Trailblazers: Forgotten Women in Music

Alexandra Amati, originally from Naples, Italy, studied at the University of Pisa (Slavic studies and philology), Conservatory of Music of Lucca (piano and composition), and Harvard University (MA and PhD in musicology). Her scholarly interests include the Italian Renaissance, Italian opera, and feminist criticism. She is a Professor Emerita at the University of San Francisco and a former or present lecturer for many Bay Area organizations, including the San Francisco (SF) Symphony, the SF Opera, the SF Bach Choir, and Philharmonia Baroque. She is now at Harvard University, teaching and working as an editor for the operas of J.C. Bach. She has and continues to serve on many boards as a member, officer, and President, including the Harvard Club of San Francisco, the Harvard Alumni Association, the San Francisco Early Music Society, the San Francisco Bach Choir, the Harvard University Choir Shared Interest Group, and the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Alumni Council. She is an alto profondo and in her free time she enjoys dancing Cuban salsa, playing the piano, traveling, knitting, complex jigsaw puzzles, playing with her black cat, and reading.