Who We Are
KATHLEEN KELLY (co-founder) is a pianist, conductor, educator, and writer - and like many classical musicians, a recent experimenter with digital content. She has appeared internationally as a recital pianist, including appearances at Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Vienna’s Musikverein. She is a published poet and essayist, and has written several English adaptations of operas as well as several librettos. She was most closely associated with the San Francisco, Metropolitan, Houston Grand, and Vienna State Operas before joining the faculty of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 2018.
KATHLEEN KELLY (co-founder) is a pianist, conductor, educator, and writer - and like many classical musicians, a recent experimenter with digital content. She has appeared internationally as a recital pianist, including appearances at Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Vienna’s Musikverein. She is a published poet and essayist, and has written several English adaptations of operas as well as several librettos. She was most closely associated with the San Francisco, Metropolitan, Houston Grand, and Vienna State Operas before joining the faculty of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 2018.
JENNIFER CRESSWELL (co-founder) has been heard in a wide range of operatic roles, including Der Trommler in Der Kaiser von Atlantis, Magda Sorel in The Consul, and Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana. Recent concert engagements include performing with George Shirley in an all Gershwin and Weill concert, and in recital with pianist Kathleen Kelly. As a librettist she has translated and created six opera reductions for school outreach tours and has written one original opera libretto. Ms. Cresswell also hosted a classical music radio program for two years, and since 2016, has been a consultant for Bowling Green State University’s Micro Operas program, guiding student composers in creating their first musical dramas for the stage.
JENNIFER CRESSWELL (co-founder) has been heard in a wide range of operatic roles, including Der Trommler in Der Kaiser von Atlantis, Magda Sorel in The Consul, and Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana. Recent concert engagements include performing with George Shirley in an all Gershwin and Weill concert, and in recital with pianist Kathleen Kelly. As a librettist she has translated and created six opera reductions for school outreach tours and has written one original opera libretto. Ms. Cresswell also hosted a classical music radio program for two years, and since 2016, has been a consultant for Bowling Green State University’s Micro Operas program, guiding student composers in creating their first musical dramas for the stage.