40 min
#5. Behind the scenes - What does a Musical Director actually do? Backstage with Robert Emery
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"During a preview, I had the assistant director run up to me whilst I was conducting and said "you do know we cancelled the next piece for tonight?" And I thought, you've got to be joking..." - Robert Emery
In this special episode of the ‘Backstage with Robert Emery’ podcast, RDCE takes you through what a Musical Director actually does; and it involves a lot more than arm waving...
Discussing everything from conducting technique through to some scary real life stories in theatre; he covers it all with the odd funny story along the way.
"During a preview, I had the assistant director run up to me whilst I was conducting and said "you do know we cancelled the next piece for tonight?" And I thought, you've got to be joking..." - Robert Emery
In this special episode of the ‘Backstage with Robert Emery’ podcast, RDCE takes you through what a Musical Director actually does; and it involves a lot more than arm waving...
Discussing everything from conducting technique through to some scary real life stories in theatre; he covers it all with the odd funny story along the way.
40 min