Dear Robin
Interesting, I had a rather similar experience when writing the lyrics for a
song which went on to win a national song contest. But in this case I put it
down to the hubris of the composer/performer. Having also written a libretto,
the stalls you referred to more likely are situated in the Augean Stables!
Glen
Robin Hamilton wrote:
> From: "Glen Phillips" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > Who has worked with composers/performers and what's the satisfaction or
> > otherwise of such collaboration?
>
> Having worked in the early seventies with the Australian composer Anne
> Boyd, I would say ... none.
>
> Which might be unfair to Anne, but in my experience, librettists count
> somewhere below those who sweep out the stalls in the theatre.
>
> The first I knew that an opera for which I'd written the libretto had been
> performed as part of the Opening Festival Season of the Sidney Opera House
> (Annex?) was when someone stopped me in the street (in Glasgow), later
> followed by an interesting (?!) exchange of letters with Faber (Music)
> [ltd.] to establish my title to be the author of the said libretto.
>
> "One time, some time, never again old chug" (Tom Paulin somewhere in the
> liberty tree).
>
> MUCH better to work with visual artists IMHO ...
>
> Robin Hamilton
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