by admin | May 5, 2024
I will be giving the pre-performance lecture on one of the most popular opera in the canonic repertoire, Verdi’s La traviata! This new production by Shawna Lucey (General Director and CEO of Opera San Jose ) drew enthusiastic reviews with audiences and critics... 
by admin | Mar 13, 2024
In this “Opera for Educators” seminar—offered by LA Opera Connects—I’ll be talking about the role of production in creating new meanings of older works such as La traviata, Verdi’s most enduringly popular opera. LA Opera is presenting the work... 
by admin | Jan 26, 2024
Los 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 1946, but had to wait nearly two decades for its premiere. My... 
by admin | Nov 4, 2023
My contribution to this Los Angeles Opera Connects seminar for K-12 educators and opera lovers will be an exploration of composer Gabriela Lena Frank and her relationship to Hispanic and Latin American culture, history, and language as well as her orchestral... 
by admin | Oct 23, 2023
Join me for a delectable exploration of Rossini’s winning musical style in this lecture which I have crafted in the manner of a gourmet recipe. (Rossini was a renowned gourmand and arguably loved eating great food as much as he loved music!) This production of...