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SUMMARY:Opera League of Los Angeles: Seminar on Mozart's "Così fan tutte"
DESCRIPTION:In anticipation of the upcoming Los Angeles production of Mozart’s comic opera Così fan tutte\, my presentation for the marvelous Opera League of Los Angeles will interrogate the gender-determinist premise of the work’s title—women are like that—in the context of Enlightenment ideas of rationalist demonstration. Moreover\, I’ll explore how contemporary productions and audiences grapple with the challenges of this “school for lovers” and what different kinds of lessons might be drawn from the opera. \nAbout the Opera League of Los Angeles\nFounded in 1981\, the nonprofit Opera League of Los Angeles is the primary volunteer support organization\, and co-founder\, of LA Opera\, the resident opera company for the City of Los Angeles that was established in 1986. \nThe Opera League produces an array of educational programs including seminars\, gatherings\, musicales\, master classes\, and much more\, all with the common aim of expanding the appreciation of opera by bringing people together to celebrate this timeless art form.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-league-of-los-angeles-seminar-on-mozarts-cosi-fan-tutte/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Opera League of Los Angeles Seminar,Public Musicology Guest Seminar
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SUMMARY:Pre-performance Lecture: LA Opera’s “Romeo and Juliet”
DESCRIPTION:Ah\, star-cross’d lovers! I’ll be giving the pre-performance talk for LA Opera‘s production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. I’ll delve into the particular history and aesthetic traditions of French opera\, I’ll spotlight some of the charms (those duets!) of this canonic operatic adaptation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy. \nThe production (by the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Ian Judge) stars soprano Amina Edris as Juliette and tenor Duke Kim as Roméo. Venezuelan conductor Domingo Hindoyan and LA Opera Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados share conducting duties for this very special stage presentation. \nNote: I’ll be giving the lectures for Nov. 2\, 10\, 20\, and 23. My colleague Dr. Ross Mitchell with be covering Nov. 14 and 17 while I’m away at a conference. \n 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/pre-performance-lecture-la-operas-romeo-and-juliet-4/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:LA Opera,LA Opera Connects,Pre-Concert Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T193000
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SUMMARY:Pre-performance Lecture: LA Opera’s “Romeo and Juliet”
DESCRIPTION:Ah\, star-cross’d lovers! I’ll be giving the pre-performance talk for LA Opera‘s production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. I’ll delve into the particular history and aesthetic traditions of French opera\, I’ll spotlight some of the charms (those duets!) of this canonic operatic adaptation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy. \nThe production (by the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Ian Judge) stars soprano Amina Edris as Juliette and tenor Duke Kim as Roméo. Venezuelan conductor Domingo Hindoyan and LA Opera Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados share conducting duties for this very special stage presentation. \nNote: I’ll be giving the lectures for Nov. 2\, 10\, 20\, and 23. My colleague Dr. Ross Mitchell with be covering Nov. 14 and 17 while I’m away at a conference. \n 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/pre-performance-lecture-la-operas-romeo-and-juliet-3/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:LA Opera,LA Opera Connects,Pre-Concert Talk
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241110T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T065053
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SUMMARY:Pre-performance Lecture: LA Opera’s “Romeo and Juliet”
DESCRIPTION:Ah\, star-cross’d lovers! I’ll be giving the pre-performance talk for LA Opera‘s production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. I’ll delve into the particular history and aesthetic traditions of French opera\, I’ll spotlight some of the charms (those duets!) of this canonic operatic adaptation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy. \nThe production (by the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Ian Judge) stars soprano Amina Edris as Juliette and tenor Duke Kim as Roméo. Venezuelan conductor Domingo Hindoyan and LA Opera Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados share conducting duties for this very special stage presentation. \nNote: I’ll be giving the lectures for Nov. 2\, 10\, 20\, and 23. My colleague Dr. Ross Mitchell with be covering Nov. 14 and 17 while I’m away at a conference.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/pre-performance-lecture-la-operas-romeo-and-juliet-2/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:LA Opera,LA Opera Connects,Pre-Concert Talk
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241102T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T065053
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SUMMARY:Pre-performance Lecture: LA Opera’s “Romeo and Juliet"
DESCRIPTION:Ah\, star-cross’d lovers! I’ll be giving the pre-performance talk for LA Opera‘s production of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. I’ll delve into the particular history and aesthetic traditions of French opera\, I’ll spotlight some of the charms (those duets!) of this canonic operatic adaptation of Shakespeare’s enduring romantic tragedy. \nThe production (by the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Ian Judge) stars soprano Amina Edris as Juliette and tenor Duke Kim as Roméo. Venezuelan conductor Domingo Hindoyan and LA Opera Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados share conducting duties for this very special stage presentation. \nNote: I’ll be giving the lectures for Nov. 2\, 10\, 20\, and 23. My colleague Dr. Ross Mitchell with be covering Nov. 14 and 17 while I’m away at a conference. \n 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/pre-performance-lecture-la-operas-romeo-and-juliet/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:LA Opera,LA Opera Connects,Pre-Concert Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240418T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240418T193000
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SUMMARY:Pre-performance Lecture: LA Opera’s “La Traviata”
DESCRIPTION: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 in San Francisco and is now ready to charm opera lovers in Los Angeles. Rachel Willis-Sørensen stars as Violetta\, with tenor Liparit Avetisyan as her beloved Alfredo and Kihun Yoon as Father Germont. \nI will explore the ideas behind Lucey’s “feminist take” on Traviata\, with a look at the woman—Parisian courtesan Marie Duplessis— who inspired the character of Violetta by way of Alexander Dumas fils’ novella and play\, The Lady of the Camellias. 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/pre-performance-lecture-la-operas-la-traviata/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:LA Opera,LA Opera Connects,Pre-Concert Talk
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T193000
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SUMMARY:Pre-performance Lectures: LA Opera’s “The Barber of Seville” (all performances)
DESCRIPTION: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 Rossini’s most popular work offers plenty of lively music\, hilarious stage shenanigans\, and superb singing. \nThe cast includes Joshua Hopkins (Figaro)\, Isabel Leonard (Rosina)\, Edgardo Rocha (Count Almaviva/Lindoro)\, Paolo Bordogna / Patrick Carfizzi (Dr. Bartolo)\, and Luca Pisaroni (Don Basilio). Louis Lohraseb\, who led last year’s acclaimed Tosca production for the Los Angeles Opera\, is on the podium. \nI will be speaking before all SIX performances: \n\nSaturday\, Oct 21\, 2023. Lecture @ 6:30pm\, curtain @ 7:30pm.\nSunday\, Oct 29\, 2023. Lecture @ 1pm\, curtain @ 2pm.\nThursday\, Nov 2\, 2023. Lecture @ 6:30pm\, curtain at 7:30pm.\nSaturday\, Nov 4\, 2023. Lecture @ 6:30pm\, curtain @ 7:30pm.\nThursday\, Nov 9\, 2023. Lecture @ 6:30pm\, curtain at 7:30pm.\nSunday\, Nov 12\, 2023. Lecture @ 1pm\, curtain at 2pm.\n\n 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/pre-performance-lectures-la-operas-the-barber-of-seville-all-performances/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:LA Opera,LA Opera Connects,Pre-Concert Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T110000
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SUMMARY:Opera for Educators / Pelléas et Mélisande
DESCRIPTION: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 Maeterlinck—another take on the “star-crossed-lovers” theme. I’ll be looking specifically at the many influences that helped to shape Debussy’s unique\, modernist musical language from the music of the Wagner to the avant-garde (and anti-German) model of Erik Satie\, from the colorful harmonies and orchestrations of the Russian Five to the unfamiliar sounds from Asia that he heard at the 1889 Paris Exposition. \n  \n 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-pelleas-et-melisande/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230121T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230121T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T065053
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SUMMARY:Opera for Educators: Le nozze di Figaro
DESCRIPTION: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. \nDr. Brown-Montesano kicks off the seminar on Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) with a look at how the composer and librettist converted Beaumarchais’s popular—and provocative—spoken play into one of the most beloved and frequently staged operas in the repertoire. \nThe “Opera for Educators” seminars take place live at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, but participants may also attend remotely via Zoom.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-le-nozze-di-figaro/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221119T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221119T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T065053
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SUMMARY:Pre-performance Lectures: LA Opera's "Tosca" (all performances)
DESCRIPTION:The Los Angeles Opera presents Puccini’s immortal Tosca—a suspenseful political drama and love story centered on the fictional diva and force of nature\, Floria Tosca. Dr. Brown-Montesano will delve into some of the essential influences on Puccini’s creative thinking for this particular opera\, from the evocative backdrop of Rome during the Napoleonic Wars to the real-life aesthetic challenges of Italian verismo and Wagnerian concepts of music-drama. \nFrom the Los Angeles Opera: The cast for this production is led by four of the greatest artists of their generations. Soprano—and UCLA alum—Angel Blue takes on the iconic role of Puccini’s glamorous but tough-as-nails heroine\, with tenors Michael Fabiano and Gregory Kunde sharing the role of Mario Cavaradossi\, the rebel who becomes the target of the most dangerous man in Rome. Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny is the evil Scarpia\, who likes nothing more than seeing his victims suffer. The heart-pounding production is staged by the legendary director John Caird and led by the fast-rising young conductor Louis Lohraseb in his mainstage company debut. \nDr. Brown-Montesano will be speaking before all performances of Tosca: \n\nSaturday\, Nov 19\, 2022. Lecture @ 6:30pm\, curtain @ 7:30pm.\nSunday\, Nov 27\, 2022. Lecture @ 1pm\, curtain @ 2pm.\nThursday\, Dec 1\, 2022. Lecture @ 6:30pm\, curtain at 7:30pm.\nSunday\, Dec 4\, 2022. Lecture @ 1pm\, curtain @ 2pm.\nWednesday\, Dec 7\, 2022. Lecture @ 6:30pm\, curtain at 7:30pm.\nSaturday\, Dec 10\, 2022. Lecture @ 6:30pm\, curtain at 7:30pm.\n\n 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/pre-performance-lectures-la-operas-tosca-all-performances/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pre-Concert Talk
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221029T120000
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SUMMARY:Opera for Educators / Tosca
DESCRIPTION:Tosca: Puccini’s ultimate prima donna! This Opera for Educators session is open to the public\, not just educators! Dr. Brown-Montesano will delve into the aesthetics of Italian “verismo” (“realism”) and consider opera’s central conflict between celebrated diva Floria Tosca and the sadistic Baron Scarpia. (Tickets $20) \nAbout the Opera: Floria Tosca\, the famous opera singer\, seems to have it all. Audiences cherish her artistry—and adore hearing about her tempestuous offstage romances. But as storms of repression and rebellion rage throughout Italy\, the diva is forced to play a real-life role she never imagined. \nTorn between devotion to her lover and the machinations of a treacherous sociopath who will do anything in his power to break her down\, she’s trapped in an utterly impossible predicament\, with fatal consequences for them all. But this prima donna isn’t going down without a fight. \nThe cast is led by four of the greatest artists of their generations. Soprano Angel Blue takes on the iconic role of Puccini’s glamorous but tough-as-nails heroine\, with tenors Michael Fabiano and Gregory Kunde sharing the role of Mario Cavaradossi\, the rebel who becomes the target of the most dangerous man in Rome. Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny is the evil Scarpia\, who likes nothing more than seeing his victims suffer. In her company debut\, trailblazingUkrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv leads a heart-pounding production staged by the legendary director John Caird.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-tosca/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221009T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221009T130000
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SUMMARY:Final Pre-Concert Lecture / Lucia di Lammermoor
DESCRIPTION:Lucia is trapped in an impossible situation. Her abusive brother hates the man she loves. Worse\, he’s forcing her to marry someone else in a last-ditch effort to shore up the family’s failing finances. Her only way out seems to be murder… \nLearn more about the opera and its composer with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano\, Chair of Music History at the Colburn Conservatory of Music and a LA Opera Connects affiliated scholar. Pre-show talks are complimentary for all ticket holders and held on the 2nd floor of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. \n\nWednesday\, Sept 21\, 2022. Lecture @ 6:30pm\, curtain at 7:30pm.\nSaturday\, Sept 24\, 2022. Lecture @ 6:30pm\, curtain at 7:30pm.\nWednesday\, Sept 28\, 2022. Lecture @ 6:30pm\, curtain at 7:30pm.\nSunday\, Oct 2\, 2022. Lecture @ 1pm\, curtain @ 2pm.\nSunday\, Oct 9\, 2022. Lecture @ 1pm\, curtain @ 2pm.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/pre-concert-lecture-lucia-di-lammermoor-2/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology Concert Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221008T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221008T120000
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SUMMARY:Opera for Educators / Rhiannon Gidden's Omar
DESCRIPTION:Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels bring their new opera—Omar—to Los Angeles. This presentation is open to the public\, not just educators! Co-presentation with Dr. Tiffany Kuo on the sounds of contemporary opera and the musical styles of Omar’s co-composers. (Tickets $20.) \nAbout Omar: In 1807\, a 37-year-old scholar living in West Africa was captured and forced aboard a ship bound for Charleston\, South Carolina. Omar Ibn Said’s life and Muslim faith are remembered and retold in this inspirational West Coast premiere inspired by his remarkable 1831 autobiography (the only known surviving American slavery narrative written in Arabic). \nSet in the shifting darkness of memory and imagination\, Omar follows his compelling journey from a peaceful life in his homeland to enslavement in a violent\, foreign world. Lost in the wilderness of his thoughts and his stolen life\, he’s haunted by memories of his family and the people he encounters along the way. Through it all\, he somehow remains true to himself and his faith\, against all odds. The luminous score incorporates distinctive West African traditions with traditional opera instrumentation. \nLearn more about the creative process of Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels in this New York Times article.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-rhiannon-giddons-omar/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220921T183000
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SUMMARY:Pre-Concert Lectures / Lucia di Lammermoor
DESCRIPTION:Lucia is trapped in an impossible situation. Her abusive brother hates the man she loves. Worse\, he’s forcing her to marry someone else in a last-ditch effort to shore up the family’s failing finances. Her only way out seems to be murder… \nLearn more about the opera and its composer with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano\, Chair of Music History at the Colburn Conservatory of Music and a LA Opera Connects affiliated scholar. Pre-show talks are complimentary for all ticket holders and held on the 2nd floor of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. \n\nWednesday\, Sept 21\, 2022. Lecture @ 6:30pm\, curtain at 7:30pm.\nSaturday\, Sept 24\, 2022. Lecture @ 6:30pm\, curtain at 7:30pm.\nWednesday\, Sept 28\, 2022. Lecture @ 6:30pm\, curtain at 7:30pm.\nSunday\, Oct 2\, 2022. Lecture @ 1pm\, curtain @ 2pm.\nSunday\, Oct 9\, 2022. Lecture @ 1pm\, curtain @ 2pm.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/pre-concert-lecture-lucia-di-lammermoor/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology Concert Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220226T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220226T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T065053
CREATED:20220223T025626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220223T025755Z
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SUMMARY:St. Matthew Passion / Opera for Educators
DESCRIPTION:As prep for Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and LA Opera’s innovative presentation (complete with choreography)\, K-12 educators participate in a special half-day seminar. I am one several guest lecturers\, and—speaking educator to educator—will be unpacking this masterwork’s historical and musical background.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/st-matthew-passion-opera-for-educators/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210123T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210123T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T065053
CREATED:20210930T220132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T223939Z
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SUMMARY:LA Opera for Educators / Women of Don Giovanni
DESCRIPTION:Don Giovanni. This infamous rake poses interesting challenges for audiences in the #MeToo era. And certainly K-12 educators are conscious of those issues as they introduce this Mozart classic to 21st century students. \nBased partially on my book (Understanding the Women of Mozart’s Operas) I will be talking about the opera’s musical and dramatic structure\, as well as directorial choices and reception history of Mozart’s Don. As educators\, together we’ll review possible critical lenses applied to Don Giovanni (and Mozart) (and opera producers) in considering this opera’s female characters.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/la-opera-for-educators-don-giovannis-women/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200530T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200530T150000
DTSTAMP:20260428T065053
CREATED:20200523T035303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210930T205711Z
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SUMMARY:Marriage of Figaro / Opera for Educators
DESCRIPTION:I particularly enjoy these events because I have the honor of teaching teachers! The LA Opera designed the Opera for Educators workshop series as a professional development opportunity for local educators (K-12). Through multiple sessions and discussions\, this particular workshop does a 360-degree review of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. I will be focusing specifically on the female characters in my talk Teaching Rhetoric through Musical Style: the “Sound” of Class\, Gender\, and Emotion in Mozart’s Figaro.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/marriage-of-figaro-opera-for-educators/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:LA Opera Connect
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200215
DTSTAMP:20260428T065053
CREATED:20210930T203619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210930T204516Z
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SUMMARY:Keynote / New Media & Opera Future Tense
DESCRIPTION:Twitter. Podcasts. Social networking. How should new media and opera intersect? LA Opera Connect’s first academic conference proposes this important question. I’m pleased to announce that on February 14th\, I will host the keynote conversation between LA Opera’s President and CEO Christopher Koelsch and composer Matthew Aucoin for LAO’s New Media and Opera Future Tense Conference. Looking forward to seeing you there for this important discussion.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/symposia-eurydice-new-media-the-future/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology Conversation
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200208T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200208T220000
DTSTAMP:20260428T065053
CREATED:20200204T212632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210930T205307Z
UID:10000086-1581195600-1581199200@kristibrownmontesano.com
SUMMARY:LA Opera / Team Eurydice
DESCRIPTION: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 post-performance discussion regarding issues and opportunities for women in opera today.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/new-media-la-opera-connects/
LOCATION:Dorothy Chandler Pavilion\, 135 North Grand Avenue\, Los Angeles\, 90012\, United States
CATEGORIES:LA Opera
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