Tag: Odaline de la Martinez
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Happy Birthday, Dame Ethel Smyth! Celebrating a New Recording
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 a noted authority on Smyth (and Assistant Professor of Music at Salem College)…
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Recognizing Operas by Women
Last week it was announced that Opera America will be awarding Discovery Grants to seven women composers in support of the development of their operas. The Opera Grants for Female Composers program is funded by The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation, which also funds the EarShot Grants. The 2015 winners are: Kitty Brazelton – The Art of Memory Laura…