Music Is Never Background
A director on music in theatre: how it shapes what an audience sees in a scene, how loud it should be, and three questions to ask before rehearsal.
Journal
Essays, interviews, and analysis — distinct from day-to-day news.
- Essay
Music Is Never Background
A director’s notes on music in theatre, and on who is really leading the scene.
Andrey Morozov · 10/5/2026, 7:46:57 AM
- Opera
Four People Talking at Once
What opera can hold at once, and why it is not finished with us yet
8/26/2026, 6:12:12 AM
- Behind the Scenes
Bringing Puccini's Orchestra into Our Rehearsal Room
How a university production recreated the orchestral world of Puccini, one bar at a time.
8/9/2026, 8:12:49 AM
EditorialEvery Performance Begins Long Before the Curtain Rises
An invitation to write, collaborate and build something with us
8/5/2026, 9:01:08 AM
OperaGianni Schicchi: Puccini's One-Act Opera, Sung in English
Introducing Puccini's only comedy — performed in English, in one hour, with no interval.
8/2/2026, 12:47:34 PM
The Journal
- Editor
- Andrey Morozov
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