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Dr Caitlin Vincent

@caitlinvincent.bsky.social
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Librettist & lyricist. Author of OPERA WARS (Scribner). Senior Lecturer @UniMelb and ARC DECRA Fellow 2025-2027. Opinions own. She/her. ✍🏼👩🏻‍💻🎶

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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It’s nearly Grammy voting season & you know what that means… For your consideration (Best Classical Solo Vocal Album): LEGENDS: Rebellion Soprano Laura Strickling Pianist Joy Schreier Featuring the world-premiere recording of Night-Time in the Fourth Trimester by Jodi Goble and Caitlin Vincent.
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Laura Dixon Strickling & Joy Schreier's stunning new album, LEGENDS: Rebellion is available everywhere you stream! laurastrickling.bandcamp.com/album/legend... Featuring the darkly comic song cycle, “Night-Time in the Fourth Trimester,” music by Jodi Goble, text by me. 👀🔥 #classicalmusic #song
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Liz Dye @lizdye.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Washington Nat'l Opera sues the Kennedy Center alleging that the Center STOLE the opera's endowment. WNO had a longterm agreement where KC ran the opera's development back office, and in 2025 KC just ... stopped doing it and seized the funds. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
49. On January 8, the Kennedy Center’s Chief Financial Officer sent an email to
WNO’s General Director and Board President asserting for the first time and, contrary to the terms
of the 2024 Agreement, that the funds in the WNO BSRF belonged to the Kennedy Center. In
addition, the CFO disclosed that the Kennedy Center had used those funds—funds that the 2024
Agreement expressly required to be held for the long-term benefit of WNO—to collateralize the
Kennedy Center’s own line of credit.
50. The next day, on January 9, 2026, the WNO Board voted to terminate the 2024
Agreement. WNO’s Board President and Board Chair immediately notified the Kennedy Center
of that decision in a letter to Mr. Grenell and requested that the parties begin unwinding the
affiliation.
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Calling all opera conductors and stage directors! How and why do some people “make it” in opera? How could we design better professional development programs? Share your insights in this industry-first career survey: q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_... #opera #conductors #directors
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
If you’re a conductor or stage director working in opera, I want to hear from you! How have you build your career? What’s easy? What’s hard? What could (and should) be better?   Please complete the survey, now live at: q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_....     #operasky #directing #conducting
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
It’s no secret that it’s hard to make it as a conductor or director in opera. But why is the career so difficult? I’m running a survey to understand how conductors & directors navigate the field—and what could make it better. Comment “survey” & I’ll send you the link when available! #operasky
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Patrick Sauer @pjsauer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Now for something totally different, a call to arms from @caitlinvincent.bsky.social to fight the Opera Wars, “old crusty rich never change a thing” donor class v. us cool kids who want to see imaginative progressive modern shit along with classics. (Ring a bell?) Good book. My OperaWire review:
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Book Review: Opera Wars - OperaWire
The 2008 financial collapse led to the 2009 bankruptcy of the Baltimore Opera Company, so 24-year-old hometown soprano Caitlin Vincent decided to take matters into her own hands. Flush with $2,000, sh...
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Sharing one of my favorite arias from my opera with composer Tim Takach, Computing Venus, which is seeing its 3rd (!) new production next week at the University of Rhode Island. Here, the role of astronomer Maria Mitchell is sung by the wonderful Eden Bartholomew in a recent production at Vassar.
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Nearly everyone in the arts had an opinion about Timothée Chalamet vs. Opera and Ballet. But did the flood of outrage and op eds have an impact on what matters most: ticket sales? Has there been a...(dramatic pause)..."Chalamet Effect"? pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/hav... #operasky #balletsky
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Have ballet and opera actually benefited from a Chalamet Effect?
Timothée Chalamet called opera and ballet irrelevant. The industries clapped back, tickets sold – but now comes the harder task of keeping those audiences, say University of Melbourne experts.
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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Does anyone care about opera? What is Timothée Chalamet’s beef with opera? Caitlin Vincent spotlights opera’s warring personalities, increasingly fierce controversies over content, and the battles being waged for its economic future in OPERA WARS. Grab your copy: bit.ly/4lXyK39
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Happy UK release day to Opera Wars! Let's celebrate with a massive book review in the London Times, shall we? 😱 "Vincent is at her most evocative — in a gloomy way — in describing the jobbing opera singer’s lot, or 'near constant rejection.'” #operasky #booksky
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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
What’s your writing hot take? 🤔 Author of Opera Wars, Caitlin Vincent weighs in on the writing process and offers some valuable advice for when the muse does not answer... 🎶 #opera #operawars #operabooks #writinghottakes
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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Have you been to the opera?🤔 Immerse yourself in the surprisingly contentious world of opera with this must-read book that is for anyone eager to glimpse the drama, beauty, and battles that have kept this art form alive for centuries. OPERA WARS, now available: bit.ly/4lXyK39
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Three cities in three days? You betcha! 🤓 (Am I coming to a bookstore near you? Stop by and say hello!) #operasky #booksky #operawars
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Such a pleasure talking to Dave O’Brien about all things Opera Wars for the New Books Network! Have a listen at the link below! ⬇️ @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
OPERA WARS is arriving in US bookstores in less than two weeks! Have you ordered your copy yet? 🤓 #operasky #booksky #nonfiction @scribnerbooks.bsky.social www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Opera-...
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
What’s more important: the singers or the show? Are singers artists…or workers? Let me know what you think. And don’t forget to pre-order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13. ✨ www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-... @scribnerbooks.bsky.social #operasky #booksky
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Think you don’t know opera? Think again! But there’s more to the story than high notes and haircuts…From backstage battles to onstage culture wars, dive into the messiness of the opera world in OPERA WARS. www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Opera-... #operasky #booksky @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
What’s more important: the tradition of an opera or modern values? 💃🏻 Let me know what you think in the comments. And don’t forget to pre-order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming Jan 13! www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Opera-... #opera #operawars #culturewars #classicalmusic #carmen #operasky #booksky
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Melodrama ✅ Fire ✅ Wagner ✅ Have you ordered your copy of OPERA WARS yet? #operasky #booksky #nonfiction #operawars
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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
How much does it cost to become an opera singer? 🤔 From audition costs to costumes to voice lessons to schooling and more, Caitlin Vincent brings you behind the scenes in OPERA WARS. 🎶 Available January 13. bit.ly/4lXyK39
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
I heard writers are supposed to do unboxing videos…did I do it right? ps. My galley copies of OPERA WARS have finally arrived! Don’t lose your head—you can pre-order your own copy now. 😉 www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-... #operasky #booksky #operawars @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
“[I]f we cannot raise enough money, or sell enough tickets in there, we have to consider other options…The two things that support a company financially, because of the takeover, have been severely compromised.” #operasky #wno www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
theguardian.com
Washington National Opera may move out of Kennedy Center due to Trump ‘takeover’
Ticket sales at about 40% unsold compared with before president made himself chair of US performing arts center
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
What does it mean to be believable in an opera role? And who gets to decide? 🤔 Let me know what you think! And don’t forget to order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-... #opera #operawars #operasky #booksky #nonfiction
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Happy World Opera Day from someone who loves opera, hates opera, and can’t stay away from opera!
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
At what point does an opera become a bait and switch? What do you think? 🤔 Let me know in the comments. And don’t forget to order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-... #operasky #booksky #nonfiction #opera #regietheater
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Scribner Books @scribnerbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
What are the dos and don’ts of attending your first opera?🎼 Learn more about the drama, beauty, and battles that have kept this art form alive for centuries in Caitlin Vincent’s OPERA WARS. Available this January 13. bit.ly/4lXyK39
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Important book update! Scribner has officially added a horned helmet to the title page of OPERA WARS. (I feel seen). #operasky #writersky
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
😂😂😂😭😭😭
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Whoops, Opera Australia just announced their 2026 season and…forgot to do something. Don’t worry - I fixed it for them. 🙃 #CreditTheLibrettist
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I had a great conversation with Fran Kelly on ABC Radio National, discussing the economic pressures facing opera companies and the battle between opera and musical theatre. Have a listen! (I'm the one with the American accent.🤓) www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... #operasky #musicsky
abc.net.au
Can Julie Andrews save opera in Australia? - ABC listen
Will the musical My Fair Lady and the star power of Julie Andrews help revive opera's popularity in Australia?
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
“Opera breeds fanatics. There are opera groupies. Opera diehards. Opera obsessives. I’m not one of them.” OPERA WARS is coming…Available January 13, 2026. bit.ly/4lXyK39 📚💙 #operasky #musicsky #booksky @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
An image of a battlefield with opera singers, conductors, and horses on either side. The title reads: Opera Wars: Inside the World of Opera and the Battles for its Future. The author is Caitlin Vincent.
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
"You don’t know the name Matthew Pietras, but it’s engraved on the wall at New York’s recently reopened Frick Collection, thanks to his generous donations to the beloved museum. Unfortunately, it now appears those millions in gifts were of stolen funds..." news.artnet.com/art-world/ma...
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How a Fake Philanthropist Fooled the Frick | Artnet News
Matthew Pietras was a major donor to the Frick until his sudden death at age 40—but his gifts were stolen from the Soros and Ross fortunes.
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
“A federal judge says Russian soprano Anna Netrebko can move forward with her case claiming national origin discrimination by the Metropolitan Opera, which dropped her after she refused to repudiate President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s campaign against Ukraine.” apnews.com/article/netr...
apnews.com
Russian soprano's case alleging national origin discrimination against the Met Opera to proceed
A federal judge says Russian soprano Anna Netrebko can move forward with her case claiming national origin discrimination by the Metropolitan Opera.
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
“After years of progress in diversity, many companies’ upcoming slates feature mostly, and in some cases entirely, male-writer lineups.” “By various measures […] roughly two-thirds of the field’s writers are women—there is not, as artistic directors once argued, a pipeline issue.”
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
“Artist Amy Sherald has decided to withdraw her upcoming show at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery over fears of censorship […] after she was told her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty might be removed over fears of offending Donald Trump.” www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Screaming, crying, throwing up, but OPERA WARS is officially with the copy editor at @scribnerbooks.bsky.social (and, ahem, the lawyers 😬). Here’s a sneak peek of what's inside... #opera #operasinger #operalife #classicalmusic #booksky #writersky #readingcommunity #nonfiction
The Table of Contents for Opera Wars.

Chapter 1: The History, or Setting the Scene
Chapter 2: The Score, or That Belongs in a Museum!
Chapter 3: The Stage, or (Yellow)Facing the Music
Chapter 4: The Singers, or She’s Got the Look
Chapter 5: The Show, or What Happens in Rehearsal Stays in Rehearsal
Chapter 6: The Company, or Show Me the Money
Chapter 7: The Career, or A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Exploitation
Chapter 8: The Culture, or Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Opera?
Glossary
With Thanks
References
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Last batch of revisions, and OPERA WARS is officially off to the copy editor! 😱 Prepare for battle (at your local bookstore): 13 January 2026. #opera #culturewars #writers #nonfiction #authors
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
"Love Songs from a Third Floor Walk-Up," winner of the 2025 NATS Art Song Composition Prize...and now officially available from Opus Imprints! Music by Raphael Fusco. Text by me. opusimprints.com/products/lov... (Listen to a recording with soprano Julia Johnson: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCNn...)
An image of a wall in the process of being painted with a paint roller.  The text reads "Raphael Fusco: Love Songs from a Third Floor Walk-Up. Text by Caitlin Vincent.  For Voice and Piano."
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
#CreditTheLibrettist! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
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Rob Deemer @robdeemer.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Friday morning NEA tracker update: # of Orgs Affected: 657 Amount of Funding Impacted: $18,806,200 Almost half of all Theatre and Dance grants have been impacted. Over 1/3 of all Music grants have been impacted.
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Rob Deemer @robdeemer.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
A few NEA updates: -Total Impacted Organizations: 562 -Total Impacted Funds: $15,929,400 -Impacted Funds just from NY/CA/TX/MA/OR: $9M The map below shows the location distribution of the orgs that have been impacted by the cuts so far. For more information: bit.ly/4kc2Qi1
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NEA Impacted Orgs/Grants 2025
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Really important work from @robdeemer.bsky.social tracking the precise impact of the NEA cuts. $12.1M in losses so far... bit.ly/4kc2Qi1
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NEA Impacted Orgs/Grants 2025
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
We are advertising for a new Lecturer in Global Creative Industries to join the University of Melbourne's Arts and Cultural Management program! This is a full time continuing position with research & teaching expectations. Applications close 23 May. Details: jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/9...
jobs.unimelb.edu.au
Details : Lecturer in Global Creative Industries : The University of Melbourne
Careers at The University of Melbourne
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
“Love Songs from a Third Floor Walk-Up” wins the 2025 NATS Art Song Composition Award!! Thrilled to have worked with the wonderful composer Raphael Fusco on this new song cycle. Score available to buy soon from Opus Imprints! www.nats.org/cgi/page.cgi...
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First place winner of 2025 NATS Art Song Composition Award: Raphael Fusco | National Association of Teachers of Singing
‘Love Songs from a Third Floor Walk-Up’ wins this year’s top prize.
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
New York’s On Site Opera to close after 12 years, citing funding challenges and rising operational costs. osopera.org/company-anno...
osopera.org
Company Announcement - On Site Opera
A Fond Farewell from On Site Opera!After 12 incredible years of redefining opera, On Site Opera is bringing its extraordinary journey to a close.
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Daniel Schlosberg @danielschlosberg.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Also on the menu will be "Thanks a Latte" by @vocalcomposer.bsky.social (Lori Laitman) and @caitlinvincent.bsky.social and "Again" by @robbieellismusics.bsky.social
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Dr Caitlin Vincent @caitlinvincent.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Don’t forget to tip the head-check girl.
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Douglas Buchanan @dbuchanan.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Just arrived in Savannah, GA for the 2025 NOA conference, which will feature “Bessie and Ma,” by Caitlin Vincent and me, as the winner of the ‘24-‘25 Dominick Argento Prize in Chamber Opera! #opera #composer #newmusic #libretto #noa ##bessiecolemam #song #singer #artsong
A view out the airplane window with shafts of light shining on rivers.
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Douglas Buchanan @dbuchanan.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Super proud of the work of the students at Georgia Southern Opera, who put together the production of “Bessie and Ma” by Caitlin Vincent and me featured at the ‘24-‘25 @nationaloperaassociation conference in Savannah! #opera #newopera #newmusic #composer #librettist #savannah
Bows either the cast With our wonderful Mechanic/ReporterWith chorus & orchestra members With Johnny, Bessie, Ma, and Pa
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