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Vincenzo_Chillone t1_j6xwttx wrote

Who is the most important person, who works with / for you? And why is their work important for what you do?

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sandiegoopera OP t1_j6xxcyy wrote

There are two music staff people most important in a production. Dialogue begins with the Resident Conductor months in advance to decide how many strings we’ll have in the pit, what backstage instruments are needed for effects, how many singers in the chorus. Once I arrive, the rehearsals are all done with a pianist who represents the orchestra. And once (after 2/3 weeks) the music and staging are synchronized, only then do we add the last piece, the orchestra.

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