I have a confession to make: I am a HUGE fan of the discerning eye of DJ Choupin. That is the reason her work appears on the covers of all 7 roadkill opera-related books published in 2013. Her work at Artomatic 2012 is stellar. See djchoupin.com for more.
DJ Choupin’s “plain” is one of her most popular–and enduring–works. It serves as the spine and back cover of the piano/vocal score for A Roadkill OperaThe back cover to A Roadkill Opera: Piano/VocalDJ Choupin’s Columbia River “gourds” capture the light and the seasonDJ Choupin’s “boys” captures the mood of Yellowstone in winterDJ Choupin’s “zag” is her best-selling photo of a snowy landscape in Yellowstone National Park
I had fancied myself a photographer at one point, so I felt I knew a superior talent when I saw DJ’s work.
Stephan Alexander Parker photographed the cast of Good Times in the Country: Opryland USA on the Road in Branson, Missouri, in 1981. Self-portrait, above.
It was while working on mounting an exhibit of DJ’s photographs in Artomatic 2008 or Artomatic 2007 or Artomatic 2009 –no, it was 2008– that I found that Ferdinando Paer’s Leonora was being staged in London and (at last) I would have an opportunity to get a copy of the score. While the 200-year-old manuscript would eventually come into my hands in digital form, I was interested in a performance copy, updated for modern use.
The 1804 manuscript for Ferdinando Paer’s Leonora
Fortunately, the Bampton Opera production led to the creation of a modern score. But I digress…
DJ Choupin hawking If You See Roadkill, Think Opera, at the 2014 Gaithersburg Book Festival. 22,000 people were estimated to attend the May 17 event. Note the viola cases book-ending the table display.DJ Choupin’s “flecked” serves as the cover of If You See Roadkill, Think OperaDJ Choupin in 1980s Jackson Hole
Thanks for everything, DJ–the best is yet to come!
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