Guest Speaker Webinar Series
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Register for both webinars at $35/each, and receive a FREE year of Digital Membership ($99) which includes:
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The Myth of ‘Park & Bark’
Anne Midgette & Greg Sandow
September 18, 2025
$35
Join former Washington Post chief classical music critic Anne Midgette and Composer, Music Critic and Professor Greg Sandow for a lively conversation about the myth of “park and bark.” In the 21st century, audiences have been led to believe that we’ve seen a renaissance of acting in opera, and that singers of the past tended to stand still on stage and simply power out their music: the so-called “park and bark.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Midgette and Sandow offer a look at the true history of “singing actors,” acting singers, and how opera singers have long moved people with their acting through their bodies as well as their voices.
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 our guest discussion, attendees will be invited to Zoom break out sessions to debate among themselves. Midgette and Sandow will drop into each room for interaction with the attendees. Learn more here.
The Tenor Voice & the 20th Century
Will Crutchfield & Henry Fogel
November 6, 2025
$35
Join Will Crutchfield, artistic director of Teatro Nuovo, and Henry Fogel, former dean of the Chicago College of Performing Arts, for a lively conversation exploring “The Tenor Voice and the 20th Century: A Classical Constant meets Techno-Cultural Variables.”
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 Zoom break out sessions to debate among themselves. Crutchfield and Fogel will drop into each room for interaction with the attendees. Learn more here.
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