Errata

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III/3/12 table of contents and p. 63 title for Chapter 6 should read: “Abstract Music and Vocalises”

IV/3/9 and back cover/3/4: Should read “Jonas Kaufmann”

14/2/14-18: Should read: “…this results in surprising textual or rhythmic emphases that are nonetheless valid. For example, in Salut! Demeure chaste et pure from “Faust”, Dale sings “Ô Marguerite ! A tes pieds me voici ! ‘’ instead of the expected “Ô Marguerite ! A tes pieds me voici ! ‘’, and the result is deeply moving.”

18/1/3: Add quotation marks for “seems to”

21/2/2: add a period after “laughter”

25/1/2-3: Should read “Here I would just like to set up some guidelines for singers as you explore this complex subject for yourselves.”

25/5/3: should read “Lucio Silla”

29/5/1: Should read “Be prepared to verbalize for the harpsichordist…”

40: should be labelled “example a”

53/4/5: should read “…look at the score before accepting the gig.”

59/2/4: should read “Schwarzkopf”

60/1/1: hyphenation should read “Schwarz-kopf”

74/1/9: should read “James Jorden”

74/1/14: should read “Jorden also posited…”

75/4/4: should read “…accompaniment continues as written.”

89/1/5: should read “…is beyond question.”

98/2/2: should read “…ing above”

98/3/2: should read “…handsome downstairs neighbor…”

123/3/2-3: should read “…in advance about anything final with regard to who the character is…

123/5/2-6: should read “…open to possibilities that I may not have otherwise entertained, that can happen during the process. Sometimes very late in the process I make the decision how I’m going to play something. Yeah, so it’s really, really important…”

125/2/1-2:  “I’ve only done that with Pelléas et Mélisande and Lulu.

125/3/5: Omit “I also”

125/5/1: should read “No, it wasn’t difficult at all. No, but I know the other…”
125/5/5: should read “[Andreas] Kriegenburg

127/1/1: should read “I don’t sing it square, but I’m…”

127/3/6: should read “We generally have an assistant who’s conducting…

127/5/1-2: should read “My presentation of things is more for the director, but in the case of …”

127/5/2: should read “[Kirill]”

127/7/2: should read “…and they leave…”

129/3/6-7: should read “Oh, I loved what the movement coach taught you to do…”

137-145 header on each page should read: “Diana Soviero”