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... 
by admin | Oct 6, 2023
Love sharing the multifaceted world of opera with K-12 teachers and opera lovers! For this “Opera for Educators” seminar, I will be discussing Rossini’s perfect “recipe” for comic opera, the musical elements that made him the most popular... 
by admin | May 18, 2023
As 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 a 16-year self-imposed withdrawal from opera composition. We will... 
by admin | Mar 5, 2023
The Los Angeles Opera is staging Debussy’s only complete opera, Pélleas et Mélisande. A masterful response to the stylistic gauntlet thrown down by Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, Debussy’s Pélleas sets to music the Symbolist play of Maurice... 
by admin | Feb 1, 2023
Calling teachers and opera lovers! The “Opera for Educators” seminars bring together experts in music, history, and opera production and performance for a day of learning and enjoyment. Dr. Brown-Montesano kicks off the seminar on Mozart’s Le nozze...