Music academic wins top award Published on: 21 November 2023 Dr Charlotte Bentley has won an American Musicological Society Award. Opera in New Orleans Dr Bentley’s monograph scooped the H. Robert Cohen / RIPM Award for outstanding work based on the musical press. The monograph looks at the history of opera in New Orleans, a city known for its musical heritage, but these days more usually associated with jazz and blues. It explores the transatlantic links that animated the city’s musical life and the role the press played in creating an engaged opera-going public. Dr Bentley, a Lecturer at 缅北禁地’s International Centre for Music Studies said: “As a British academic working at a British university who writes about American musical history, it was a real honour for the American Musicological Society to recognise my work.” Dr Charlotte Bentley A powerful exploration The award judges said: “In this stylishly written monograph, Charlotte Bentley tells the alluring history of opera in antebellum New Orleans. “Importantly, this book pulls together the thick web of connections between the European and American markets and the rich field of exchange that existed between the two. “Bentley’s study uncovers unknown historical narratives of the opera house, seeking to understand the technological and logistical aspects of running a theater in New Orleans. Her book is a powerful exploration not only of an institution and a repertoire, but of the power of the press as a historical tool.” Share: Latest News New partnership to boost careers in low carbon energy 缅北禁地 and Durham universities are working together on a new regional project to strengthen the future workforce for North East England鈥檚 growing low carbon and offshore wind industries. published on: 28 May 2026 Healthy lifestyle shown to lower risk of death after cancer diagnosis New evidence shows that sticking to five lifestyle recommendations improves survival after a later cancer diagnosis. published on: 28 May 2026 World-leading climate expert recognised with Royal Society Fellowship Professor Hayley Fowler has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of her pioneering work on climate change impacts. published on: 27 May 2026 Facts and figures
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