by Liane Curtis | Sep 25, 2023
Two Important Festivals: The Women Composers Festival of Tübingen begins on Friday Sept. 29. With a focus on the 19th Century: Tübingen composer Josephine Lang and three contemporaries (Emilie Mayer, Luise Adolpha Le Beau and Ethel Smyth), it continues 10 days and...
by Liane Curtis | Sep 5, 2023
Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy is a non-profit organization which (since 2008) has been demanding equity for women composers and celebrating the legacy of The Women’s Philharmonic (1980-2004). Applications for 2023 WPA Performance Grants opened on September 1,...
by Liane Curtis | Aug 29, 2023
By Dr. April Lynn James Affectionately known as The PhDiva!!!, Dr. April is a classically trained soprano with a PhD from Harvard best known for her groundbreaking work returning operas composed by women to the world’s stages. She survived her Harvard doctoral...
by Liane Curtis | Jul 26, 2023
Tonight, Boston Landmarks Orchestra presents “Seen-Unseen” — Wednesday, July 26 at 7:00pm, at Boston’s Hatch Shell on the Charles River. The concert includes the Overture to Shirley Graham’s opera “Tom-Tom,” which was performed in Cleveland in 1932. Dr. Lucy...
by Liane Curtis | Jun 26, 2023
Start the week by catching up with some of the exciting and GOOD news!! San Francisco Opera has staged its first work by a woman composer, El último sueño de Frida y Diego by Gabriela Lena Frank and (librettist) Nilo Cruz. Also the first production of a work in...
