Alisa Jordheim is a resident soprano at the Florentine Opera Company. Her roles include Frasquita in Bizet’s Carmen, Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring, and Barbarina in Mozart’s Marriange of Figaro. She has also performed as a soloist in Handel’s Messiah. Q.How did you get into singing? ASJ: My parents both teach at Lawrence University; my…
By Reid LePage In a given year, media representations of the LGBT community are far from scarce. There are any number of sassy apartment neighbors or hairdressers or whomever, each portrayed with varying levels of sincerity and insight. However, since most films and television shows are lacking in those qualities to begin with, so too…
Does Philosophy have a Future? By Arun Iyer 1. The question: One of the most dreaded tasks of teaching mandatory introductory courses in philosophy is providing a good answer to the question: What is philosophy? Such an answer should be at once respectful of the intelligence of your students, most of whom are casually indifferent…
Milwaukee’s Jazz Scene is Alive! A tale of two Jazz Scenes By, Nightcartes At a time when music is becoming increasingly more commodified, and even musicians themselves are turning into commodities, it can be refreshing to explore the happenings of a local scene. Milwaukee’s jazz and experimental music scene repays the effort it takes to look through the weeds…
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