“The art form of the future”: an interview with Neal Goren
Clearly the music industry—not just opera—has undergone a lot of change recently. You’ve talked about chamber opera as the “art form of the future”. Is chamber opera better placed for the coming future? When you have a smaller ensemble, a…
Modernization and the the Mosuo: An interview with Choo Waihong
The book positions the Mosuo as one of the only, if not the only, matrilineal culture in China. What brought you to that region of China in the first place? And what does it mean in practice for the Mosuo…
“Classical music does not belong to the West”: an interview with soprano Lei Xu
What was your path to singing in Western opera? I started singing seriously when I was 17. I had loved singing since I was a little girl, but I had never considered it seriously until I was in high school….
The Ganges and India’s Future: an interview with Victor Mallet
What brought this book about? I arrived in India about five years ago. I’m pretty interested in rivers, and I was immediately fascinated by the Yamuna River, a big tributary of the Ganges that runs through the middle of Delhi….
Easternization: “A game-changer for not just the world economy, but also for international politics”
Could I ask you to quickly summarize the argument of your book? What is Easternization as a phenomenon? I think we’re coming to the end of about 500 years of Western domination of world affairs. It begins with the European…
“A significant deterioration of the political environment”: an interview with Michael Vatikiotis
How did you come to write Blood and Silk? What inspired you to write this longer journey through your time in Southeast Asia? In many ways, it’s premature. I’m nowhere near close to retirement or the end of my journey in…
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