On May 2, 2025, Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center Opera House under the direction of Tomer Zvulun and…
Karren LaLonde Alenier
Karren Alenier is a swing-dancing poet whose opera, Gertrude Stein Invents A Jump Early On, with composer William Banfield and New York City’s Encompass New Opera Theatre artistic director Nancy Rhodes premiered in New York City in June 2005. She writes a monthly column for scene4.com entitled "The Steiny Road to Operadom." She is author of The Steiny Road to Operadom: The Making of American Operas. Her latest poetry collection is how we hold on. She is editor of From the Belly: Poets Respond to Gertrude Stein’s Tender Buttons, a three-book series. More at Alenier.com
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