stage director

Yulin was also a stage director who oversaw productions of several plays, including “The Glass Menagerie,” “The Trip to Bountiful,” “This Lime Tree Bower,” “Men’s Lives” and “The Man Who Came to Dinner.”

In the reboot, Brenda had grown up to become a successful theatre actress and stage director.

Star singers and cutting-edge stage directors get the most attention, but the foundation of a big opera company — what stays put, as those glamorous artists come and go — is the orchestra and chorus.

Ingmar Bergman as stage director set the standard for me in this regard.

“After night bombings come the most difficult days: Actors, singers and dancers are just physically tired, and it’s hard to deliver the emotional spectrum in their performances,” said Oksana Ternenko, 50, a stage director.