Carnegie Hall

Jewish women have worked as opera singers, vocal coaches, seamstresses, artist managers, conductors, and concert organizers; attended opera performances; purchased opera glasses, gowns, and records; read columns about opera in Jewish newspapers; and taught about the genre’s uplifting power. Synagogue sisterhoods and local chapters of Hadassah and the National Council of Jewish Women featured opera singers and repertoire at their fundraisers and used the Metropolitan Opera’s stage and assembly rooms to host their events. Join YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and Dr. Samantha M. Cooper (Harry Starr Postdoctoral Fellow in Judaica, Harvard University) for a virtual lecture that explores the enduring relationship Jewish women nurtured with New York opera culture from the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries. A response to this talk will be provided by Judith Pinnolis (associate director of instruction and engagement at Berklee College of Music / Boston Conservatory at Berklee).