by admin | Mar 13, 2024
The Barrington Area Library invited me to speak about my book, Understanding the Women of Mozart’s Operas (Univ. of Calif. Press, 2007, 2021), a critical re-evaluating source materials as well as common reception assumptions about the female roles in the Da... 
by admin | Mar 4, 2024
The Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents their Concerts for Fifth Grade, starring the Orange County Youth Symphony led by Music Director Johannes Müller Stosch. And I have the honor and pleasure of narrating the program and interacting directly with a... 
by admin | Nov 13, 2023
Presented 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 Anne Akiko Meyers. I will be acting as musicological co-host with... 
by admin | Oct 15, 2023
I will be lecturing to the Santa Monica-Westside Philharmonic Committee, and Affiliated Committee. My subject, appropriately for members of this volunteer group that supports the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is the history of the Western “classical” orchestra... 
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...