It’s no secret that it’s hard to make it as a conductor or director in opera. But why is the career so difficult?

I’m running a survey to understand how conductors & directors navigate the field—and what could make it better.

Comment “survey” & I’ll send you the link when available!

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Book Review: Opera Wars - OperaWire The 2008 financial collapse led to the 2009 bankruptcy of the Baltimore Opera Company, so 24-year-old hometown soprano Caitlin Vincent decided to take matters into her own hands. Flush with $2,000, sh...

Now for something totally different, a call to arms from @caitlinvincent.bsky.social to fight the Opera Wars, “old crusty rich never change a thing” donor class v. us cool kids who want to see imaginative progressive modern shit along with classics. (Ring a bell?)

Good book. My OperaWire review:

Sharing one of my favorite arias from my opera with composer Tim Takach, Computing Venus, which is seeing its 3rd (!) new production next week at the University of Rhode Island.

Here, the role of astronomer Maria Mitchell is sung by the wonderful Eden Bartholomew in a recent production at Vassar.

Have ballet and opera actually benefited from a Chalamet Effect? Timothée Chalamet called opera and ballet irrelevant. The industries clapped back, tickets sold – but now comes the harder task of keeping those audiences, say University of Melbourne experts.

Nearly everyone in the arts had an opinion about Timothée Chalamet vs. Opera and Ballet.

But did the flood of outrage and op eds have an impact on what matters most: ticket sales?

Has there been a...(dramatic pause)..."Chalamet Effect"?

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Does anyone care about opera? What is Timothée Chalamet’s beef with opera?

Caitlin Vincent spotlights opera’s warring personalities, increasingly fierce controversies over content, and the battles being waged for its economic future in OPERA WARS. Grab your copy: https://bit.ly/4lXyK39

Thanks for reading, Joel!

Expensive, irrelevant and ‘problematic’ — can anyone save opera? In Opera Wars the former soprano Caitlin Vincent finds an art form in crisis — with unhappy singers, skyrocketing costs and backstage rows

Full review (paywalled) here: www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

Happy UK release day to Opera Wars! Let's celebrate with a massive book review in the London Times, shall we? 😱

"Vincent is at her most evocative — in a gloomy way — in describing the jobbing opera singer’s lot, or 'near constant rejection.'”

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What’s your writing hot take? 🤔 Author of Opera Wars, Caitlin Vincent weighs in on the writing process and offers some valuable advice for when the muse does not answer... 🎶

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Have you been to the opera?🤔

Immerse yourself in the surprisingly contentious world of opera with this must-read book that is for anyone eager to glimpse the drama, beauty, and battles that have kept this art form alive for centuries.

OPERA WARS, now available: https://bit.ly/4lXyK39

Thank you so much!

You’re not wrong…Kansas was a late entry!

Three cities in three days? You betcha! 🤓

(Am I coming to a bookstore near you? Stop by and say hello!)

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Have emailed!

Sent you a dm!

Such a pleasure talking to Dave O’Brien about all things Opera Wars for the New Books Network! Have a listen at the link below! ⬇️

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OPERA WARS is arriving in US bookstores in less than two weeks! Have you ordered your copy yet? 🤓

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Absolutely. So at what point should company management step in and say, “the art being made is unsafe”?

What’s more important: the singers or the show?

Are singers artists…or workers?

Let me know what you think. And don’t forget to pre-order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13. ✨

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We all have our operatic niche!

Think you don’t know opera? Think again!

But there’s more to the story than high notes and haircuts…From backstage battles to onstage culture wars, dive into the messiness of the opera world in OPERA WARS.

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What’s more important: the tradition of an opera or modern values? 💃🏻

Let me know what you think in the comments. And don’t forget to pre-order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming Jan 13!

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Way to go!!

Melodrama ✅
Fire ✅
Wagner ✅

Have you ordered your copy of OPERA WARS yet?

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Thanks, Alexandra. I’m familiar with your work, and your new book looks great!

Thanks so much! I have a longstanding love-hate relationship with opera myself 🤓

I am! With advance copies of Opera Wars! 🤩

How much does it cost to become an opera singer? 🤔 From audition costs to costumes to voice lessons to schooling and more, Caitlin Vincent brings you behind the scenes in OPERA WARS. 🎶

Available January 13. https://bit.ly/4lXyK39

I heard writers are supposed to do unboxing videos…did I do it right?

ps. My galley copies of OPERA WARS have finally arrived! Don’t lose your head—you can pre-order your own copy now. 😉

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Seriously. 😢