Ursula Sturgeon is a theatre dramaturg who became obsessed with opera as a toddler and has been wild about it ever since. (Most infants who listened to those Baby Mozart tapes turned out perfectly normal. She did not.) She is based in the Chicagoland area and is particularly interested in finding new ways to connect opera to modern audiences. Being one of those young Gen Z whippersnappers, she can be found on Instagram at @zauberfloting.
I had the pleasure of going with some members of the Pittsburgh Opera to the PROTOTYPE Festival in New York at the start of the year- almost unfortunate it was so early on in 2025 because it set my expectations for the year so high!
Ursula Sturgeon looks at the furry opera company HowlAria and discovers that maybe one man’s Callas recording collection is another man’s fursuit.
Perhaps the conversation about Rigoletto and disability isn’t limited to physical appearance. What if we broaden the scope of what disability in this opera might look like?
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
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