhilarating and invaluable for the writers. Understandably, there is often a desire to keep this process private: the operas are still evolving, the artists are still experimenting, and early exposure can invite snap judgments that risk undermining a piece before it has the chance to reach its full potential. But keeping workshops entirely behind the curtain creates its own problems…