Overtones: Fall 2016
Overtones is the semi-annual magazine of the Curtis Institute of Music. In this issue, we celebrate three decades of Mikael Eliasen's tenure, reveal the dynamic history of the Darmstadt school, and more.
Overtones is the semi-annual magazine of the Curtis Institute of Music. In this issue, we celebrate three decades of Mikael Eliasen's tenure, reveal the dynamic history of the Darmstadt school, and more.
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THE CURTIS<br />
OPERA THEATRE’S<br />
EMPEROR OF<br />
ATLANTIS, 1989<br />
Soon after arriving at the<br />
Curtis Institute of Music<br />
in 1986, Mikael Eliasen<br />
described the job of a<br />
vocal coach in <strong>Overtones</strong>,<br />
calling it “a profession<br />
baptized by fire…one<br />
just had to go out and<br />
do it.” By 1989, Mr. Eliasen<br />
was one year into his<br />
new position as head<br />
of the opera department,<br />
and no less intrepid.<br />
In November 1986, Curtis<br />
presented the Philadelphia<br />
premiere of Viktor Ullman’s<br />
powerful chamber opera<br />
The Emperor of Atlantis.<br />
Pictured here are San-ky<br />
Kim (Opera ’91) and Ilana<br />
Davidson (Opera ’92)<br />
as a soldier and his love,<br />
with Charlotte Hellekant,<br />
as the Drummer, in the<br />
background. Read more<br />
about Mikael Eliasen’s<br />
30-year tenure at Curtis<br />
beginning on page 22.<br />
PHOTO: CURTIS ARCHIVES/DON TRACY
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