Thursday, May 15, 7pm - 8:30pm EST

GUEST SPEAKER SERIES
WEBINAR
Members - FREE
Non-Members - $35

Join OperaWire’s Co-Founders and brothers David and Francisco Salazar as they debate their favorite Jussi Björling recordings.

This discussion will take place over Zoom. Participants are invited to send questions in before to be considered for discussion during the live conversation.

After the Salazars discuss, attendees will be invited to Zoom break out sessions to debate among themselves. The Salazars will drop into each room for interaction with the guests.

Meet Our GUEST SPEAKERS

David Salazar is the Editor-in-Chief for OperaWire and is one of its co-creators. He is in charge of managing the team, organizing coverage, and editing content in addition to writing reviews and interviews. He also heads the weekly Opera Meets Film articles and Opera Quizzes.

Prior to creating OperaWire, David worked as a entertainment reporter for Latin Post where he interviewed major opera stars and was also chief opera critic for the publication.

Additionally, he also had the opportunity of interviewing numerous Oscar nominees, Golden Globe winners and film industry giants such as Guillermo del Toro, Oscar Isaac, and John Leguizamo among others.

David holds a Masters in Media Management from Fordham University. During his time at Fordham, he studied abroad at the Jagiellonian University in Poland. He also holds a dual bachelor’s from Hofstra University in Film Production and Journalism. He is also a violinist who performed as concertmaster with several youth and university organizations at major venues around New York, including Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall, among others.

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Francisco Salazar is OperaWire’s lead publisher and co-creator. His focus is on daily news articles and interviews, as well as managing OperaWire’s social media channels.

Prior to co-founding OperaWire, Francisco Salazar was a reporter for Latin Post where he had the privilege of interviewing numerous opera stars including Anita Rachvelshvili and Ailyn Perez.

He also worked as an entertainment reporter where he covered the New York and Tribeca Film Festivals and interviewed many celebrities including Antonio Banderas, Edgar Ramirez and Benedict Cumberbatch. He also freelanced for Remezcla.

Francisco has an MS in Media Management from The New School and a BA in Film Production from Hofstra University.

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