Singers and Lesser-Known Premieres at Dumbarton Oaks
Daniel Boomhower discusses the 1950 premieres of two compositions by Samuel Barber, and the links between Dumbarton Oaks and the New York Metropolitan Opera
Reviving an Eighth-Century Coptic Chronicle
Felege-Selam Solomon Yirga shifts our understanding of what constitutes a Byzantine person
Baboons, Hyenas, and Slow Science
Erika Milam investigates the role of landscape in decades-long scientific projects
Breaking Your Oath
Savvas Kyriakidis talks tyrants, trial by hot iron, and social relationships in Byzantium
Syrian Refugees and Women Photographers
Isabella Beroutsos makes research in cultural heritage and art history widely accessible
Hagia Sophia Meets Plaster Casts
Flavia Vanni makes the case for analyzing a material that has persisted from antiquity to today
Studying Classics in Byzantium
Baukje van den Berg studies how the Byzantines used ancient literature for teaching grammar and rhetoric
Female Characters and Narrative Subordination
Matthew Kinloch examines the textual logics and hierarchies of gender of Byzantine historiographical narratives
Dumbarton Oaks Acquires Important Works Contributing to Study of the Nahua Language and the Natural History of Mexico
Composition for Wooden Box
Viet Cuong gives a behind-the-scenes look at the premiere of an unconventional piece