U.S. Women Lose a Basic Right

U.S. Women Lose a Basic Right

By Liane Curtis We were hoping to resume our weekly link round-up and continue to bring you an assortment of news about women (especially composers) in the world of classical music.  But on Friday, June 24, U.S. women were stripped of an important right, the right to...

Monday Link Round Up: January 11, 2016

News to start your week! The Other Mozart, the play about Mozart’s sister Nannerl which we have written about before, was presented in Houston.  You can read the review here.   The Brighton Festival has announced that Laurie Anderson will be Guest Director...

Monday Link Round Up: September 7, 2015

Happy Labor Day, everyone!  As we pause to reflect on the history of American workers – let’s take some time to be grateful for women’s work in music in particular. In honor of again conducting the final night of the BBC Proms, Marin Alsop was...
Nannerl Mozart, No Longer Forgotten

Nannerl Mozart, No Longer Forgotten

The Other MozartWritten by Sylvia MiloSylvia Milo as Nannerl MozartDirected by Isaac ByrneReview of performance July 8, 2014 at HERE Arts Center in New York CityThe Other Mozart tells an archetypical story—of musical brilliance, ambition, dedication and...

New Film About Mozart’s Sister

I just saw the new trailer for the film, titled Mozart’s Sister, yesterday – and today NPR’s classical music blog Deceptive Cadence discussed the film and the how little is really known about the life and music of the “other” Mozart. Here’s the official trailer for...