@meganmariehart@mastodon.social
2026-08-05 12:10 UTC
@bastro@maly.io @withaveeay@mastodon.scot
The theaters provide us with photocopies authorized by the rights holders. Working with copies is easier if the production requires cuts, changes, or additions to the original score, and for some operas it’s the only way to make sure that everyone is working from the same version! I usually buy a printed copy for myself anyway and work from that, to be prepared to sing the role in other productions.
But there is currently no Salome without English in print, and I had to
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@meganmariehart@mastodon.social 2026-08-05 12:17
@bastro@maly.io @withaveeay@mastodon.scot get hold of a vintage copy from before the English was added. Initially, I had intended to write my notes directly into the book, as I always do: rhythms, my own translation, and stage directions. But I won’t. This book is really old, at least 113 years, could be 120 years. And even if the binding would survive serving a full production (which I doubt), the paper might break next time, when I need to erase the stage directions to make room for a different production. 2/2
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@bastro@maly.io 2026-08-05 12:15
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