Composer Lucy Armstrong on Stephen Sondheim, capturing drama, and making text sing
Zhenyan Li
Chinese composer Zhenyan Li on noh theatre, Beijing Opera, political humour, and writing “sarcastic” music
Anthony R. Green
Composer and performer Anthony R. Green on Stockhausen, social justice, boundaries of composition and performance, and promoting Black artists
Emily Hazrati
Composer-performer Emily Hazrati on breath, heritage, performance as ritual, and collaboration as dialogue
Ábel Misha Gille Esbenshade
Hungarian-American composer Ábel M.G.E. on farcical opera, musical quotation, cosmic nihilism, and the blending of genre
Sara Stevanovic
Serbian composer Sara Stevanovic on memory, connect-the-dots notation, Slavoj Zizek, and sci-fi opera
Rylan Gleave
Composer and vocalist Rylan Gleave on hyperfocus, growing roots, imposter syndrome, and singing black metal
Daniel Blanco Albert
Spanish composer and dramaturg Daniel Blanco Albert on Zoom theatre, beer opera, and the dramatism of quantum physics