La figura del director de orquesta en Mozart in the jungle: realidad o ficción

Abstract

Mozart in the Jungle (2014-2018) is a television series whose plot takes place in the context of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rodrigo de Sousa, inspired by Gustavo Dudamel. This study aims to determine the degree of reality or fiction of the interventions of the conductor in front of the orchestra on the small screen. A qualitative methodology and two data collection instruments have been used: a record sheet on the film technical data of the scenes where the director intervenes and a questionnaire for directors. The results show that in the director’s attitudes in the series there is more fiction than reality. Among the similarities found between the actions of the director of the small screen and the participants of this study, they coincide in greeting the musicians at the beginning of the rehearsal, congratulating, joking, humming passages, or using metaphors.