Essays
I write essays on music, culture, and politics.
On the orientalism of Turandot (The New York Times)
On Walter Benjamin and artificial intelligence (Brooklyn Rail)
On the political calculus of classical music (Parterre)
On the aestheticization of illness in La Bohème (Vancouver Opera)
On misogyny and consent in Così Fan Tutte (Vancouver Opera)
On Olga Neuwirth (VAN Magazine)
On the mass appeal of Andrea Bocelli (VAN Magazine)
On Giorgia Meloni’s political takeover of opera (VAN Magazine)
On Bayreuth’s AI Ring Cycle (VAN Magazine)
On Ralph Vaughan-Williams and British nationalism (Bachtrack)
On movie stars in the theatre (Parterre)
On the Metropolitan Opera Cookbook (VAN Magazine)
On Anna Netrebko’s cookbook (VAN Magazine)
On Jonas Kaufmann’s Christmas album (VAN Magazine)
On women composers in Estonia (Bachtrack)