{"id":23274,"date":"2023-01-09T18:14:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/?p=177980"},"modified":"2023-01-09T19:33:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T18:33:52","slug":"tar-cate-blanchett-on-portraying-a-conductor-in-new-psychodrama","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/tar-cate-blanchett-on-portraying-a-conductor-in-new-psychodrama\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u00e1r: Cate Blanchett on portraying a conductor in new psychodrama"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Michael Beek\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 09 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Lydia T\u00e1r is the first woman conductor to take the reins of a major German orchestra. But you won\u2019t have heard of this particular conductor, composer and ethnomusicologist, because she is an entirely fictional character. Created by writer\/director Todd Field, T\u00e1r is brought thrillingly to life by Academy Award-winning actor Cate Blanchett in a film that shocks with its depiction of a spectacular fall from grace, and dazzles with with its intricate musical detail.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is Cate Blanchett\u2019s new film T\u00e1r<\/em> about?<\/h2>\n
That detail was the result of a deep dive into the world of classical music by Todd Field, whose starting point in 2020 was John Mauceri\u2019s book For the Love of Music<\/em>. He told me finishing the book \u2018electrified\u2019 him and sealed the deal in terms of him wanting to take his idea for the film forward, but he needed further help and couldn\u2019t believe where it came from, as he went on to tell me.<\/p>\n
\u2018I was talking to Universal Music and I said, \u201cI\u2019m about ready to start this thing, do you have anyone that you think would be smart for me to talk to who would be willing to speak with me?\u201d and they said, \u201cwell yeah there\u2019s this legendary guy named John Mauceri.\u201d I said, \u201cyou\u2019ve got to be kidding me, I just finished his book!\u201d<\/p>\n
What is the film T\u00c1R<\/em> about and when is it released?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>
Mauceri, a one-time pupil and proteg\u00e9 of Leonard Bernstein, is today one of the most highly esteemed conductors and musical minds in the US. As the film\u2019s official music advisor he would become integral to the director\u2019s navigation of the classical world.<\/p>\n
\u2018John said to me, \u201clook, before we get to talking read my other book, Maestros and their Music<\/em>, and before that you might want to do this\u2026\u201d So he kind of gave me this course to take, before I got into masterclasses with him. And that was absolutely fantastic, it felt like a thrilling privilege and such a highly rarefied opportunity.\u2019<\/p>\n
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