Wesley Balk
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H. Wesley Balk was an American performance theorist/coach and stage director. He was artistic director of the Minnesota Opera
for almost twenty years, where he directed several world premieres, including Conrad Susa
's Transformations
.
He authored several books on performance, including The Complete Singer-Actor and The Radiant Performer.
Minnesota Opera
The Minnesota Opera is a performance organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was founded in 1963 by the Walker Art Center, and is known for premiering such diverse works as Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and Frankenstein by Libby Larsen...
for almost twenty years, where he directed several world premieres, including Conrad Susa
Conrad Susa
Conrad Stephen Susa is an American composer, particularly known for his operas. His 1973 chamber opera, Transformations, set to texts from the poems of Anne Sexton, is one of the most frequently performed operas by an American composer and was one of the featured operas of the 2006 Wexford Opera...
's Transformations
Transformations (opera)
Transformations is a chamber opera in two acts by the American composer Conrad Susa with a libretto of ten poems by Anne Sexton from her 1971 book Transformations, a collection of confessional poetry based on stories by the Brothers Grimm...
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He authored several books on performance, including The Complete Singer-Actor and The Radiant Performer.
Sources
- Hahn, Trudi, "H. Wesley Balk, opera director, dies at 70; The Minnesota Opera's creative leader helped develop an American style of operatic performance", Star TribuneStar TribuneThe Star Tribune is the largest newspaper in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is published seven days each week in an edition for the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. A statewide version is also available across Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota. The...
, 22 March 2003 (accessed via subscription 11 June 2010) - Opera AmericaOpera AmericaOpera America, officially OPERA America, is a service organization in North America promoting the creation, presentation, and enjoyment of opera...
, Transformations, North American Works Directory (accessed 6 June 2010)
External links
- The Wesley Balk Opera and Music-Theater Institute, Biography of Wesley Balk