Hawai’i Opera Theatre Appoints Elizabeth Askren as Inaugural Principal Guest Conductor

(Photo credit: Olivier Koning) Conductor, educator, and cultural activist Elizabeth Askren has been named the first-ever Principal Guest Conductor of Hawai’i Opera Theatre (HOT). Elizabeth Askren has serve as a master teacher at both The Dallas Opera’s Hart Institute for Women Conductors and at the Paris Opera’s Academy. She made history by judging the Paris Philharmonic’s inaugural La Maestra Competition {…}

Q & A: Lina Gonzalez-Granados, Lidiya Yankovskaya, & Elizabeth Askren On How The Hart Institute For Women Conductors Helped Shape Their Careers

For five years, the Dallas Opera’s Linda and Mitch Hart Institute for Women Conductors has done something that few other major companies have done – champion women conductors. The program, the first ever designed to meet the needs of women opera conductors, has allowed participants an opportunity to engage in a wide-range of musical opportunities alongside some of the most {…}