International Women’s Day

by sarah | Mar 8, 2017

We hope that you are able to participate in International Women’s Day and #DayWithoutAWoman in whatever way you can.  Stay home.  Wear red.  And tune in to the different radio stations that are making it a point to include works by women composers throughout...

WPA Now on iTunes!

by sarah | Jan 6, 2017

We debuted the new WPA Podcast last year with conversations about Kaija Saariaho’s premiere at the Met.  We are now thrilled to announce that our podcast is now available through iTunes! Subscribe to “Feminist in the Concert Hall” in iTunes to make...

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: December 12, 2016

by sarah | Dec 12, 2016

News to start your week! Congratulations to Jennifer Higdon on two Grammy Nominations!  The new recording of Higdon’s first opera, Cold Mountain,  has been nominated for the Best Opera Recording as well as the Best Contemporary Classical Composition.  Read more...