Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Singer and Conductor Barbara Hannigan speaks about being a female conductor in the documentary ''Maestras: The Long Journey of Women to the Podium''

The documentary features some of today's most incredible female conductors including Marin Alsop, Sylvia Caduff, Joanna Mallwitz, Barbara Hannigan, Gabriela Montero, and Konstantia Gourzi. Through one-on-one interviews to live concerts, these Maestras show what it really takes to be a female conductor in today's world.

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