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LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain
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Created in 1986 by a team of visionaries, LA Opera has become a leader in artistic innovation, while honoring the great historical legacy of opera. Through the powerful art form of opera, we celebrate the diversity and pioneering spirit of our great city.
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Gabriela Lena Frank Discusses El último sueño de Frida y Diego with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano
Jun 29, 2023Tap to summarizeThis fall, LA Opera presents Gabriela Lena Frank’s El último sueño de Frida y Diego, a fantastical exploration of the turbulent relationship between artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. In this episode, Ms. Frank joins Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano to discuss how the composer’s multicultural heritage has influenced her work and inspired this innovative opera. Tickets to El último sueño de Frida y Diego and the rest of LA Opera's 2023-2024 season are available now at LAOpera.org.
Transcribe →TRADE/Mary Motorhead in conversation with Beth Morrison and Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano
Apr 26, 2023Tap to summarizeBeth Morrison launched her production company to create space for diverse artists. Sixty world premieres later, Beth Morrison Projects' intimate and cutting-edge operas share universal stories. Listen as Beth Morrison and musicologist, Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano, dig deeper into why these works are so important for long-time opera lovers and those new to the art form. Catch the west-coast premiere of our Off Grand double bill, TRADE and Mary Motorhead, playing April 27-30, 2023. Tickets are available now at LAOpera.org.
Transcribe →Lucia di Lammermoor Pre-Performance Talk with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano
Sep 24, 2022Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano, Chair of Music History and Literature at the Colburn Conservatory of Music explores Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor in this pre-recorded pre-performance talk. Showing now through October 9th tickets are available at LAOpera.org.
Transcribe →Behind the Curtain: The Female Leads of LA Opera's 22/23 Season with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano
Aug 24, 2022Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano discusses the multifaceted female leads in LA Opera's 22-23 season. Tickets to LA Opera's 22-23 season are available now at LAOpera.org.
Transcribe →Behind the Curtain: A Conversation with LA Opera Connects' College Advisory Committee
Jun 21, 2022Tap to summarizeIn this podcast, listen as we explore the experiences of the future generations of opera-lovers. Moderators Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano and Xochitl Hernandez chat with LA Opera Connects' College Advisory Committee and Leadership Academy members Sakeenah Godfrey, JJ Abraham Flores, and Joseph-Nathaniel Cuenca. To apply for LA Opera Connects' College Advisory Committee, or for more information about our learning and community programming, please visit LAOpera.org/Community.
Transcribe →Aida: The Music, The Women, The Drama with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano
Jun 7, 2022Tap to summarizeIn this podcast, Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano discusses Verdi's Aida; the music, the women and the drama. See LA Opera's Aida at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion from May 21 to June 12, 2022. Tickets are available now at LAOpera.org
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Revisiting the Canon with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano
Feb 2, 2022Tap to summarizeIn this podcast, which continues our Exploring the Operatic Canon series, Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano takes us through the influences on the canon and helps us to examine the nature of opera as well as the possibilities and challenges for its future.
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Cinderella Pre-Performance Talk with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano
Nov 24, 2021Tap to summarizeBefore you enter the (bright pink) fantasy world of Cinderella, learn more about the opera and its composer with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano, Chair of Music History at the Colburn Conservatory of Music and a LA Opera Connects affiliated scholar. This pre-show talk gives you the ins and outs of Rossini's life, his magical opera, and the characters of Cinderella.
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Behind the Curtain: A Tale of Two Composers
Nov 10, 2021Tap to summarizeIn this podcast, Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano, Chair of Music History and Literature at the Colburn Conservatory of Music, explores the careers and influences of Rossini and Wagner up to 1850 in the context of European opera cultures of that time. This recording was created as part of LA Opera Connects' Scholar Series on Rossini's La Cenerentola and Wagner's Tannhäuser.
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Alcina Pre-Performance Talk with Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano
Nov 3, 2021Tap to summarizeIn this pre-performance talk, Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano, Chair of Music History at the Colburn Conservatory of Music and an LA Opera Connects affiliated scholar, introduces audiences to "Alcina," an opera seria written by George Frideric Handel. Dr. Brown-Montesano discusses the composer, the baroque period and the story of this great work.
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