Supplemental Information: Episode 1
SMT-Pod Student Seminar Series: Gender and Contemporary Opera (Introduction)
Rachel Lumsden (Florida State University)
Release Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
Production Credits
Team Lead: Megan Lyons
Production Lead: Zach Lloyd
Music Credits
SMT-Pod Theme Music: Maria Tartaglia
Closing Music: Yike Zhang
Bio: Rachel Lumsden is Associate Professor of Music Theory at Florida State University. Her research examines issues of gender, race, and sexuality in contemporary British and American concert music. She has also published articles on public music theory and pedagogy, and co-edited The Norton Guide to Teaching Music Theory (2018). She recently won a university-wide award at FSU for Outstanding Graduate Teaching.
Keywords: opera, gender, pedagogy, Laura Kaminsky, Thea Musgrave, Ellen Reid, Judith Weir