Megan Steigerwald Ille
Megan Steigerwald Ille's research examines the intersections of operatic, popular, and digital cultures in the twenty-first century United States and Canada. Her work on the contemporary opera industry considers questions of spectatorship, representation, digital intimacy, access, community engagement and performer experiences. She is currently completing a book on The Industry's 2013-2020 productions entitled "Opera for Everyone: Experimenting with American Opera in the Digital Age" and serves as an Assistant Professor, Educator at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati.
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Megan Steigerwald Ille explores opera performances outside of the conventional stage, which allows audiences to consider public space differently. It is a process of imagination that can be both pedestrian and radical.