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Jake Heggie

(1961) Composer

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Jake Heggie is a composer.

Quick Facts About Jake Heggie

Born: March 31, 1961
Profession: Composer

About Jake Heggie

[Wikidata] American opera composer and pianist... | [Wikipedia] Jake Heggie is an American composer of opera, vocal, orchestral, and chamber music. He is best known for his operas and art songs as well as for his collaborations with internationally renowned performers and writers.

Quotes by Jake Heggie

I look for stories that tell transformative, emotional journeys, have big emotional worlds, feel very relevant and true to the times we're…

Bigs

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I have a lot of projects I get asked for, but the opera house really is my house - my home. It's…

Administrators

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If you look at Marriage of Figaro or Butterfly or Traviata, all of those elements are in there. I also have to…

Butterfly

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We've always told stories through music and rhythm and movement, and what we know as western opera has only been around for…

Believe

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There's no rational reason why opera should exist. It's expensive, time consuming. Yet in some shape or other it has always existed.

Consuming

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