ABOUT THE EVENT

Delores Ziegler, Professor, Voice & Opera
Corinne Hayes, Interim Director, Maryland Opera Studio
Robert Wood, Conductor - Maestro, Così fan tutte
Nicole Steinberg, Musicologist, D.M.A. candidate
Additional Panelists TBA

Join a panel discussion that explores the beautiful puzzle that is Mozart and Da Ponte’s Così fan tutte, and our evolving relationship with the work as artists, scholars and audiences. The School of Music's own Prof. Delores Ziegler, whose experience with the opera spans her storied career, brings her unique insider insight to the discussion.

ABOUT ROBERT WOOD
Conductor Robert Wood made his debut at the San Francisco Opera with La traviata. His 25-year career has included appearances at Vancouver Opera, Austin Opera, Opera Colorado, Wolf Trap Opera, Hawaii Opera Theatre, Kansas City Opera, Opera Orlando, Opera San José, Kentucky Opera and return engagements with San Francisco Opera. Maestro Wood served as conductor-in-residence at Minnesota Opera for two years, leading productions of Rusalka, Le nozze di figaro, La donna del lago, Lakmé and L’italiana in Algeri. He has conducted concerts and productions featuring numerous renowned artists, including Denyce Graves, Ewa Podleś, Lawrence Brownlee, Stephanie Blythe, Rolando Villazón and Elizabeth Futral.

Maestro Wood founded UrbanArias, a company dedicated to contemporary opera, in 2009, establishing it as a leading producer of new work. Under his leadership, the company produced over 25 works, including eleven world premieres and seven commissions, performing in Virginia, Washington, DC, and New York City. He also served as chorus master at the Santa Fe Opera from 2001 to 2004, receiving acclaim for his contributions to several world premieres. Maestro Wood participated in the 1998 Merola Opera Program and spent several years in Vienna, where he studied voice and sang with the Arnold Schönberg Chor.

ABOUT THE MARYLAND OPERA STUDIO

The Maryland Opera Studio is dedicated to the future of opera. Preparing the next generation of great singers and offering performances ranging from classic repertoire to provocative new works, it is building contemporary audiences for opera and advancing the art form to sustain those audiences.