Affectionately known as The PhDiva!!!, she is a classically trained soprano with a PhD from Harvard. Her “delightfully readable” book, The Tenth Muse: How Maria Antonia Advanced the Pastoral Opera debuted as a #1 New Release, and is an international best-seller. Although she grew up taking vitamins and doing yoga, only during her doctoral studies did she begin her holistic wellness journey in earnest, in order to heal from stress-induced weight gain, depression, and tendonitis. The “Decade of Awfulness” following graduate school took her further along this path, leading to encounters with her guardian angel, Madison Hatta, Sonneteer, with whom she continues to collaborate in the creation of poetry and Wonderland-inspired Whimsical Things. Her mission is to bring joy and inspiration to the world through performances, presentations, publications and products.

She speaks about success, operas composed by women, spirituality, holistic wellness and Alice in Wonderland.