Feminist in the Concert Hall
Monday Link Round Up: January 2, 2016
News to start your week - and the New Year! Alex Ross discusses the Prototype Festival in The New Yorker, which will feature Missy Mazzoli's opera Breaking the Waves, which was premiered by Opera Philadelphia in September. Read on here. Elizabeth Bell, composer and...
Podcast Episode 02: “It’s about friggin’ time!” — Met Opera performs work composed by a woman
Happy New Year! Without a doubt, one of 2016’s most exciting music events was the performance of Kaija Saariaho’s “L’Amour de Loin” at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Our very first podcast offered some insiders’ ideas about the production. Now, in our second...
2016 – Year in Review
As we quickly come to a close on 2016, there is a lot of positive achievements to reflect on. But still quite a bit of work to do in the coming year. In wrapping up all of the highs and lows of the year, we are also reflecting on how grateful we are for all of our...
Monday Link Round Up: December 26, 2016
News to start your week! The New York Times profiles Yip Wing-sie, who is conductor of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. The conversation is about her experiences as a woman and a minority in finding her way to the podium, as well as the current statistics, and stigmas,...
Monday Link Round Up: December 19, 2016
News to start your week! The conversation about the importance and value of L'Amour de Loin at the Met continues! The New York Times has profiles, and listening samples, from 10 contemporary women opera composers. Read -- and listen -- here. The staff at NewMusicBox...
Podcast Episode 01: The Significance of “L’Amour de Loin”
In our first ever Podcast, journalist Naomi Lewin and opera dramaturg Cori Ellison discuss the Met's production of Kaija Saariaho's 2000 opera "L'Amour de Loin." Naomi Lewin has produced the podcast, which includes interview clips with the composer, as well as the...