Lisa Hirsch

Lisa Hirsch is a technical writer. She studied music at Brandeis and Stony Brook and blogs about classical music and opera at Iron Tongue of Midnight.

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Lisa Hirsch - July 2, 2024

Progress has been slow in diversifying the symphonic repertory, according to a new report.

Lisa Hirsch - June 24, 2024

In its West Coast premiere, Gregory Spears’s opera about two closeted gay men is a moving reminder of what’s always at stake with love.

Lisa Hirsch - June 17, 2024

Lisa Mezzacappa and Beth Lisick’s The Electronic Lover captures the world of emotions that can exist in the chat room.

Lisa Hirsch - June 11, 2024

Under the baton of Esa-Pekka Salonen, the orchestra stages Ma mère l’Oye and Erwartung with stellar collaborators.

Lisa Hirsch - June 4, 2024

The Finnish composer’s late masterpiece, about a school shooting and its enduring effects, premieres at SF Opera.

Lisa Hirsch - April 29, 2024

Pierrot lunaire and its artistic legacy are celebrated in a weekend festival marking the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth.

Lisa Hirsch - April 16, 2024

And Adès’s Wreath is a brilliant response, paired on a program with Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major.

Janos Gereben, Lisa Hirsch - March 14, 2024

Esa-Pekka Salonen’s surprise announcement leaves a prestigious position open, but filling it quickly might not be easy.

Lisa Hirsch - March 5, 2024

On the eve of two longtime members’ retirement, the group celebrates 50 years with a characteristically contemporary program.

Lisa Hirsch - February 20, 2024

Morley brings her deep musicality to a varied garden-themed recital for Cal Performances.