Dr Caitlin Vincent
@caitlinvincent.bsky.social
Librettist & lyricist. Author of OPERA WARS (Scribner), coming January 13. Senior Lecturer @UniMelb and ARC DECRA Fellow 2025-2027. Opinions own. She/her. ✍🏼👩🏻💻🎶
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“Opera breeds fanatics. There are opera groupies. Opera diehards. Opera obsessives. I’m not one of them.”
OPERA WARS is coming…Available January 13, 2026.
bit.ly/4lXyK39
📚💙 #operasky #musicsky #booksky
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social
OPERA WARS is coming…Available January 13, 2026.
bit.ly/4lXyK39
📚💙 #operasky #musicsky #booksky
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Caitlin Vincent
What’s your writing hot take? 🤔 Author of Opera Wars, Caitlin Vincent weighs in on the writing process and offers some valuable advice for when the muse does not answer... 🎶
#opera #operawars #operabooks #writinghottakes
#opera #operawars #operabooks #writinghottakes
February 7, 2026 at 2:27 AM
What’s your writing hot take? 🤔 Author of Opera Wars, Caitlin Vincent weighs in on the writing process and offers some valuable advice for when the muse does not answer... 🎶
#opera #operawars #operabooks #writinghottakes
#opera #operawars #operabooks #writinghottakes
Reposted by Dr Caitlin Vincent
Have you been to the opera?🤔
Immerse yourself in the surprisingly contentious world of opera with this must-read book that is for anyone eager to glimpse the drama, beauty, and battles that have kept this art form alive for centuries.
OPERA WARS, now available: https://bit.ly/4lXyK39
Immerse yourself in the surprisingly contentious world of opera with this must-read book that is for anyone eager to glimpse the drama, beauty, and battles that have kept this art form alive for centuries.
OPERA WARS, now available: https://bit.ly/4lXyK39
January 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Have you been to the opera?🤔
Immerse yourself in the surprisingly contentious world of opera with this must-read book that is for anyone eager to glimpse the drama, beauty, and battles that have kept this art form alive for centuries.
OPERA WARS, now available: https://bit.ly/4lXyK39
Immerse yourself in the surprisingly contentious world of opera with this must-read book that is for anyone eager to glimpse the drama, beauty, and battles that have kept this art form alive for centuries.
OPERA WARS, now available: https://bit.ly/4lXyK39
Three cities in three days? You betcha! 🤓
(Am I coming to a bookstore near you? Stop by and say hello!)
#operasky #booksky #operawars
(Am I coming to a bookstore near you? Stop by and say hello!)
#operasky #booksky #operawars
January 12, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Three cities in three days? You betcha! 🤓
(Am I coming to a bookstore near you? Stop by and say hello!)
#operasky #booksky #operawars
(Am I coming to a bookstore near you? Stop by and say hello!)
#operasky #booksky #operawars
Such a pleasure talking to Dave O’Brien about all things Opera Wars for the New Books Network! Have a listen at the link below! ⬇️
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@scribnerbooks.bsky.social
Listen! First episode of 2026 for my @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social is @caitlinvincent.bsky.social discussing her sensational new book Opera Wars
Inside the World of Opera and the Battles for Its Future newbooksnetwork.com/opera-wars
Inside the World of Opera and the Battles for Its Future newbooksnetwork.com/opera-wars
Caitlin Vincent, "Opera Wars: Inside the World of Opera and the Battles for Its Future" (Simon and Schuster, 2026) - New Books Network
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January 10, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Such a pleasure talking to Dave O’Brien about all things Opera Wars for the New Books Network! Have a listen at the link below! ⬇️
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social
OPERA WARS is arriving in US bookstores in less than two weeks! Have you ordered your copy yet? 🤓
#operasky #booksky #nonfiction @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
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January 3, 2026 at 11:50 AM
OPERA WARS is arriving in US bookstores in less than two weeks! Have you ordered your copy yet? 🤓
#operasky #booksky #nonfiction @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Opera-...
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What’s more important: the singers or the show?
Are singers artists…or workers?
Let me know what you think. And don’t forget to pre-order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13. ✨
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social #operasky #booksky
Are singers artists…or workers?
Let me know what you think. And don’t forget to pre-order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13. ✨
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social #operasky #booksky
December 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
What’s more important: the singers or the show?
Are singers artists…or workers?
Let me know what you think. And don’t forget to pre-order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13. ✨
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social #operasky #booksky
Are singers artists…or workers?
Let me know what you think. And don’t forget to pre-order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13. ✨
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social #operasky #booksky
Think you don’t know opera? Think again!
But there’s more to the story than high notes and haircuts…From backstage battles to onstage culture wars, dive into the messiness of the opera world in OPERA WARS.
www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Opera-...
#operasky #booksky @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
But there’s more to the story than high notes and haircuts…From backstage battles to onstage culture wars, dive into the messiness of the opera world in OPERA WARS.
www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Opera-...
#operasky #booksky @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Think you don’t know opera? Think again!
But there’s more to the story than high notes and haircuts…From backstage battles to onstage culture wars, dive into the messiness of the opera world in OPERA WARS.
www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Opera-...
#operasky #booksky @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
But there’s more to the story than high notes and haircuts…From backstage battles to onstage culture wars, dive into the messiness of the opera world in OPERA WARS.
www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Opera-...
#operasky #booksky @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
What’s more important: the tradition of an opera or modern values? 💃🏻
Let me know what you think in the comments. And don’t forget to pre-order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming Jan 13!
www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Opera-...
#opera #operawars #culturewars #classicalmusic #carmen #operasky #booksky
Let me know what you think in the comments. And don’t forget to pre-order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming Jan 13!
www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Opera-...
#opera #operawars #culturewars #classicalmusic #carmen #operasky #booksky
November 30, 2025 at 5:16 AM
What’s more important: the tradition of an opera or modern values? 💃🏻
Let me know what you think in the comments. And don’t forget to pre-order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming Jan 13!
www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Opera-...
#opera #operawars #culturewars #classicalmusic #carmen #operasky #booksky
Let me know what you think in the comments. And don’t forget to pre-order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming Jan 13!
www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Opera-...
#opera #operawars #culturewars #classicalmusic #carmen #operasky #booksky
Melodrama ✅
Fire ✅
Wagner ✅
Have you ordered your copy of OPERA WARS yet?
#operasky #booksky #nonfiction #operawars
Fire ✅
Wagner ✅
Have you ordered your copy of OPERA WARS yet?
#operasky #booksky #nonfiction #operawars
In OPERA WARS, Caitlin Vincent unravels clichés, exposing debates about what we owe long-dead opera composers whose plots often stir racial and gender sensitivities, whether there’s any cure for typecasting, and more!
Available January 13. https://bit.ly/4lXyK39
Available January 13. https://bit.ly/4lXyK39
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Melodrama ✅
Fire ✅
Wagner ✅
Have you ordered your copy of OPERA WARS yet?
#operasky #booksky #nonfiction #operawars
Fire ✅
Wagner ✅
Have you ordered your copy of OPERA WARS yet?
#operasky #booksky #nonfiction #operawars
Reposted by Dr Caitlin Vincent
How much does it cost to become an opera singer? 🤔 From audition costs to costumes to voice lessons to schooling and more, Caitlin Vincent brings you behind the scenes in OPERA WARS. 🎶
Available January 13. https://bit.ly/4lXyK39
Available January 13. https://bit.ly/4lXyK39
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
How much does it cost to become an opera singer? 🤔 From audition costs to costumes to voice lessons to schooling and more, Caitlin Vincent brings you behind the scenes in OPERA WARS. 🎶
Available January 13. https://bit.ly/4lXyK39
Available January 13. https://bit.ly/4lXyK39
I heard writers are supposed to do unboxing videos…did I do it right?
ps. My galley copies of OPERA WARS have finally arrived! Don’t lose your head—you can pre-order your own copy now. 😉
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
#operasky #booksky #operawars @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
ps. My galley copies of OPERA WARS have finally arrived! Don’t lose your head—you can pre-order your own copy now. 😉
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
#operasky #booksky #operawars @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I heard writers are supposed to do unboxing videos…did I do it right?
ps. My galley copies of OPERA WARS have finally arrived! Don’t lose your head—you can pre-order your own copy now. 😉
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
#operasky #booksky #operawars @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
ps. My galley copies of OPERA WARS have finally arrived! Don’t lose your head—you can pre-order your own copy now. 😉
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
#operasky #booksky #operawars @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
“[I]f we cannot raise enough money, or sell enough tickets in there, we have to consider other options…The two things that support a company financially, because of the takeover, have been severely compromised.”
#operasky #wno
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#operasky #wno
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Washington National Opera may move out of Kennedy Center due to Trump ‘takeover’
Ticket sales at about 40% unsold compared with before president made himself chair of US performing arts center
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
“[I]f we cannot raise enough money, or sell enough tickets in there, we have to consider other options…The two things that support a company financially, because of the takeover, have been severely compromised.”
#operasky #wno
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#operasky #wno
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
What does it mean to be believable in an opera role? And who gets to decide? 🤔
Let me know what you think! And don’t forget to order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
#opera #operawars #operasky #booksky #nonfiction
Let me know what you think! And don’t forget to order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
#opera #operawars #operasky #booksky #nonfiction
October 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
What does it mean to be believable in an opera role? And who gets to decide? 🤔
Let me know what you think! And don’t forget to order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
#opera #operawars #operasky #booksky #nonfiction
Let me know what you think! And don’t forget to order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
#opera #operawars #operasky #booksky #nonfiction
Happy World Opera Day from someone who loves opera, hates opera, and can’t stay away from opera!
It’s World Opera Day! For those new and familiar with opera, OPERA WARS by Caitlin Vincent is a must-read about an insider’s look at the dramatic and compelling world of opera.
#WorldOperaDay @OPERAAmerica
#WorldOperaDay @OPERAAmerica
October 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Happy World Opera Day from someone who loves opera, hates opera, and can’t stay away from opera!
At what point does an opera become a bait and switch? What do you think? 🤔
Let me know in the comments. And don’t forget to order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
#operasky #booksky #nonfiction #opera #regietheater
Let me know in the comments. And don’t forget to order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
#operasky #booksky #nonfiction #opera #regietheater
October 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
At what point does an opera become a bait and switch? What do you think? 🤔
Let me know in the comments. And don’t forget to order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
#operasky #booksky #nonfiction #opera #regietheater
Let me know in the comments. And don’t forget to order a copy of OPERA WARS, coming January 13!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opera-...
#operasky #booksky #nonfiction #opera #regietheater
Reposted by Dr Caitlin Vincent
What are the dos and don’ts of attending your first opera?🎼
Learn more about the drama, beauty, and battles that have kept this art form alive for centuries in Caitlin Vincent’s OPERA WARS.
Available this January 13. https://bit.ly/4lXyK39
Learn more about the drama, beauty, and battles that have kept this art form alive for centuries in Caitlin Vincent’s OPERA WARS.
Available this January 13. https://bit.ly/4lXyK39
October 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
What are the dos and don’ts of attending your first opera?🎼
Learn more about the drama, beauty, and battles that have kept this art form alive for centuries in Caitlin Vincent’s OPERA WARS.
Available this January 13. https://bit.ly/4lXyK39
Learn more about the drama, beauty, and battles that have kept this art form alive for centuries in Caitlin Vincent’s OPERA WARS.
Available this January 13. https://bit.ly/4lXyK39
Important book update! Scribner has officially added a horned helmet to the title page of OPERA WARS.
(I feel seen).
#operasky #writersky
(I feel seen).
#operasky #writersky
September 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Important book update! Scribner has officially added a horned helmet to the title page of OPERA WARS.
(I feel seen).
#operasky #writersky
(I feel seen).
#operasky #writersky
😂😂😂😭😭😭
August 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
😂😂😂😭😭😭
Whoops, Opera Australia just announced their 2026 season and…forgot to do something.
Don’t worry - I fixed it for them. 🙃
#CreditTheLibrettist
Don’t worry - I fixed it for them. 🙃
#CreditTheLibrettist
August 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Whoops, Opera Australia just announced their 2026 season and…forgot to do something.
Don’t worry - I fixed it for them. 🙃
#CreditTheLibrettist
Don’t worry - I fixed it for them. 🙃
#CreditTheLibrettist
I had a great conversation with Fran Kelly on ABC Radio National, discussing the economic pressures facing opera companies and the battle between opera and musical theatre.
Have a listen! (I'm the one with the American accent.🤓)
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
#operasky #musicsky
Have a listen! (I'm the one with the American accent.🤓)
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
#operasky #musicsky
Can Julie Andrews save opera in Australia? - ABC listen
Will the musical My Fair Lady and the star power of Julie Andrews help revive opera's popularity in Australia?
www.abc.net.au
August 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I had a great conversation with Fran Kelly on ABC Radio National, discussing the economic pressures facing opera companies and the battle between opera and musical theatre.
Have a listen! (I'm the one with the American accent.🤓)
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
#operasky #musicsky
Have a listen! (I'm the one with the American accent.🤓)
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
#operasky #musicsky
“Opera breeds fanatics. There are opera groupies. Opera diehards. Opera obsessives. I’m not one of them.”
OPERA WARS is coming…Available January 13, 2026.
bit.ly/4lXyK39
📚💙 #operasky #musicsky #booksky
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social
OPERA WARS is coming…Available January 13, 2026.
bit.ly/4lXyK39
📚💙 #operasky #musicsky #booksky
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“Opera breeds fanatics. There are opera groupies. Opera diehards. Opera obsessives. I’m not one of them.”
OPERA WARS is coming…Available January 13, 2026.
bit.ly/4lXyK39
📚💙 #operasky #musicsky #booksky
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social
OPERA WARS is coming…Available January 13, 2026.
bit.ly/4lXyK39
📚💙 #operasky #musicsky #booksky
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social
"You don’t know the name Matthew Pietras, but it’s engraved on the wall at New York’s recently reopened Frick Collection, thanks to his generous donations to the beloved museum. Unfortunately, it now appears those millions in gifts were of stolen funds..."
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How a Fake Philanthropist Fooled the Frick | Artnet News
Matthew Pietras was a major donor to the Frick until his sudden death at age 40—but his gifts were stolen from the Soros and Ross fortunes.
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August 1, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"You don’t know the name Matthew Pietras, but it’s engraved on the wall at New York’s recently reopened Frick Collection, thanks to his generous donations to the beloved museum. Unfortunately, it now appears those millions in gifts were of stolen funds..."
news.artnet.com/art-world/ma...
news.artnet.com/art-world/ma...
“A federal judge says Russian soprano Anna Netrebko can move forward with her case claiming national origin discrimination by the Metropolitan Opera, which dropped her after she refused to repudiate President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s campaign against Ukraine.”
apnews.com/article/netr...
apnews.com/article/netr...
Russian soprano's case alleging national origin discrimination against the Met Opera to proceed
A federal judge says Russian soprano Anna Netrebko can move forward with her case claiming national origin discrimination by the Metropolitan Opera.
apnews.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
“A federal judge says Russian soprano Anna Netrebko can move forward with her case claiming national origin discrimination by the Metropolitan Opera, which dropped her after she refused to repudiate President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s campaign against Ukraine.”
apnews.com/article/netr...
apnews.com/article/netr...
“After years of progress in diversity, many companies’ upcoming slates feature mostly, and in some cases entirely, male-writer lineups.”
“By various measures […] roughly two-thirds of the field’s writers are women—there is not, as artistic directors once argued, a pipeline issue.”
“By various measures […] roughly two-thirds of the field’s writers are women—there is not, as artistic directors once argued, a pipeline issue.”
July 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
“After years of progress in diversity, many companies’ upcoming slates feature mostly, and in some cases entirely, male-writer lineups.”
“By various measures […] roughly two-thirds of the field’s writers are women—there is not, as artistic directors once argued, a pipeline issue.”
“By various measures […] roughly two-thirds of the field’s writers are women—there is not, as artistic directors once argued, a pipeline issue.”
“Artist Amy Sherald has decided to withdraw her upcoming show at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery over fears of censorship […]
after she was told her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty might be removed over fears of offending Donald Trump.”
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
after she was told her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty might be removed over fears of offending Donald Trump.”
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
July 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“Artist Amy Sherald has decided to withdraw her upcoming show at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery over fears of censorship […]
after she was told her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty might be removed over fears of offending Donald Trump.”
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
after she was told her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty might be removed over fears of offending Donald Trump.”
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...