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SUMMARY:Exploring Opera: Verdi's "Falstaff" (LA Opera virtual seminar)
DESCRIPTION:Verdi’s long journey to his final opera—his only successful comic work—is a lesson in perseverance and reinvention. He was 80 years old when Falstaff premiered at La Scala in Milan\, Italy—the same house where Verdi’s first work\, Oberto\, Count of Boniface\, premiered more than 50 years earlier. In between these landmark events of the composer’s professional life\, he lost a wife and two children to illness\, experienced scathing failure\, and buried himself in work until reaching such a level of popular success that he was able to subsidize a retirement home for professional musicians. \nMy presentation—“Verdi (finally) gets the last laugh: an introduction to Falstaff”—will trace this long arch of Verdi’s life\, leading to the creative partnership with librettist-composer Arrigo Boito\, with whom he wrote his last two operas. I will also consider why comedy proved—and continues to be—a major challenge for opera composers in the late 19th century to the present. \nThe “Exploring Opera” learning series also offers LAUSD teachers an opportunity for professional development and salary points.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/exploring-opera-verdis-falstaff-la-opera-virtual-seminar/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adult Ed Music History Seminar,LA Opera,LA Opera Connects,Public Musicology for Educators,Public Musicology Zoom Class
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260307T100000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260301T185541Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring Opera: “Opera in the Classroom” (LA Opera virtual public seminar)
DESCRIPTION:Part of the LAO’s “Exploring Operas” seminars\, this particular event aims to educate—and inspire—K-12 teachers about ways to incorporate opera into their lesson plans. Topic forthcoming ASAP! \n“Opera in the Classroom” seminars are held via Zoom and provide an exciting opportunity for K-12 teachers to earn LAUSD salary points and UCLA extension credit.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/exploring-opera-opera-in-the-classroom-la-opera-virtual-public-seminar/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:LA Opera Connects,Opera Seminar,Public Musicology for Educators,Public Musicology Zoom Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T100000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20260114T060526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T060526Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring Opera: "La Bohème" (LA Opera virtual seminar)
DESCRIPTION:What fun to share insights about Puccini’s most popular opera as part of Los Angeles Opera’s “Exploring Opera” virtual seminars\, open to all opera lovers! My presentation will focus on the winning formula—the exciting stylistic elements in both the libretto and the score— cooked up by Puccini and his collaborators\, Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa. Kinetic ensembles\, realistic dialogue\, “songs” in the story world of the opera\, and of course those marvelous Puccini melodies are just some of the elements we will explore. \nThe “Exploring Opera” seminars also offers LAUSD teachers an opportunity for professional development and salary points.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/exploring-opera-la-boheme-la-opera-virtual-seminar/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adult Ed Music History Seminar,LA Opera,LA Opera Connects,Opera Seminar,Public Musicology for Educators,Public Musicology Zoom Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250722T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250722T160000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20250810T024545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250810T024545Z
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SUMMARY:Invited Lecturer: Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival (Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:My first time being part of the Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival\, which is a real treat. I love the city and can’t wait to meet the lovely community at SCMS! \nMy presentation for their new lecture series will be on Rebecca Clarke\, particularly on her earlier life leading up to the composition of Morpheus for piano and violin—a work she originally premiered under the pseudonym Anthony Trent. Clarke’s resolve to work professionally in music and her impressive body of work is an inspiration for all. I am fortunate to have access to a number of documents\, including her memoir\, thanks to Christopher Johnson\, Clarke’s great-nephew-by-marriage who owns Clarke’s rights and worked with her during her final decade and catalogued her compositions\, with her assistance. \nI will be giving this lecture on July 21-22 in two venues—the Seattle Chamber Music Society Center and Seattle Women’s University Club—and as a Zoom webinar.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/invited-lecturer-seattle-chamber-music-society-summer-festival-zoom/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Invited speaker,Public Musicology LiveStream,Seattle Chamber Music Society
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250510T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250510T100000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20250809T214605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250809T214605Z
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SUMMARY:Opera for Educators: Verdi's "Rigoletto"
DESCRIPTION:LA Opera’s production of Rigoletto\, starring powerhouse baritone Quinn Kelsey in the title role\, promises to be a thoroughly gripping season ender! And I will kickoff the “Opera for Educators” seminar dedicated to this work with a look at Verdi’s approach to the Victor Hugo play (Le roi s’amuse or The King Amuses Himself) on which Rigoletto is based. More specifically I will talk about both Hugo’s and Verdi’s choice to highlight a marginalized and disabled character as morally complex—full of love for his daughter but vengeful animosity towards the courtly world where he plays the jester. \nThe “Opera for Educators” program—an initiative of LA Opera Connects—offers half-day seminars on Zoom\, each of which explores one of the main-stage works of the current season. An array of scholars\, educators\, and artists come together to enrich participants’ appreciation and understanding of historic and contemporary opera. \nLAUSD teachers are able to get professional-development credit\, but all opera lovers are welcome to join the seminars!
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-verdis-rigoletto/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:LA Opera,LA Opera Connects,Public Musicology for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250405T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250405T100000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20250809T024636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250809T024636Z
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SUMMARY:LA Opera Connects / Opera for Educators: Golijov's "Ainadamar"
DESCRIPTION:For this exciting session of the “Opera for Educators” seminars\, I will familiarize participants with the eclectic and deeply dramatic musical style of Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov. The many influences in Golijov’s style\, drawn from his many cultural and ethnic identities—Latin American\, Jewish traditional\, Middle Eastern\, and European Western classical—contribute to his distinctive and accessible compositional voice. Since Ainadamar is Golijov’s first opera\, I will focus instead on one of his earlier major works that mixes dramatic story\, theatrical spectacle (including dance)\, and music: La Pasión según San Marcos (“St. Mark’s Passion”)\, a Latin American setting of the Passion. \nThe “Opera for Educators” program—an initiative of LA Opera Connects—offers half-day seminars on Zoom\, each of which explores one of the main-stage works of the current season. An array of scholars\, educators\, and artists come together to enrich participants’ appreciation and understanding of historic and contemporary opera.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/la-opera-connects-opera-for-educators-golijovs-ainadamar/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:LA Opera,LA Opera Connects,Public Musicology for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250215T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250215T103000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20250716T182120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T182120Z
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SUMMARY:Opera for Educators: Mozart's Così fan tutte
DESCRIPTION:So excited to be in my special wheelhouse for this seminar: Mozart opera! My presentation will focus on the gender politics behind this comic opera with its problematic accusation that “women are like that\,” meaning not trustworthy in matters of love. The LAO production\, directed by the fabulous Shawna Lucey\, brilliant meets the challenge of this work. \nThe “Opera for Educators” program—an initiative of LA Opera Connects—offers half-day seminars on Zoom\, each of which explores one of the main-stage works of the current season. An array of scholars\, educators\, and artists come together to enrich participants’ appreciation and understanding of historic and contemporary opera. \nLAUSD teachers are able to get professional-development credit\, but all opera lovers are welcome to join the seminars!
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-mozarts-cosi-fan-tutte/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:LA Opera Connects,Opera Seminar,Public Musicology for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241005T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241005T150000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20241012T041930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241012T042008Z
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SUMMARY:Opera for Educators/LA Opera Connects: Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette"
DESCRIPTION:Ever notice that French-language opera doesn’t get the same time in the programming spotlight as Italian-language opera? No fair! I will dive into the rich history of French opera and focus especially on the cultural\, aesthetic\, and musical world of French grand opera in the 19th century—a repertoire that had a strong influence on both Verdi\, Wagner\, and of course Charles Gounod. \nOther presenters include musicologist Dr. Tiffany Kuo (Gounod and Music Culture in the French Second Empire)\, dramaturg Dr. Miranda Johnson-Haddad (The Shakespearean Story Behind Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette)\, LA Opera Chorus Director Jeremy Frank (The Music of Roméo et Juliette) and educator Susan Convirs (Lessons and Resources). \nThe “Opera for Educators” program—an initiative of LA Opera Connects—offers half-day seminars on Zoom\, each of which explores one of the main-stage works of the current season. An array of scholars\, educators\, and artists come together to enrich participants’ appreciation and understanding of historic and contemporary opera. \nLAUSD teachers are able to get professional-development credit\, but all opera lovers are welcome to join the seminars! \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-la-opera-connects-gounods-romeo-et-juliette/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:LA Opera Connects,Opera Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240831T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240831T100000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20240929T054214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240929T054214Z
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SUMMARY:Opera for Educators: Madama Butterfly
DESCRIPTION:My introductory lecture for this particular seminar sets up a day of exploration and critique critique Puccini’s Madama Butterfly—of one of the most popular\, and also thematically challenging\, works of the operatic canon. I will look at the historical background of the opera\, including contemporary events that may have affected the infamously bad reception of the premiere\, and also the colonialist/racially biased language and depictions of the opera’s sources and the libretto itself. Other presenters include Dr. Mariko Takahashi (CSU Fullerton\, History)\, Dr. Rebecca Corbett (USC\, East Asian Library)\, and koto performer Yuki Yasuda. \nFor the Opera for Educators seminars\, Los Angeles Opera Connects brings together experts in music\, history\, languages\, and more to lead participants on a scholarly exploration of the current Los Angeles Opera main-stage season—streaming live through Zoom to wherever you are. All are welcome to join and learn more about opera\, and teachers get an extra bonus by earning LAUSD Salary Points.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-madama-butterfly/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adult Ed Music History Seminar,LA Opera Connects,Opera Seminar,Public Musicology for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240810T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240810T100000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20240929T052201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240929T052201Z
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SUMMARY:Opera for Educators: Opera Overview
DESCRIPTION:The kick-off seminar for LAUSD teachers and other opera-curious people! We open with an overview of the art form\, and my talk will look at the three “pillars” of opera—the music\, dramatic text (libretto)\, and stage production. In this brief introduction\, we will explore the musical styles and dramatic themes from the earliest canonic opera\, Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo (1607) to Adams’ Dr. Atomic (2000). \nFor the Opera for Educators seminars\, Los Angeles Opera Connects brings together experts in music\, history\, languages\, and more to lead participants on a scholarly exploration of the current Los Angeles Opera main-stage season—streaming live through Zoom to wherever you are. All are welcome to join and learn more about opera\, and teachers get an extra bonus by earning LAUSD Salary Points.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-opera-overview/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:LA Opera Connects,Opera Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T103000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20240507T061804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T072616Z
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SUMMARY:Opera for Educators: Puccini's "Turandot"
DESCRIPTION:My presentation for this special Turandot seminar—an initiative of LA Opera Connects—will set the opera in the context of Puccini’s Italy and highlight significant stylistic elements in the composer’s final work\, still incomplete when he died. \nCrafted especially for opera-curious K-12 teachers\, LA Opera’s “Opera for Educators” seminars offer teachers a range of quality content as well as professional development credits. \n  \n 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-puccinis-turandot/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adult Ed Music History Seminar,LA Opera,LA Opera Connects,Opera Seminar,Public Musicology for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240413T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240413T110000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20240412T063853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240412T063853Z
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SUMMARY:LA Opera: Opera in the Classroom Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Part of the LAO’s “Opera for Educators” seminars\, this particular event aims to educate—and inspire—K-12 teachers about ways to incorporate opera into their lesson plans. My presentation\, “Fairy Tales\, Opera\, and the Art of Retelling\,” will consider how fairy tales narratives were transformed in two canonic works: Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel and Rossini’s Cinderella. I will also explore the ways in which these stories might resonate with today’s young people\, including critical issues such as food insecurity and parental abuse or neglect. \n“Opera for Educator” seminars are held via Zoom and provide an exciting opportunity for K-12 teachers to earn LAUSD salary points and UCLA extension credit. Register on the Opera for Educator’s webpage. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/la-opera-opera-in-the-classroom-seminar/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:LA Opera,LA Opera Connects,Opera Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T111000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20240314T054042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T054042Z
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SUMMARY:Opera for Educators: Verdi's "La traviata"
DESCRIPTION: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 in a new production by director Shawna Lucey\, who takes an explicitly feminist approach\, grounding her interpretation in the historical realities of the French courtesan Marie Duplessis\, who inspired the character of Violetta. \nOther presenters will look explore the sources for La traviata‘s narrative\, the world of courtesans in mid-19th-century Paris\, and contemporary film adaptations such as Moulin Rouge and Pretty Woman.  \nLAO’s “Opera for Educators” seminars are held via Zoom and provide an exciting opportunity for K-12 teachers to earn LAUSD salary points and UCLA extension credit. Register on the Opera for Educator’s webpage. \n 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-verdis-la-traviata/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adult Ed Music History Seminar,LA Opera Connects,Opera Seminar,Public Musicology for Educators,Public Musicology LiveStream
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240313T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240313T183000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20240313T182419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T182419Z
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SUMMARY:Book presentation: "Understanding the Women of Mozart's Operas"
DESCRIPTION: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 Ponte operas and The Magic Flute. The book’s feminist lens has attracted a growing audience of readers interested in the ethics of opera culture and production\, prompting a new paperback edition in 2021. \nThe event is free and virtual via Zoom. Register here. \nNote the time difference! The talk is slated for 7pm Central Time = 5pm Pacific Time.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/book-presentation-understanding-the-women-of-mozarts-operas/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology Guest Seminar,Public Musicology Zoom Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T100000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20240127T020509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T020509Z
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SUMMARY:Opera for Educators: Zemlinsky's "The Dwarf" and Still's "Highway 1\, USA"
DESCRIPTION: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 introductory talk for teachers and opera lovers will contextualize the works in the cultural worlds of the composers (both of whom suffered from virulent—even murderous—racism) and touch on the   experiences and aesthetic ideals that influences their musical styles. \nThe LAO’s “Opera for Educators” seminars are held via Zoom and welcome both teachers (with the opportunity for professional development credits) and non-teachers: the only pre-requisite is a curiosity about opera!  Register on the Opera for Educator’s webpage. \n  \n 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-zemlinskys-the-dwarf-and-stills-highway-1-usa/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adult Ed Music History Seminar,LA Opera,LA Opera Connects,Opera Seminar,Public Musicology for Educators
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231104T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231104T110000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20231104T185259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T185259Z
UID:10000137-1699092000-1699095600@kristibrownmontesano.com
SUMMARY:Opera for Educators: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego
DESCRIPTION: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 “palette\,” the ways in which she paints with orchestral timbres. \nFrank’s story as a creative musical artist is also shaped by her low-profound hearing loss\, which occurred when she was very young. Her understanding and experience of sound is layered and nuanced through this lived reality. \nMy talk will look at excerpts from Frank’s Apu (2017\, an orchestral tone poem) and Contested Eden (2021)\, written in the aftermath of the horrific 2020 wild fires that terrorized Californian already living on edge during the COVID-19 lockdowns. \nFrank’s first opera El Último Sueno de Frida y Diego will have its Los Angeles Opera premiere beginning Nov. 18 through Dec. 9. \nFor ticket information visit the Los Angeles Opera page.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-el-ultimo-sueno-de-frida-y-diego/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:LA Opera,LA Opera Connects,Opera Seminar,Public Musicology for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T100000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20231006T175555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231006T203201Z
UID:10000130-1696669200-1696672800@kristibrownmontesano.com
SUMMARY:Opera for Educators: The Barber of Seville
DESCRIPTION: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 composer in Europe during the 1810s-20s. Easily his most performed opera today\, The Barber of Seville offers an especially accessible and entertaining entry into the live opera experience. \nThe Opera for Educators seminars are opening to the public in general\, with deep-dives into most of the works of the current season\, so check them out! To register\, visit: \nhttps://www.laopera.org/community/classroom-integration/opera-for-educators/
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-the-barber-of-seville/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adult Ed Music History Seminar,LA Opera Connect,Opera Seminar,Public Musicology for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230506T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230506T100000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20230518T080835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T080835Z
UID:10000045-1683363600-1683367200@kristibrownmontesano.com
SUMMARY:Opera for Educators / Otello
DESCRIPTION: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 explore Verdi’s extraordinary gift for vocal characterization and nuance\, particularly in the roles of Desdemona and Iago who represent the moral poles of the narrative. \nThe powerhouse cast is led by LA Opera Artist in Residence Russell Thomas in the title role\, Rachel Willis-Sørensen in her company debut as the doomed Desdemona\, and Igor Golovatenko as the sadistic Iago\, whose sadistic plotting drives the narrative to its tragic final scene.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/opera-for-educators-otello/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Opera Seminar,Public Musicology for Educators
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220321T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220321T103000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20220227T010021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220304T220402Z
UID:10000013-1647853200-1647858600@kristibrownmontesano.com
SUMMARY:"Rescuing" Carmen Talk / Gender Sounds
DESCRIPTION: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\, punk and black music representations of female artists and figures against stereotypical notions of gender\, sexuality and race. My talk—”Rescuing Carmen from Carmen”—will be presented as an online seminar and everyone is invited to register. \n\nNote: seminar events are scheduled for 6pm Central European Time. This converts to 12noon Eastern Standard Time or 9am Pacific Time (the time shown on this event post). 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/rescuing-carmen-gender-sounds/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology Guest Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211023T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211023T121500
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20211001T205653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T223035Z
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SUMMARY:Free LAO Zoom Class / How to Build an Opera
DESCRIPTION:This Week’s Topic – How to Build an Opera: from Overture to Scene\nFor 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 overture to the arias and ensembles that make up larger scenes. A delightful exercise in active listening! \nAbout this 4-week course… \nReady to rethink what you know about opera history? In partnership with HLAO and Opera League\, the LA Opera is kicking off a groundbreaking course that will explore two works from their 2021/22 season: Rossini’s Cinderella (La Cenerentola) and Wagner’s Tannhäuser. \nJoin Kristi Brown-Montesano\, Ph.D.\, Chair of Music History and Literature at the Colburn Conservatory of Music\, for an exploration of the fascinating connections and contrasts between these operas as well as the composers\, Gioachino Rossini\, famed champion of bel canto style\, and Richard Wagner\, pioneer of the Gesamtkunstwerk (we’d be lost on that word\, too\, but luckily\, Dr. Brown-Montesano is here to help). \nThis free course is open to anyone and taught over Zoom on four consecutive Saturdays (October 2\, 9\, 16 and 23) from 11am-12:15pm. \nPlus…there are prizes! \n\n45 registered attendees will be selected at random to win two FREE tickets to our production of Tannhäuser on October 16.\n5 registered attendees will be selected at random to win a FREE copy of Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano’s book\, Understanding the Women of Mozart’s Operas.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/free-lao-class-how-to-build-an-opera/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology Guest Seminar,Public Musicology Zoom Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211016T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211016T121500
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20211001T204415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T223044Z
UID:10000010-1634382000-1634386500@kristibrownmontesano.com
SUMMARY:Free LAO Zoom Class / Bel Canto Dramedy
DESCRIPTION:This Week’s Topic – Bel Canto “Dramedy”: Mixed Musical Styles in Cenerentola\nBy the time he wrote Cenerentola\, Rossini had already mastered a wildly successful comic style and had proven his skill at serious opera as well. For Cenerentola\, Rossini mixed his musical styles more freely\, adding dimension to the characters and the overall story. During this session\, we will listen to examples of these different musical styles and how they enhance Rossini’s Cinderella story. \nAbout this 4-week course… \nReady to rethink what you know about opera history? In partnership with HLAO and Opera League\, the LA Opera is kicking off a groundbreaking course that will explore two works from their 2021/22 season: Rossini’s Cinderella (La Cenerentola) and Wagner’s Tannhäuser. \nJoin Kristi Brown-Montesano\, Ph.D.\, Chair of Music History and Literature at the Colburn Conservatory of Music\, for an exploration of the fascinating connections and contrasts between these operas as well as the composers\, Gioachino Rossini\, famed champion of bel canto style\, and Richard Wagner\, pioneer of the Gesamtkunstwerk (we’d be lost on that word\, too\, but luckily\, Dr. Brown-Montesano is here to help). \nThis free course is open to anyone and taught over Zoom on four consecutive Saturdays (October 2\, 9\, 16 and 23) from 11am-12:15pm. \nPlus…there are prizes! \n\n45 registered attendees will be selected at random to win two FREE tickets to our production of Tannhäuser on October 16.\n5 registered attendees will be selected at random to win a FREE copy of Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano’s book\, Understanding the Women of Mozart’s Operas.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/free-la-opera-class-bel-canto-dramedy/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology Guest Seminar,Public Musicology Zoom Class
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211009T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211009T121500
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20211001T203845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T223056Z
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SUMMARY:Free LAO Zoom Class / Musical Artist as Hero
DESCRIPTION:This Week’s Topic – The Musical Artist as German Hero: Romanticism\, Myth\, and Wagner’s Tannhäuser\nThis week we will delve into the two medieval stories that Wagner combined for his libretto: the knight-poet seeking redemption after succumbing to Venus’s erotic pleasures and the famous singing contests held at Wartburg Castle. These two German-centric narratives also offered Wagner the perfect vehicle for celebrating the (super) power of the voice. \nAbout this 4-week course… \nReady to rethink what you know about opera history? In partnership with HLAO and Opera League\, the LA Opera is kicking off a groundbreaking course that will explore two works from their 2021/22 season: Rossini’s Cinderella (La Cenerentola) and Wagner’s Tannhäuser. \nJoin Kristi Brown-Montesano\, Ph.D.\, Chair of Music History and Literature at the Colburn Conservatory of Music\, for an exploration of the fascinating connections and contrasts between these operas as well as the composers\, Gioachino Rossini\, famed champion of bel canto style\, and Richard Wagner\, pioneer of the Gesamtkunstwerk (we’d be lost on that word\, too\, but luckily\, Dr. Brown-Montesano is here to help). \nThis free course is open to anyone and taught over Zoom on four consecutive Saturdays (October 2\, 9\, 16 and 23) from 11am-12:15pm. \nPlus…there are prizes! \n\n45 registered attendees will be selected at random to win two FREE tickets to our production of Tannhäuser on October 16.\n5 registered attendees will be selected at random to win a FREE copy of Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano’s book\, Understanding the Women of Mozart’s Operas.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/free-la-opera-class-musical-artist-as-hero/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology Guest Seminar,Public Musicology Zoom Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211002T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211002T121500
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20210930T015604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T223105Z
UID:10000101-1633172400-1633176900@kristibrownmontesano.com
SUMMARY:Free LAO Zoom Class / Rossini & Wagner
DESCRIPTION:This Week’s Topic – A Tale of Two Opera Composers\nWe will explore the careers of Rossini and Wagner up to 1850 in the context of European opera cultures—French\, German\, and Italian—of that time. How did these two creative artists get their start in the world of opera? Where did they achieve their first successes? What musical ideals did they have in common and what were some of the factors behind their very different operatic styles? \nAbout this 4-week course… \nReady to rethink what you know about opera history? In partnership with HLAO and Opera League\, the LA Opera is kicking off a groundbreaking course that will explore two works from their 2021/22 season: Rossini’s Cinderella (La Cenerentola) and Wagner’s Tannhäuser. \nJoin Kristi Brown-Montesano\, Ph.D.\, Chair of Music History and Literature at the Colburn Conservatory of Music\, for an exploration of the fascinating connections and contrasts between these operas as well as the composers\, Gioachino Rossini\, famed champion of bel canto style\, and Richard Wagner\, pioneer of the Gesamtkunstwerk (we’d be lost on that word\, too\, but luckily\, Dr. Brown-Montesano is here to help). \nThis free course is open to anyone and taught over Zoom on four consecutive Saturdays (October 2\, 9\, 16 and 23) from 11am-12:15pm. \nPlus…there are prizes! \n\n45 registered attendees will be selected at random to win two FREE tickets to our production of Tannhäuser on October 16.\n5 registered attendees will be selected at random to win a FREE copy of Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano’s book\, Understanding the Women of Mozart’s Operas.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/la-opera-opera-history-course-free/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology Guest Seminar,Public Musicology Zoom Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210508T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210508T123000
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20211001T213554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T223019Z
UID:10000104-1620471600-1620477000@kristibrownmontesano.com
SUMMARY:Zoom Course / Interwar Period Musical Culture
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano will guide LA Opera Board members through an exploration of music from the interwar period (1919—1939)\, an era that witnessed an astonishing variety of aesthetic and stylistic developments in western Classical music. \nLectures will delve into the historical context and aesthetic ideals of individual works and related arts and will include discussion of Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex (part of LA Opera’s 2021-2022 season). \nThis course is a 4-lecture reprise of Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano’s popular Colburn Community School adult ed class\, presented to assist the LA Opera Board’s evaluation of Zoom-hosted music history lectures for possible future programming in LAO’s community outreach schedule. \n 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/lao-board-zoom-course-interwar-period-musical-culture/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Public Musicology Guest Seminar,Public Musicology Zoom Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210130T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210130T121500
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20211001T212048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T212048Z
UID:10000103-1612004400-1612008900@kristibrownmontesano.com
SUMMARY:Zoom Course / Music Between the Wars
DESCRIPTION:The Colburn Community School invites you to join Colburn Conservatory of Music’s Chair of Music History and Literature Kristi Brown-Montesano in an exploration of music from the interwar period (1919—1939)\, an era which witnessed an astonishing variety of aesthetic and stylistic developments in western Classical music. \nThese creatively rich decades—bookended by cataclysmic World Wars—inspired composers to innovate\, to look more closely at their national identity\,  and to explore “popular” genres and new types of sounds. Lectures will delve into the historical context and aesthetic ideals of individual works and related arts. \nNote: Course meets on 6 consecutive Saturdays\, beginning Jan 30\, 2021 and concluding on March 6\, 2021. Registration required. 
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/zoom-course-music-between-the-wars/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adult Ed Music History Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201003T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201024T121500
DTSTAMP:20260420T053143
CREATED:20210930T213904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T222924Z
UID:10000007-1601722800-1603541700@kristibrownmontesano.com
SUMMARY:Zoom Course / Exploring Beethoven's Ninth
DESCRIPTION:Beethoven’s Ninth is iconic. But why does it persist as a cultural touchstone\, well into the 21st century? This is my inaugural Zoom course for the Colburn Community School. So I’ve invented a class for adult learners—from Beethoven super fans to musical novices—where we’ll explore the musical structure\, mythos and echoing disco reverb of Beethoven’s last symphony.
URL:https://kristibrownmontesano.com/event/adult-ed-course-exploring-beethovens-ninth/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adult Ed Music History Seminar,Public Musicology Zoom Class
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