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August 3, 2000 – 1:00 to 3:30 pm
John Eaton in conversation with Frank J. Oteri
at The American Music Center
Filmed by Jonathan Murphy and David Hughes
Transcribed by Karyn Joaquino
- A Non-Theoretical Approach to Microtonality
- Writing Microtonal Music and Practical Realities
- Audience Perception
- The Danger of Simplicity
- Communication Through Opera
- The Classics vs Popular Culture
- American Audiences
- Opera and the Vernacular
- Opera on Television
- Humanizing Electronic Music
- A New Type of Opera or Romps for Instrumentalists
- Absolute Music vs Music with a Social Function
- Getting The Music Out There
- Biography
- Kenyon Review Essay
- A Virtual Theater with Excerpts of Performances from John Eaton Operas
- Download the Entire Transcript [144K PDF]