Stories and Lessons from the World’s Leading Opera, Orchestra Librarians, and Music Archivists, Volume 2

Patrick Lo is currently serving as the Director, International Library & Cultural Services Consultancy, Ltd. From 2012-2018, he served as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Library, Information & Media Science, the University of Tsukuba in Japan. He earned his Doctor of Education from the University of Bristol (U.K.), and has a Master of Arts in Design Management from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a Master of Library & Information Science from McGill University (Canada), and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Mount Allison University (Canada).Robert Sutherland recently retired as the Chief Librarian at the Metropolitan Opera where he served from 1993 to 2020. Prior to joining the Metropolitan Opera, he served as the Principal Librarian at Canadian Opera Company and Principal Librarian of the National Arts Centre Orchestra. He has served three terms as President of MOLA: An Association of Music Performance Librarians. In April, 2016 he was a featured speaker at the Music Performance Art and Neuroscience in Dialogue symposium in Tübingen, Germany.Wei-En Hsu is Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and was awarded the Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in 2017. In recent years, Mr. Hsu has established himself as an early music specialist in Baroque opera and the art of recitative for pianists.Winner of the 2010 Los Angeles International Liszt Piano Competition, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from National University of the Arts, and Master of Music from The Julliard School and The Royal Academy of Music.Russ Girsberger is the Librarian for the Naval School of Music in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is the author of A Manual for the Performance Library (Music Library Association Basic Manual Series); A Practical Guide to Percussion Terminology; Percussion Assignments for Band and Wind Ensemble; co-author of The Music Performance Library: A Practical Guide for Orchestra, Band, and Opera Librarians; Sourcebook for Wind Band and Instrumental Music; and co-editor of Insights and Essays on the Music Performance Library (all published by Meredith Music Publications). He has worked as a librarian with the United States Marine Band in Washington, D.C., the Percussive Arts Society, the New England Conservatory, and The Juilliard School.

• Foreword: Maestro Riccardo Muti (Music Director, Chicago Symphony Orchestra)Foreword: Patrick McGinn (MOLA President)Foreword: F. Paul Driscoll (Editor in Chief, Opera News)IntroductionOpera Ignites: Forging the Union between Librarians, Conductors, Répétiteurs, and Prompters in Arts; Wei-En HsuChapter 1. Richard Payne, Librarian, Royal Scottish National OrchestraChapter 2. Gordon Grant, Music Librarian, Scottish OperaChapter 3. Georgina Govier, Head of Music Library, Welsh National OperaChapter 4. Martyn Bennett, Head of Music Library and Resources, Glyndebourne Festival and Touring OperasChapter 5. James Halliday, Artistic Advisor and Librarian, Monteverdi Choir and OrchestrasChapter 6. Inger Garcia de Presno, Orchestra Librarian, Berlin PhilharmonicChapter 7. Michael Fritsch, Senior Librarian, Bavarian Radio Symphony OrchestraChapter 8. Agnes Thiel and Vincent Marbach, Library Manager, Staatskapelle Dresden/Dresden State OperaChapter 9. Dr. Katharina Hötzenecker, Chief Librarian, Vienna State OperaChapter 10. Dr. Silvia Kargl, Historical Archives, Vienna PhilharmonicChapter 11. Cesare Diego Freddi, Music Library Manager, La Scala TheatreChapter 12. Luca Logi, Music Library Manager, Artistic Direction, Fondazione Teatro del Maggio Musicale FiorentinoChapter 13. Virginia Giorgioni, Chief Music Librarian, Teatro San Carlo di NapoliChapter 14. Stefano Lazzari, Head of Music Library, Teatro dell’Opera di RomaChapter 15. Guido Ricci, Orchestra Librarian, Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa CeciliaChapter 16. Guillaume Maessen, Orchestra Librarian, Rotterdam Philharmonic OrchestraChapter 17. Jan-Pieter Lanooy, Librarian, Netherlands Bach SocietyChapter 18. Rachel Daliot, Orchestra Librarian, Oslo Philharmonic OrchestraChapter 19. Mari Rautio and Juhana Hautsalo, Music Librarians, Finnish National Opera and BalletChapter 20. Erik Hvitfeldt, Head of Music Library, Royal Swedish OperaChapter 21. Erik Hvitfeldt, Head of Archive, Royal Swedish OperaChapter 22. Liisi Laanemets, Music Librarian, Estonian National OperaChapter 23. Alastair McKean, Head of Library Services, Sydney Symphony OrchestraChapter 24. Nadia Myers, Orchestra Librarian, Queensland Symphony OrchestraChapter 25. Jennifer Fung, Music Library Administrator, and Peter Alexander, Music Librarian, Opera AustraliaChapter 26. Hiroshi Tanaka, Librarian, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa (Japan)Chapter 27. Boram Kim, Orchestra Librarian, Seoul Philharmonic OrchestraChapter 28. Mei-lee Leung, Assistant Executive Officer (Music), School of Music, Hong Kong Academy for Performing ArtsConclusion

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