by Kristi | Mar 7, 2022
Fidelio—Beethoven’s only opera—continues to lend itself to dramatic innovation. Join me for Upbeat Live, where we review Fidelio’s history and prepare this new semi-staged collaboration between the LA Phil’s and Deaf West Theatre. Hearing vocalists sing... 
by Kristi | Feb 26, 2022
Gender Sounds is an initiative coordinated by the Escola Superior de Musica de Catalunya Department of Cultural and Musical Studies. I’m thrilled to be one of five invited speakers—an international line-up of feminist musicologists—to review rock, jazz, opera,... 
by Kristi | Oct 1, 2021
This Week’s Topic – How to Build an Opera: from Overture to Scene For this final session, we will look at the how Rossini and Wagner put their operas together—their distinct approaches to making Cenerentola and Tannhäuser musically coherent—from the... 
by admin | Feb 4, 2020
Our newest—and possibly most inventive—opera retelling of Eurydice’s story premieres this month. And with it, the LA Opera hosts a larger discussion regarding women in opera. I’m pleased to be on Team Eurydice, contributing this evening by leading a...