Tomorrow at 5pm Lara Dodds-Eden and I are premiering Virginia Firnberg’s powerful song cycle El arte de la pesca (The Art of Fishing). The cycle highlights how creativity can help overcome the trauma of sexual abuse (trigger warning).
This is one of the most emotionally and musically difficult works I have ever performed, but the rehearsal process has been deeply rewarding and I’m honored to give the world premiere of this important work! Special thanks to @mimisima_mente_ for Spanish Diction Coaching!
SOLD OUT already! I can’t wait to transform into Carmen, Delilah, and other French opera heroines and join voices with the wonderful @Felici_opera Opera colleagues for this concert of duets and solos of French Art Song & Opera. It’s certainly been a French season for me. 🇫🇷
During this time of great uncertainty, please join us on Dec 8 for a virtual talk on holding on to courage and each other. We will hear from Palestinian & Israeli activists who are remaining in deep partnership and exploring new possibilities. Register: https://t.co/LzkX2NEUCJ
I can't even tell you how excited I am about working on "Group Think" with @simonschusterUK and @Avery_Books!! I have two amazing editors in Caroline Sutton (U.S.) and @AssallahTahir (U.K.). And a huge thank you to my agent, @OneChapterMore!
The epitome of incompetence @WestJet: Day 6 without luggage & counting. Filed an online claim correctly, spent hours on phone & at airport. @WestJet lost our bags in Calgary, sent them on to SFO, then sent them back to Calgary b/c someone can’t read labels. Ruined vacation.
Past Presidents, from Lincoln to FDR, understood the dangerous stakes of allowing an unchecked Court overreach its authority and threaten our democracy.
Lincoln ignored the court to issue the emancipation proclamation.
FDR, in the plunges of the Great Depression, also sought…
SISTERS: Here's what we can do to ensure abortion rights in the US: https://t.co/6h5DGHIkoi
Let’s stop arguing what the leaked document means for American democracy and the role and legitimacy of the supreme court, but get back to the heart of the matter: human rights!
As we’ve warned, SCOTUS isn’t just coming for abortion - they’re coming for the right to privacy Roe rests on, which includes gay marriage + civil rights.
Manchin is blocking Congress codifying Roe. House has seemingly forgotten about Clarence Thomas. These 2 points must change
Autumn always brings a sense of yearning for me - as in Brahms’ quartet “Sehnsucht”’Op. 112 No. 1, which I’m performing tonight @LauderdaleHouse with Serenata in honor of our late director, Brian Benedict. RIP, Brian!
Opera & Bubbly, anyone? https://t.co/GuDxB0qX3a I do love playing a boy, a yong woman, an old woman, a drunk lady and a prince all in one program! @Felici_opera@CoppedHallTrust