Jessica Gould's program notes include essays for Carnegie Hall, Yale University, the American Philosophical Society, Palazzo Grimani (Venice), Villa La Pietra (Florence), and Villa Finaly La Chancellerie des Universités de Paris – La Sorbonne (Florence), among others. A soprano, artistic director, Italian translator, and writer, she performs and records in Europe and the US, where she is the Founder and Artistic Director of Salon/Sanctuary Concerts, based in New York City.
A high-pitched clarion yelp rang out from under the hood, alarming the couple who had left the car in an alley for want of a parking space. Hastily cutting the ignition, they ran out to find from whence issued this half human, half animal voice of such impressive carrying power. The large pair of…
