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Birgit Nillson [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgit_Nilsson] was a 20th-century Swedish dramatic soprano famous for her renditions of the works of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. Rudolph Bing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Bing] was an Austrian opera impresario (producer) who worked around the world. He notably served as the General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Opera] in New York City. The first (old) Metropolitan Opera House in New York was located on Broadway [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_(Manhattan)] but was demolished in 1967. The current (new) Metropolitan Opera House is located in Lincoln Center in the Upper West Side [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_West_Side]. La fanciulla del West [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_fanciulla_del_West] (1910) is an opera by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hochschule_f%C3%BCr_Musik_und_Theater_Hamburg] (Hamburg College for Music and Theatre) is a large public university of music in Hamburg, Germany. Rolf Liebermann [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolf_Liebermann] was a Swiss composer and music administrator who served as the Artistic Director of the Hamburg State Opera [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg_State_Opera] and Paris Opera [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Opera]. Judith Blegen [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Blegen] is an American operatic soprano. La voix humaine [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_voix_humaine] (1959) is a one-act opera by 20th-century French composer Francis Poulenc [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Poulenc]. In July 1980, a 30-year-old violinist named Helen Mintiks was murdered during the intermission of a performance at the Metropolitan Opera. Read more here. [https://www.violinist.com/blog/cattigara/20207/28370/] Guarino refers to “Jimmy,” or James Levine [until%20he%20was%20notably%20terminated%20in%202018%20over%20sexual%20assault%20allegations%20that%20he%20denies.], a Cincinnati-born opera conductor who became the Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera. He was notably terminated from this position in 2018 over sexual assault allegations that he denies. John Dexter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dexter] was an English theatre, opera, and film director. Guarino mentions his production of French composer Francis Poulenc’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Poulenc] opera Dialogues des Carmélites [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialogues_of_the_Carmelites] (1956). Franco Zeffirelli [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Zeffirelli] was an Italian director and producer of opera, films, and television. Many of his opera productions are still in use today around the world. Margarete Wallmann [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margarete_Wallmann] was a German ballerina, choreographer, set designer, and opera director. Rhoda Levine [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoda_Levine] is an American opera director, choreographer, and professor. Francesca Zambello [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesca_Zambello] is an American opera and theatre director who currently serves as director of the Glimmerglass Festival [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glimmerglass_Festival] and Washington National Opera [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_National_Opera]. Ricky Ian Gordon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Ian_Gordon] is a contemporary American composer. Fiora Contino [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiora_Contino] was an American opera conductor and teacher. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Ponnelle] was a 20th-century French opera director and scenic designer. Dawn Upshaw [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_Upshaw] is an American operatic soprano. Robert Wilson [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wilson_(director)] is an American experimental theatre director and playwright. The 19th-century Viennese composer W.A. Mozart [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart] frequently collaborated with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Da_Ponte], such as for their opera The Marriage of Figaro [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marriage_of_Figaro] (1786). Blind Injustice was an opera by composer *** and librettist *** which premiered at Cincinnati Opera in 2019. Patricia (“Patty”) K. Beggs [/patricia-k-beggs] was the General Director of Cincinnati Opera from 1997 to 2019. Opera Fusion: New Works (OF:NW) [/opera-fusion-new-works] is a partnership between Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cincinnati_%E2%80%93_College-Conservatory_of_Music] focused on fostering contemporary American opera. In 2011, Doubt [http://ofnw.org/projects#/doubt/] by composer Douglas J Cuomo [http://www.douglasjcuomo.com/] and librettist John Patrick Shirley [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patrick_Shanley] became the first project workshopped by OF:NW. The opera premiered at Minnesota Opera in 2013. Fellow Travelers [/fellow-travelers]by composer Gregory Spears [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Spears] and librettist Gregory Pierce [https://www.vineyardtheatre.org/greg-pierce/] is another opera that participated in OF:NW in 2013. Cincinnati Opera premiered the work in 2015. Hear Fellow Travelers composer Gregory Spears talk about the work on a previous episode of Inside Opera. [https://www.cincinnatiopera.org/blog-database/podcast/gregory-spears] Castor and Patience [/castor-and-patience] by composer Gregory Spears [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Spears]and librettist Tracy K. Smith [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_K._Smith] participated in OF:NW in 2019. Cincinnati Opera will premiere the work as part of its 2021 Summer Festival. Hear Castor and Patience composer Gregory Spears talk about the work on a previous episode of Inside Opera. [https://www.cincinnatiopera.org/blog-database/podcast/gregory-spears] Rachel Maddow [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Maddow] is an American television program host and political commentator, known for the nightly Rachel Maddow Show [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rachel_Maddow_Show] on MSNBC [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSNBC]. Joni Mitchell [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell] is a critically acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter. Bob Dylan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan] is a Nobel Prize-winning American singer-songwriter.

The American Opera Project [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Opera_Projects] is an opera company in Brooklyn, New York dedicated to developing new operatic and musical theatre works. Fugues [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugue#Baroque_era] are a musical composition technique in which a melody is blended with other melodies, usually in complex ways. German Baroque composer J.S. Bach [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach] is notable for having written many collections of fugues. Early in his life, Spears studied music theory and composition with prolific American composer and educator Adolphus Hailstork [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphus_Hailstork]. Pietà [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%C3%A0_(Michelangelo)] (Pity) is a statue by Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo] currently housed in St. Peter’s Basilica [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica], Vatican City. Anton Webern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Webern] was an Austrian avant-garde composer of the early 20th century. Tracy K. Smith [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_K._Smith] is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet and former Poet Laureate of the U.S. Charles Jarden [https://www.aopopera.org/about] was the former General Director of The American Opera Project. Troubadours [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubadour] were composers and singers of lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (12th to 14th centuries). The Requiem in D Minor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Mozart)] is an unfinished work by W.A. Mozart [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart] who passed away before it was completed. Plainchant [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainsong] (sometimes called “Gregorian chant”) is a liturgical musical style used historically in the Western Church (and now mainly in the Catholic Church) for singing texts to a congregation. In this style, the text is sung on one unaccompanied melody. Hot yoga [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_yoga] is a modern yoga-inspired exercise where typical yoga sequences are performed under hot and humid conditions. Joan Panetti [http://joanpanetti.com/] is a pianist, composer, and Professor of Music at the Yale School of Music. Ta-Nehesi Coates [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta-Nehisi_Coates] is an American author and essayist who generally focuses on the subject of race relations in the United States. One of his best-known essays is The Case for Reparations [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/]. Seeing the Body [https://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Body-Rachel-Eliza-Griffiths/dp/1324005661] is a book by poet and photographer Rachel Eliza Griffiths [http://www.rachelelizagriffiths.com/]. Revolutions [https://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/revolutions_podcast/page/19/] is a podcast which explores political revolutions throughout history. The Criterion Collection [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Criterion_Collection] is an American video distribution company focusing on “important classic and contemporary films.” Stevie Wonder [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder] is a 25 Grammy Award-winning American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer known for tracks such as his 1970 “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” and his 1972 “Superstition.” Brian Eno [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Eno] is an English musician and visual artist known for his ambient musical style and collaborations to rock, pop, and electronic music as well. Arthur Russell [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Russell_(musician)] was an American avant-garde cellist and composer. Liz Wright [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizz_Wright] is an American jazz and gospel singer.

The Damnation of Faust [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_damnation_de_Faust] (La damnation de Faust) is a work by 19th-century French composer Hector Berlioz [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Berlioz]for four solo voices, chorus, children’s chorus, and orchestra based on German Romantic poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe] Faust [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goethe%27s_Faust]. Santiago del Estero [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_del_Estero] is a province and city in northern Argentina [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina]. Lima [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima] is the capital and largest city of Peru [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru]. Carlos Gardel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Gardel]was a French Argentine singer notable for his tango [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango] compositions and hundreds of recordings of tango [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango] pieces. Loons [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loon] are aquatic birds found in North America and northern Eurasia. The Peruvian panpipe [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siku_(instrument)] (Andean panpipe or siku [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siku_(instrument)]) is a traditional flute-like instrument associated with music from the Qullasuyu [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qullasuyu] region of the Andean Mountains [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes] of South America. Ella Fitzgerald [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald] was one of the best-known American jazz singers of the 20th century. Frank Sinatra [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra]was an American singer and actor who is one of the best-selling musicians of all time. Fred Astaire [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Astaire] was an American dancer, singer, actor, and choreographer most noted for work in film and television. Gene Kelly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Kelly] was an American actor, dancer, and director known for his lead roles in Singin’ in the Rain [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singin%27_in_the_Rain] and An American in Paris [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_in_Paris_(film)]. Located near Lincoln Center [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Center] in New York City, LaGuardia High School [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiorello_H._LaGuardia_High_School] is a public magnet high school focusing in the visual and performing arts. Marilyn Horne [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Horne] is an American mezzo-soprano and music pedagogue. Matthew Epstein [https://www.operanews.com/operanews/issue/article.aspx?id=1735&issueID=78] is a prominent artistic advisor and artist manager within the opera community. Der Rosenkavalier [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Rosenkavalier] is a frequently performed comic opera by German composer Richard Strauss [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Strauss]. A pants role [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breeches_role] (or trouser role) is a character which is performed by a woman in traditionally masculine clothing. Some examples of these roles include Cherubino from W.A. Mozart’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart] The Marriage of Figaro [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marriage_of_Figaro] and Count Ottavio from Richard Strauss’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Strauss] Der Rosenkavalier [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Rosenkavalier]. Dorabella is a principle soprano role from W.A. Mozart’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart] comic opera Così fan tutte [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cos%C3%AC_fan_tutte]. Marnie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marnie_(opera)] is an opera by contemporary American composer Nico Muhly [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_Muhly] based on Winston Graham’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Graham] 1961 novel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marnie] by the same name. Notably, Alfred Hitchcock [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock] directed a film adaptation of the same novel. Leonard performed the title role in the U.S. premiere of the operatic adaptation at the Metropolitan Opera [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Opera] in 2018. Coal Mountain [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Mountain_(opera)] is an opera by contemporary American composer Jennifer Higdon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Higdon] surrounding the American Civil War [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War]. The Fach system [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fach] is a method of categorizing singers’ voices into specific “types.” Not all musicians agree with every aspect of the system, however it is a commonly used tool for understanding the range, weight, and color of a singer’s voice. Rosina is a principle soprano role in Gioachino Rossini’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gioachino_Rossini] comic opera The Barber of Seville [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barber_of_Seville]. Leonard will perform this role in Cincinnati Opera’s 2021 Summer Festival [/barber-of-seville]. Edith Bers [https://www.juilliard.edu/news/141021/edee-bers-steps-down] was a member of the voice faculty at The Julliard School. White Fragility [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Fragility] is a book by Robin DiAngelo [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_DiAngelo] about systemic racism in the United States. Trevor Noah [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Noah] is a South African comedian and political commentator known for being the current host of the satirical The Daily Show [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Show]. The Hardy Boys [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hardy_Boys] is a series of mystery novels for children written under the name Franklin W. Dixon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_W._Dixon]. Schitt’s Creek [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schitt%27s_Creek] is an acclaimed Canadian television sitcom.

Conductor Mark Gibson, the current Director of Orchestral Studies at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cincinnati_%E2%80%93_College-Conservatory_of_Music], invited Lefebvre to participate in a CCM summer program in Luca, Italy. Gustav Meier [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Meier] was a Swiss conductor and professor of orchestral conducting at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University]. Elisabeth Schwartzkopf [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_Schwarzkopf] was a German-born soprano and is considered one of the top singers of the 20th century. In her performing career, she specialized in German-language art song (lieder) and Viennese operetta; later in life, she became an international renowned voice teacher. Nana Mouskouri [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Mouskouri] is a popular Greek singer whose extensive discography includes over 200 albums in at least twelve different languages. English-Italian conductor Annuzio Mantovani [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantovani] led his own orchestra (the Mantovani Orchestra) in the mid-20th century and became famous in the “light music [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_music]” style. Mario Bernardi [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Bernardi] was a Canadian conductor and pianist. Dale Bartlett [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/dale-bartlett-emc] was a Canadian pianist, educator, and collaborative pianist. Vladimir Horowitz [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Horowitz] was a renowned Russian-born classical pianist who spent most of his life in the U.S. “Il mio tesoro” [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_mio_tesoro] is a famous tenor aria from W.A. Mozart’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart] opera Don Giovanni [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Giovanni]. Beverly Sills [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Sills] was one of the most notable sopranos of the 20th century and, after retiring from singing, became the General Manager of the New York City Opera [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Opera] and later the Metropolitan Opera [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Opera]. Renée Fleming is an actively performing American operatic soprano and the current Creative Consultant at the Lyric Opera of Chicago [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyric_Opera_of_Chicago]. Franco Zeffirelli [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Zeffirelli] was an Italian director and producer of opera, films, and television. Many of his opera productions are still in use today around the world. Yannick Nézet-Séguin [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yannick_N%C3%A9zet-S%C3%A9guin] is a Canadian conductor and pianist. Currently, he is the Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Orchestre Métropolitain in Montréal. Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Liszt] set three sonnets by Italian Renaissance poet Petrarch [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrarch] to music in the collection “Tre sonetti di Petrarch” (“Three Petrarch Sonnets”). The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Academy_of_Music] is a performing arts center based in Brooklyn, New York. Françoise Frenkel’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7oise_Frenkel] memoir A Bookshop in Berlin follows her escape from the rise of fascism in Germany and, later, her evasion from Nazi occupation in war-torn France. Grey’s Anatomy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey%27s_Anatomy] is an American medical drama television series. Kanopy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanopy] is an online film streaming service specializing in classic, independent, and foreign films. Duolingo [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duolingo] is a Google-owned mobile application and website for studying foreign languages. WhatsApp [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp] is a Facebook-owned mobile application for messaging and calling over the Internet. Lefebvre enjoys eating at restaurant Red Feather Kitchen [https://redfeatherkitchen.com/] in Cincinnati. Nico Castel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_Castel] was a tenor and notable language and diction coach. Oscar Peterson [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Peterson] was a famous Canadian jazz pianist and composer.

Marie Kondo [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Kondo], an organizing consultant and author most famous for her Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, uses a methodical approach to help people clean and organize their spaces. She is most known for asking people if an item “sparks joy” in their life. Martha Graham [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Graham] was a choreographer and American modern dancer whose technique is still taught around the world. Soprano Adele Addison [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adele_Addison] was an early voice teacher for Trevigne at the Manhattan School of Music [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_School_of_Music]. Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Ned Rorem [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Rorem] occasionally observed Trevigne’s lessons with Adele Addison. Tenor George Shirley [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Shirley] and mezzo-soprano Hilda Harris [https://en.everybodywiki.com/Hilda_Harris_(Mezzo-soprano_/_Professor_of_Music)] were other early mentors for Trevigne. Choral conductor Robert Shaw [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Shaw_(conductor)] is notable for bringing black vocalists, like soprano Adele Addison [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adele_Addison] and tenor Seth McCoy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_McCoy], to the spotlight from the 1940s through the 1970s. During her senior year of high school, Trevigne sang the soprano solo in one of Gabriel Fauré’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Faur%C3%A9] most notable works Requiem [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Faur%C3%A9)]. James Gandre [https://www.msmnyc.edu/about/leadership/about-james-gandre/], the former Dean of Admissions at the Manhattan School of Music [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_School_of_Music], is now the President of the School. Early in her career, Trevigne sang under notable American conductor Julius Rudel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Rudel]. Adele Addison gave Trevigne original manuscripts of the French composer, conductor, and pedagogue Nadia Boulanger [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia_Boulanger]. George Szell [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Szell ], the former Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Orchestra] once famously noted: “The Cleveland Orchestra plays seven concerts a week, and admits the public to the final two. We do some of our best playing in rehearsals.” Trevigne has worked closely with contemporary American composer Jake Heggie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Heggie]. She starred as Pip in Heggie’s operatic rendition [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick_(opera)] of Herman Melville’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Melville] classic novel Moby-Dick [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick]. A sitzprobe (German for “seated rehearsal”) is an opera or musical theatre rehearsal in which the vocalists sing with the orchestra—usually for the first time. concert:nova [https://www.concertnova.com/aboutus] is a contemporary music ensemble based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Trevigne will perform the role of Patience in Cincinnati Opera’s world premiere production of Castor and Patience [/castor-and-patience] in the summer of 2021. Trevigne frequently watches the English television dramas Grantchester [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantchester_(TV_series)] and Father Brown [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Brown_(2013_TV_series)]. Trevigne finds the following mobile applications useful: Gamechanger [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gamechanger-baseball-softball/id318906314] (for keeping tabs on her son’s baseball games), Beachbody [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beachbody-on-demand/id1031660123] (for exercising), and Stash [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stash-banking-investing-app/id1017148055] (for investing). Trevigne enjoys eating at Conscious Kitchen [https://www.yelp.com/biz/conscious-kitchen-cincinnati] in Cincinnati because they accommodate her alkaline vegan diet—a diet which does not allow any animal products, processed foods, coffee, and most grains. Outside of classical music, Trevigne listens to hip-hop (she mentions the artist Drake [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_(musician)]) and country music.