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Actor Christopher Bannow, Jud Fry in Oklahoma, discusses bringing the reinvented The Rogers & Hammerstein classic coming to the Kimmel Cultural Campus’ Forrest Theater March 8 – 20
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Inis Nua Theater Artistic Director Tom Reing, new co-Artistic Director Charlotte Northeast and actor Amy Frear discuss the American premiere of Lydia Larson’s Finding Fassbender at the Drake Theater running now through February 27.
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The East Passyunk Opera Project’s Katrina Thurman (soprano) Ashley Marie Robillard (soprano) and Maren Montalbano (mezzo-soprano) discuss Love Notes 2.0: Sour Notes. Th virtual show run now until February 24. The live shows run on February 19 at Society Hill Dance Academy.

Theater in the Round

February 14, 2022 - A.D. Amorosi's Theater in the Round

Lansing McLoskey:
ONE BOOK CALLED ULYSSES (2022)
Commissioned for the 100th anniversary of James Joyce’s Ulysses
by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition, Network for New Music, and the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.

I. Telemachus
II. One hundred and fifty (La canzone di afrodite)
III. A Shout in the Street
IV. Nausicäa (Girls Lean Back Everywhere
V. Ithaca – Threescore a day a century
VI. Venus 
VII. Penelope’s Sirens

Recording: Live, from the premiere, May 22, 2022.
Network for New Music, Thomas Schuttenhelm, Artistic Director
Jan Krzywicki, conductor
Maren Montalbano, mezzo-soprano

https://www.networkfornewmusic.org
https://marenmontalbano.com

VI. Venus

Starseed

Footnotes to a History of the Moon







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1.  The practice of mapping and naming lunar mountain ranges. 
2.  Using a five-inch reflector, she produced a daguerreotype of the moon, thus introducing photography to the celestial world.
3.  “It was then I realized that documentation was an unforgiving task. The mercury contained in the image left tiny fissures on my delicate hands.” 
4.  Poison.
	†1.  1. A substance causing injury or death. 
	‡2.  2. In chemistry, the task of inhibiting a reaction between elements.
5.  A little-known French film, in which the heroine names her children after features of the moon’s topography. Viewers were said to have expressed dismay at the prevalence of suicide in the work’s numerous subplots.
6.  Here she alludes to a recurring dream, in which she sees her image reflected in one of the smaller lunar basins. 
7.  Aitken. Meaning the south pole. Noted for its untroubled surface and frigid nights. 
8.  An unpublished portion of their correspondence. Here she states that she did not expect the chemicals to injure, much less debilitate and poison her. 
9.  The experiment tests the moon’s elaborate magnetic field. Its insatiable consumption of nitrogen and ice. 

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Kristina Darling's poem "Footnotes to a History of the Moon" tells a story through nine brief footnotes. The narrative exists in what is left unsaid. 

This recording features the dream songs project: Alyssa Anderson, mezzo-soprano and Joseph Spoelstra, guitar.

Footnotes to a History of the Moon

Maren Montalbano sings "Liber Scriptus" from Verdi's Requiem, with the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Francesco La Vecchia

Verdi - Liber Scriptus

INNER CHILD MEDITATION

"Erbarme dich" from Bach's St. Matthew Passion
Kim Leeds, Mezzo-Soprano
Aisslinn Nosky, Violin
Scott Allen Jarrett, Conducting
Live recording from Bach Akademie Charlotte's 2019 performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion.

"Erbarme Dich" from Bach's St. Matthew Passion

YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Lil Top

Still Flexin, Still Steppin OUT NOW!
Stream/Download: https://youngboy.lnk.to/StillFlexinStillSteppin

Still Flexin, Still Steppin 

Lil Top

Why is practicing gratitude a pain in the neck - and my go-to quick and easy gratitude practice.

Companion audio to: https://www.lisahusseini.com/thoughts/Gratitude

Practicing Gratitude

Not all coaches or coaching products are created equal - some actually contain a combination of consulting or mentorship services. So with such a wide range of services out there - how do you decide if the person or service you're into is legit. Here are some criteria to look for when investing in a coach, mentor, or consultant (or a hybrid of all three).

Companion to blog post "What Even Is Coaching - Part One": https://www.lisahusseini.com/thoughts/what-even-is-coaching-part-one

Hiring A Coach, Mentor, or Consultant?  What To Ask For And What To Ignore.

Philadelphia mezzo-soprano + traveler + dreamer
✨ sang on 3 GRAMMY® winning albums
✨ member of Trio Eos and The Crossing