Adult Continuing Education
Opera for Educators/LA Opera Connects: Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette”
ZoomEver notice that French-language opera doesn't get the same time in the programming spotlight as Italian-language opera? No fair! I will dive into the rich history of French opera and Find out more »
Opera League of Los Angeles: Seminar on Puccini’s legacy (Puccini100 celebration)
Thayer Hall, The Colburn School 200 Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe final seminar of the Puccini100 series, sponsored by the Opera League of Los Angeles, will consider Puccini's legacy and enduring popularity—not just in terms of the operas themselves, but Find out more »
Opera for Educators: Madama Butterfly
ZoomMy introductory lecture for this particular seminar sets up a day of exploration and critique critique Puccini's Madama Butterfly—of one of the most popular, and also thematically challenging, works of Find out more »
Opera for Educators: Opera Overview
ZoomThe kick-off seminar for LAUSD teachers and other opera-curious people! We open with an overview of the art form, and my talk will look at the three "pillars" of opera—the Find out more »
Opera for Educators: Puccini’s “Turandot”
ZoomMy presentation for this special Turandot seminar—an initiative of LA Opera Connects—will set the opera in the context of Puccini's Italy and highlight significant stylistic elements in the composer's final Find out more »
LA Opera: Opera in the Classroom Seminar
ZoomPart of the LAO's “Opera for Educators” seminars, this particular event aims to educate—and inspire—K-12 teachers about ways to incorporate opera into their lesson plans. My presentation, "Fairy Tales, Opera, Find out more »
Opera for Educators: Zemlinsky’s “The Dwarf” and Still’s “Highway 1, USA”
ZoomLos Angeles Opera presents a double feature of neglected one-act operas : Alexander Zemlinsky's Der Zwerg (The Dwarf, 1922) and William Grant Still's Highway 1, USA, which was first completed in Find out more »
Laguna Beach Live! Listening to New (Classical) Music (KBM cancelled due to illness)
Woman's Club of Laguna Beach 286 St, Ann's Drive, Laguna Beach, CA, United StatesPresented by Laguna Beach Live! and the Philharmonic Society of Orange County, the evening is an exciting introduction for the 2024 Laguna Beach Music Festival which will feature esteemed violinist Find out more »
Osher Lecture, Bach’s Goldberg Variations: A Musical and Cinematic Exploration
OSHER UC San Diego Campus Extension Complex UC San Diego Campus Extension Complex 9600 North Torrey Pines Rd., Building D, La Jolla, CA, United StatesI'm delighted to be an Invited Speaker at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UC San Diego! And I'm revisiting one of my favorite topics: Bach's "Goldberg" Variations. When Bach Find out more »
Opera for Educators / Otello
ZoomAs part of this seminar for local educators and operas lovers, I will speak about the historical context for Verdi's final dramatic opera, Otello (1887), which the composer completed after Find out more »