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Erica Miner

Violinist turned author ERICA MINER has had a multi-faceted career as an award-winning screenwriter, author, lecturer and poet. A native of Detroit, she studied violin at Boston University with Boston Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Joseph Silverstein, where she graduated cum laude; the New England Conservatory of Music, and the Tanglewood Music Center, summer home of the Boston Symphony, where she performed with such celebrated conductors as Leonard Bernstein. She continued her studies with Mr. Silverstein at the New England Conservatory of Music, and went on to perform with the prestigious Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for twenty-one years, where she worked closely with much-respected maestro James Levine and numerous other luminaries of the opera world. After retiring from the Met, Erica drew upon her lifelong love for writing as her creative outlet and studied screenwriting in Los Angeles with screenplay guru Linda Seger. Erica’s screenplays awards include such recognized competitions as Santa Fe and the Writer’s Digest. Her debut novel, TRAVELS WITH MY LOVERS, won the Fiction Prize in the Direct from the Author Book Awards. Subsequent published novels include the first in Erica’s FOUREVER FRIENDS novel series chronicling four teenage girls coming of age in the volatile 60s. ARIA FOR MURDER, a novel of assassination and intrigue at the Metropolitan Opera, the first in her Julia Kogan Opera Mystery series published by Level Best Books, has won rave reviews across the board. The sequel, PRELUDE TO MURDER, received a glowing report ('A skillfully written whodunit of operatic proportions') from the prestigious Kirkus Reviews (https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/erica-miner/prelude-to-murder/). Erica’s lectures, seminars and workshops have received kudos on both coasts and in Australia, and she has won top ratings as a special lecturer for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. An active contributor to BroadwayWorld.com, Backtrack.com and LAOpus.com, she also contributed a monthly “Power of Journaling” article series for the National Association of Baby Boomer Women newsletter. Other writings have appeared in Vision Magazine, WORD San Diego, Istanbul Our City, and numerous E-zines. Erica’s lecture topics include “The Art of Self- Re-invention,” “Journaling: the Write Way to Write Fiction,” “Solving the Mystery of Mystery Writing,” and “Opera Meets Hollywood.” Details about Erica’s novels, screenplays and lectures can be found on her website, https://www.ericaminer.com.




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First Show:

GYPSY

Favorite Show:

Onward Victoria

Favorite Stories:

  • Lawrence Brownlee Speaks as he Sings: Gloriously - African American tenor Brownlee is opera royalty, a representative of diversity in his field and at the top of his game. Interviewing him was sheer pleasure, as he could not have been more affable, accessible, and articulate.
  • MET OPERA CONCERTMASTER RAYMOND GNIEWEK: A REMEMBRANCE at Metropolitan Opera House - Ray Gniewek was also opera royalty, one of the greatest concertmasters of all time, and a key influence on my life as a violinist with the Met Opera. His immense contribution to the opera world cannot be quantified. I remain in awe of him.
  • BWW Previews: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS - The brilliant operatic rendering of the life of this ultra-important person, whose work has had an enormous influence on all of our lives, has been hugely successful since its premiere. The composer and librettist captured the essence of Jobs: his life, his trials, and his journey, so perfectly.
  • BWW Interview: Jamie Bernstein Celebrates Remarkable Centennial - Jamie Bernstein has been a friend and colleague ever since we were at the Tanglewood Music Center decades ago, when I was a Fellowship student working with her famous father, whom we all called Lenny. She is keenly intelligent, savvy, and a joy to interview.
  • Interview: David Holloway Shepherds Santa Fe Apprentices - David is another former opera colleague whose friendship goes back decades, ever since we were neighbors in Manhattan and our children played together and we worked together at the met Opera. More recently, he provided me entree into the Santa Fe Opera, where I based my most recent Opera Mystery novel, Prelude to Murder. His insights into the workings of this unique opera company were fascinating.


BWW Interview: Marina Costa-Jackson of EUGENE ONEGIN at McCaw Hall
BWW Interview: Marina Costa-Jackson of EUGENE ONEGIN at McCaw Hall
December 13, 2019

Marina Costa-Jackson was born to sing. She will demonstrate that in her role debut as Tatyana in Seattle Opera's upcoming production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. The casting is appropriate, as she has performed in Russia with her sisters, as well as with the late Russian superstar baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky.

BWW Interview: Ginger Costa-Jackson, Part 2: Mopping, Not Moping
BWW Interview: Ginger Costa-Jackson, Part 2: Mopping, Not Moping
October 3, 2019

Since I was last here I've had 3 jobs one right after the other, 1 red eye flight to get to the next rehearsal

BWW Interview: Ginger Costa-Jackson of CINDERELLA at McCaw Hall
BWW Interview: Ginger Costa-Jackson of CINDERELLA at McCaw Hall
October 4, 2019

Rhyming a?oeGingera?? with a??Singera?? may be a stretch, but in Ginger Costa-Jackson's case, it might well be appropriate.

BWW Review: LA JOLLA SUMMERFEST Explores Love and Loss at Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
BWW Review: LA JOLLA SUMMERFEST Explores Love and Loss at Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center
August 24, 2019

The La Jolla Music Society's Summerfest presented their penultimate program of their first season at the brand-new Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

BWW Interview: Emily Fons Thinks of Opera in New and Different Ways
BWW Interview: Emily Fons Thinks of Opera in New and Different Ways
July 9, 2019

With a lush low range and glowing top range, the Milwaukee native is equally adept in Handel and Mozart as she is in contemporary works

BWW Interview: Christina Scheppelmann, Part 2: 
On New Operas, Cultural Exchange -- and Wagner
BWW Interview: Christina Scheppelmann, Part 2: On New Operas, Cultural Exchange -- and Wagner
April 1, 2019

The second and third repetition is ultimately what will establish a piece as an addition to the repertoire...

BWW Interview Part 1: Seattle Opera Eagerly Awaits New General Director
BWW Interview Part 1: Seattle Opera Eagerly Awaits New General Director
April 1, 2019

Christina Scheppelmann's name is eminently recognizable among opera aficionados worldwide

BWW Interview: Scott Quinn Analyzes Don José's Deepest Secrets
BWW Interview: Scott Quinn Analyzes Don José's Deepest Secrets
March 28, 2019

Seattle Opera's upcoming Carmen features instantly recognizable music, an opulent new production, and a number of company debuts

BWW Interview: Mark Campbell Talks Steve Jobs: 'There's More to Life Than Technology'
BWW Interview: Mark Campbell Talks Steve Jobs: 'There's More to Life Than Technology'
February 8, 2019

Music by Bay Area composer Mason Bates, libretto by Mark Campbell, originally premiered at Santa Fe Opera in July 2017

Watras, Lim Start New Year with New Label and CD
Watras, Lim Start New Year with New Label and CD
February 4, 2019

Freshly minted independent record label, Seattle-based and artist-led, specializes in classical music with an emphasis on new music

Women Artists Create New Seattle Theatre Company
Women Artists Create New Seattle Theatre Company
January 17, 2019

The first production of their new theatrical enterprise, As If Theatre Company, on Feb. 8

BWW Review: Seattle Opera Celebrates New Civic Home
BWW Review: Seattle Opera Celebrates New Civic Home
December 21, 2018

The brand-new, state-of-the-art rehearsal, storage and administrative building is now ready for use by the opera company

BWW Interview: Angela Meade Returns to her Native Land for 'Il Trovatore'
BWW Interview: Angela Meade Returns to her Native Land for 'Il Trovatore'
December 10, 2018

Washington state is justifiably proud to call Angela Meade a native. The star soprano has been a prizewinner in more than 50 top competitions

BWW Interview: Kazaras Brings Britten's Ghostly Battle to Seattle Stage
BWW Interview: Kazaras Brings Britten's Ghostly Battle to Seattle Stage
October 1, 2018

Kazaras, who currently holds the post of Director of Opera and Music Theater at UCLA, brings his expertise to the Seattle Opera stage

BWW Interview: Soraya Mafi Shows Operatic Expertise Beyond her Years
BWW Interview: Soraya Mafi Shows Operatic Expertise Beyond her Years
September 30, 2018

The young award-winning Manchester, UK, native already has several diverse roles under her belt, and her career is progressing at a rapid pace

BWW Interview: Crutchfield Builds a Fire with New Opera Enterprise
BWW Interview: Crutchfield Builds a Fire with New Opera Enterprise
July 30, 2018

Former New York Times music critic wears multiple chapeaus as conductor, musicologist, and educator

BWW Interview: Mary Elizabeth Williams Seeks Operatic Adventures
BWW Interview: Mary Elizabeth Williams Seeks Operatic Adventures
July 25, 2018

I want to stretch my technical and artistic capabilities as far as they will go. It's wonderful for me to play around with different emotional journeys

BWW Interview: Composer Seabourne Not Afraid to Speak his Mind
BWW Interview: Composer Seabourne Not Afraid to Speak his Mind
July 16, 2018

UK-based Seabourne has garnered numerous commissions and awards in international competitions for his solo, chamber and orchestral works and song cycles

BWW Review: Seattle Symphony Celebrates Centenary with Bernstein Extravaganza
BWW Review: Seattle Symphony Celebrates Centenary with Bernstein Extravaganza
June 17, 2018

For the centenary of America's favorite musical son Leonard Bernstein, two of his much-loved works

BWW Book Review: 'Famous Father Girl': Window into a Legend
BWW Book Review: 'Famous Father Girl': Window into a Legend
June 13, 2018

An insider's view of what it was like to grow up as the eldest daughter of the most influential American musician of the 20th century



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