Monday Link Round Up: June 19, 2017

by sarah | Jun 19, 2017

News to start your week!   Opera5, a Canadian opera company which is based in Toronto, will be presenting two works by Ethel Smyth – Fête Galante and The Boatswain’s Mate – June 22 through the 25th.  Smyth is remembered for her work as a...

Happy Birthday, Dame Ethel Smyth! Celebrating a New Recording

by Liane Curtis | Apr 23, 2017

Featured Guest Blogger: Dr. Amy Zigler In celebration of Dame Ethel Smyth’s 159th birthday, we present a detailed review of the first ever recording of Smyth’s opera The Boatswain’s Mate, which was released last fall by Retrospect Opera.  Dr. Amy Zigler is...

Podcast Episode 02: “It’s about friggin’ time!” — Met Opera performs work composed by a woman

by Liane Curtis | Jan 1, 2017

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...

Podcast Episode 01: The Significance of “L’Amour de Loin”

by Liane Curtis | Dec 14, 2016

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...

Monday Link Round Up: July 11, 2016

by sarah | Jul 11, 2016

News to start your week! We shared information last week about the upcoming concert by The Dream Unfinished and the amazing work being done by this activist orchestra.  The ensemble has also received some well-deserved press from The New York Times.   A new opera...

Monday Link Round Up: June 13, 2016

by sarah | Jun 13, 2016

  Thinking about, and grieving for, Orlando.   ArtsHub published an article by Sally Macarthur, Cat Hope, and Dawn Bennett highlights the gender disparities for women composers in Australia.  (The original version of the article was published on The...