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Turan_dot_com t1_it7ubm5 wrote
Reply to comment by sandiegoopera in Hi Reddit! I'm a Grammy winning classical composer, composer-in-residence for the Philadelphia Orchestra and I also founded a music academy. In two weeks, the San Diego Opera will premiere my first ever opera, El Ultimo Sueño de Frida y Diego. AMA by sandiegoopera
Thanks for sharing! Off to read it. And it seems there was a NY Times piece on your opera as well. Very cool. Congratulations!
Turan_dot_com t1_it7oeoi wrote
Reply to Hi Reddit! I'm a Grammy winning classical composer, composer-in-residence for the Philadelphia Orchestra and I also founded a music academy. In two weeks, the San Diego Opera will premiere my first ever opera, El Ultimo Sueño de Frida y Diego. AMA by sandiegoopera
Congratulations on your first opera! I was reading about you and learned you are partially deaf. While you are not the first deaf composer (Beethoven comes to mind), most of the ones I know about are , well, decomposing.
How has this affected your musical palette and approach to composition? I know Beethoven used lower frequencies as he experienced hearing loss and I'm wondering how you approach composing with your unique way of hearing.
P.S. I have friends in San Diego and I told them about your opera and they told me they already have tickets .
Turan_dot_com t1_j6xdyb4 wrote
Reply to I'm Yves Abel, Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. I’ve conducted all over the globe, and even got to work with the great Leonard Bernstein while in training. AMA! by sandiegoopera
You're having a dinner party. What 4 guests are you inviting (real or fictional, living or dead)? More importantly, what's on the menu and musical playlist?