Mark Campbell and the Ethics of Saying Less

Written By Kervy Delcy (Lady K)

The Moral Weight of the First Sentence

Opera does not begin with music. It begins with permission .Permission for sound to exist, for breath to matter, for silence to carry meaning. Before a composer can imagine harmony or rhythm, the libretto must answer a more difficult question: why must this be sung?  For Mark Campbell, one of the most consequential librettists in contemporary American opera, this question is not aesthetic; it is ethical.

Kervy Delcy (Lady K)

Kervy Delcy, also known as Lady K, is a Haitian-American Composer, Conductor, Writer, Arts Leader, and Cultural Diplomat based in New York City. She is the founder and president of Vox Feminarum, and the visionary behind Echelon Press, Lady K Maison des Arts, and the Kervy Delcy Performing Arts School.

https://www.kervydelcy.com
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