Turkish-American soprano; opera director; violinist. Founder: Brooklyn Telemann
This artist is accepting inquiries via Stagetime message and Email.
Individual Research Presentation
Casting the Castrati Voice: Creating Safe Spaces for the Trans & Non-Binary Community within Early Opera will explore the history of the Castrati singer and the biomechanics of their voices alongside their training regimens. It will also provide practical insights on inclusivity practices when working with singers who identify as trans or non-binary in a professional or educational environment. Additionally, the presentation will offer potential casting choices within several pieces in the Baroque opera repertoire. This will provide an opportunity to learn about promoting inclusivity and creating safe spaces for trans and non-binary performers in the early music world.
Liz Kiger is a Turkish-American non-binary soprano vocalist, violinist, and opera director specializing in Baroque performance practice. They are currently adjunct faculty and the director Collegium Musicum at Columbia University and are also the founder and director of the Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society, one of the first primarily digital opera companies, focused on providing LGBTQIA emerging artists with opportunities reinterpreting Baroque operas as feature films, thereby bringing opera to new audiences through inclusion and accessibility. They have most recently performed as soprano soloist for Couperin’s Trois Leçons de Ténèbres (Three Lessons of Darkness) (1714) and Strozzi’s Lagrime mie (lamento) for Columbia University’s Operatic Feminisms Conference, alongside directing an abridged production of Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum. Upcoming engagements include Olinto in Olinto pastore HWV 143 with Shenandoah Bach Festival.
Turkish-American soprano; opera director; violinist. Founder: Brooklyn Telemann
This artist is accepting inquiries via Stagetime message and Email.
Individual Research Presentation
Casting the Castrati Voice: Creating Safe Spaces for the Trans & Non-Binary Community within Early Opera will explore the history of the Castrati singer and the biomechanics of their voices alongside their training regimens. It will also provide practical insights on inclusivity practices when working with singers who identify as trans or non-binary in a professional or educational environment. Additionally, the presentation will offer potential casting choices within several pieces in the Baroque opera repertoire. This will provide an opportunity to learn about promoting inclusivity and creating safe spaces for trans and non-binary performers in the early music world.
Liz Kiger is a Turkish-American non-binary soprano vocalist, violinist, and opera director specializing in Baroque performance practice. They are currently adjunct faculty and the director Collegium Musicum at Columbia University and are also the founder and director of the Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society, one of the first primarily digital opera companies, focused on providing LGBTQIA emerging artists with opportunities reinterpreting Baroque operas as feature films, thereby bringing opera to new audiences through inclusion and accessibility. They have most recently performed as soprano soloist for Couperin’s Trois Leçons de Ténèbres (Three Lessons of Darkness) (1714) and Strozzi’s Lagrime mie (lamento) for Columbia University’s Operatic Feminisms Conference, alongside directing an abridged production of Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum. Upcoming engagements include Olinto in Olinto pastore HWV 143 with Shenandoah Bach Festival.
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