Perfect Collaboration : A Conversation with Frederica von Strade and Jake Heggie about 'Three Decembers'
Jake Heggie’s new opera, Three Decembers, appears this month in Berkeley with San Francisco Opera, starring mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade. Heggie and von Stade collaborated on the project from the beginning and for the world premiere of the opera in Houston last March, under the title Last Acts. Read about the collaborative process, how the work evolved, and how these two artists gained insight and inspiration in tandem.