THE ART OF MAKING OPERA two seasons with San Diego Opera a personal view photographs and notes of ML HART
Photographer and author ML Hart spent two years behind the scenes with San Diego Opera to create this extraordinary documentary portrait. More than 350 black & white photographs give a unique look at art and opera -- in this one company and for all opera companies everywhere -- as never before. It is a fascinating journey. Step inside and look behind the curtain at the passion and the work involved in the creative process... the heartbeat of grand opera.

Inside the book

more than 350 black & white duotone photographs with extensive captions

chapters on principal singers, one individual singer preparing for two
different roles, the audience, conductors and orchestra, administration,
stagehands, supernumeraries, dancers... and more

Foreword by internationally famed conductor Richard Bonynge

23-page narrative history of San Diego Opera written by music critic
David Gregson, and introduced by General Director Ian D. Campbell

chronology of San Diego Opera performances with cross-referenced listing
of all principal singers, directors, conductors, and designers from 1965
through 1997