500+ Operas by Women: Perform one today!

500+ Operas by Women: Perform one today!

by | Jul 19, 2019

[note: latest version of the opera database, March 2022, is here https://wophil.org/500ops/ ] Women’s Philharmonic Advocacy is happy to unveil our newly-updated database of 500+ Operas by Women! We invited Dr. Penny Brandt (one of the two noted scholars who...
Monday Link Round Up: June 10, 2019

Monday Link Round Up: June 10, 2019

by | Jun 10, 2019

News and music to start your week! Musicians in Bonn, Germany celebrated the 200th birthday of Clara Schumann with Schumannfest!  The event, which runs from June 1 to June 16, will include works by many women composers, not just Clara.  However, there will be a...
Miriam Gideon’s “Fortunato” Premiered

Miriam Gideon’s “Fortunato” Premiered

by | May 26, 2019

We were thrilled to hear the stream of Miriam Gideon’s 1958 chamber opera, Fortunato, last week. This was the world premiere of this work, which Gideon apparently wrote hoping that it would be performed by the NBC Opera Theatre.  She composed it in three acts,...
Monday Link Round Up: September 17, 2018

Monday Link Round Up: September 17, 2018

by | Sep 17, 2018

News and music to start your week! The Pacific Standard spoke to WPA President Liane Curtis about the current state of women’s work in symphonic spaces.  Read on here! It’s Hildegard von Bingen’s Feast Day! Celebrate by listening to some of her best...
the 44th Annual SAM Conference (part 1): Three Operas

the 44th Annual SAM Conference (part 1): Three Operas

by | Mar 26, 2018

Our reporter Tim Diovanni continues his report from the Society for American Music 44th Annual Conference.  (Read his Introduction here) Operas by Beach, Smyth, and Higdon: Compelling Opportunities for Diversification In this first installment of the series, I...