Sunday April 26, 2025 at 1:30pm – on Zoom

https://newburyportliteraryfestival.org/2025-schedule-of-events/#104

Opera in the Afternoon: How to Sustain a Performing Arts Career

Being an artist is a dream for so many, but it takes a lot to make it happen. No one knows that better than mezzo-soprano Kirstin Chávez and director Johnathon Pape. Their guide to finding a career path on stage, Living the Dream: Building a Sustainable Career in the Performing Arts, is an accessible handbook to understanding one’s arts career as a business, from budgets to branding. Join them in conversation about the book—and why the artist’s life is so worth it.