John Vandevert

John David Vandevert is a Ph.D. candidate at Uppsala University in Sweden where he studies Russian rap from the 1990s and the process of national identity creation. He has been with OperaWire since 2020 and has reviewed opera and classical concerts in the United States and the United Kingdom. John contributes regularly to OperaWire, primarily with his monthly article about opera’s relationship with film, cinema, and the moving picture.