Carolyn Guzski, PhD, assistant professor at SUNY Buffalo State, will present a music Lecture at noon today, March 7 in the Regis Room as part of the Women in the Arts Festival. Dr. Guzski’s talk is entitled “Manhattan Project: Desegregating the Metropolitan Opera in the 20th Century.” Her research interests include American music, opera and national cultural institutions during the Progressive Era.
Dr. Guzski is also a pianist and opera coach. She has performed throughout the United States and has been heard in New York at Alice Tully Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall and the Juilliard Theater. Past seasons have included concerts in Japan, Italy, Switzerland, South Korea and the Caribbean, as well as broadcasts over RAI television (Italy), WFMT (Chicago), WNCN (New York), and the Voice of America network. As an opera coach, she has participated in seasons of the Florida Grand Opera, the Lake George Opera Festival, the Aspen Music Festival and the Orvieto Musica festival in the Umbria region of Italy.
This lecture is free and open to the public.
Submitted by: Ellen Barnum, director, ArtsCanisius
