Tag: Francesca Caccini
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Link Round-Up! March 1, 2022 — Happy Women’s History Month!
Instead of our weekly news round-ups, we will be offering more frequent updates and commentary throughout this exciting and important month! Just in time for women’s History Month, the Met Opera made their annual statement that women cannot and do not compose opera. “In our long history, there have been two exceptions,” said the imaginary…
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BBC Proms 2021: By the Numbers
In a year unlike any other for classical music programming, it is simply a relief to know that live music is once again being scheduled, and that audiences are once again meeting in person. Those of us that crave concert halls and the anticipation of a downbeat will accept just about anything as long as…
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Monday Link Round Up: November 9, 2020
Some news and music to start your week! The Handel and Haydn Society of Boston featured a concert yesterday of works by women composers in honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. The Boston Music Intelligencer wrote about what the audience could expect, and introduced readers to the list of women composers –…
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Monday Link Round Up: March 13, 2017
News to start your week! In line with the conversations that have been taking place in honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, The Guardian has a fantastic op-ed by Susanna Eastburn, head of Scotland’s Sound and Music, about why women are worthy of inclusion. She argues, it’s not about Tokenism – it’s about Talent. Read on…