Lectures on Tap-"Opera: What You Wanted To Know But Were Too Afraid To Ask"

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🧠 Lecture: "Opera: What You Wanted To Know But Were Too Afraid To Ask"

🎤 Speaker: Dr. Nicholas Rinehart

Join us for an illuminating evening as Dr. Nicholas Rinehart demystifies opera—what it is, how it works, and why it still matters today. Far from being a dusty relic, opera offers a powerful antidote to the speed, distraction, and instant gratification of contemporary life.

Nicholas will explore how opera resists digital shortcuts and simplistic answers, instead inviting us to slow down, sit with uncertainty, and confront gaps in our own knowledge and assumptions. By engaging deeply with this rich, multifaceted art form—where music, drama, and spectacle collide—we’re pushed to think more critically and feel more fully.

Nicholas Rinehart is a scholar, critic, and translator based in NYC. He earned his PhD in English from Harvard University, was a postdoctoral fellow in the Society of Fellows at Dartmouth College, and currently serves as Associate Director, Education at the Metropolitan Opera.

Come challenge your expectations, rethink what opera can be, and discover why this centuries-old art form speaks so urgently to our present moment.

Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌

Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.