“The Long-Term Effect of the Microphone on the Human Voice” - In Conversation with Will Crutchfield, Moderated by Henry Fogel

Thursday, May 7, 7pm - 8:30pm EST

IN CONVERSATION WITH SERIES
Members - FREE
Non-Members - $35

Join Teatro Nuovo’s General and Artistic Director Will Crutchfield for a lively discussion moderated by WFMT’s Henry Fogel about how the microphone has affected the vocal arts over the years.

This discussion will take place over Zoom. Participants are invited to send questions in before to be considered for discussion during the live conversation.

After the Guest Speaker discussion, attendees will be invited to speak more informally amongst themselves, Crutchfield and Fogel about the topic.

Meet Our GUEST SPEAKERS

Mr. Crutchfield is General and Artistic Director of Teatro Nuovo, the acclaimed young organization devoted to cutting-edge interpretation of classic Italian opera. 

He has divided his opera career between conducting, musicology, and education. As Director of Opera for the Caramoor International Music Festival from 1997 to 2017, he has conducted over 30 operas with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and major soloists. He also served as Music Director with the Opera de Colombia (Bogota) and Principal Guest Conductor of the Polish National Opera (Warsaw), and has made guest appearances with many theaters around the world.

For Ricordi and the Fondazione Rossini he prepared the critical edition of Aureliano in Palmira, also conducting the production at Pesaro that won first place as “Best Rediscovered Work” in the 2015 International Opera Awards. In the same year he was named a Fellow of the Guggenheim Foundation in recognition of his operatic work, and in 2017 he was named as one of Musical America’s thirty “Movers and Shapers” for his leadership in innovative training and performance.