Brendan Latimer
Brendan Latimer is a writer and urban planner based in Baltimore, MD. He first fell in love with opera as a kid watching Met productions on laserdisc with his dad, who was a lover and collector of all things opera. In high school, Brendan played the clarinet line of Otello, which continues to be his favorite work. Professionally, Brendan is interested in narrative history and the intersection of society and the built environment. In addition to opera, he enjoys watching baseball and playing with his tuxedo cat, Cholla (pronounced cho-yah). You can find Brendan on Instagram at b_lat_
Brendan Latimer sits down with Francesca Zambello and members of the cast of Washington National Opera’s production of Aïda to discuss the complicated legacy of one of Verdi’s most beloved works and the tricky business of “inventing the truth.”
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Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
Sherrill Milnes sits down with Brendan Latimer to talk about his life, career, and what he hopes to pass along to the next generation
