Excluded, Penalized, Indebted, and Harassed: A Study of Systemic Discrimination Against Women in Opera
By Zach Finkelstein, Dana Lynne Varga, and Hillary LaBonte Women face extraordinary odds of success in the opera world, from the conservatory to young artist apprenticeships to the mainstage to leadership roles in administration. Middleclass Artist and the Empowered Musician, in an exhaustive analysis of the opera industry from top to bottom, through dozens of …