Listen to New Voices on Studs Terkel our partnership with 826CHI-here! Read the Story

00 / 00

David Hockney discusses his career and his recent work with the Lyric Opera

BROADCAST: Jan. 20, 1992 | DURATION: 00:51:26

Synopsis

When looking at the set design, David Hockney, doesn’t want the viewer to see a tree but to see “tree-ness”. A true fan of music, but Hockney reveals that he is unable to paint if there’s music playing in the background. Hockney said it’s important to stay for more than opening night of “Turandot”. To see the opera on different nights, from different seats in the audience, allows him to make his current work and/or future work better. Program also includes an excerpt of an interview with British poet Stephen Spender 4:56 to 5:51.