Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Keywords
opera performance practice, singing actors, operatic acting history
Abstract
Join former Washington Post chief classical music critic Anne Midgette and Composer, Music Critic and Professor Greg Sandow for a lively conversation about the myth of “park and bark.” In the 21st century, audiences have been led to believe that we’ve seen a renaissance of acting in opera, and that singers of the past tended to stand still on stage and simply power out their music: the so-called “park and bark.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Midgette and Sandow offer a look at the true history of “singing actors,” acting singers, and how opera singers have long moved people with their acting through their bodies as well as their voices.
Recommended Citation
Lundgren, Janel E.
(2025)
"Join us This Fall,"
Newsletter of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK: Vol. 41:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jussibjorlingsocietynl/vol41/iss1/4