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Opera Box ScoreThree Sisters! ft. Sondra Radvanovsky, Yuval Sharon, and Creatine Price
[@ 1 min] Alright, this week…as the team gears up for OBS Season 11, we bring you some of the best of season 10, starting with a Free Throw from Sondra…
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Star Squad Season Wrap! ft. Kerriann Otaño
[@ 4 min] Alright, this week…Friend of the Show Kerriann Otaño goes Inside the Huddle...again! Vice President of Engagement for Opera Delaware, Otaño returns…
Opera Box ScoreStraight Out of the Box! ft. Anne Midgette
[@ 5 min] Alright, this week…music critic Anne Midgette goes Inside the Huddle. As the co-author of the article that launched Classical Music’s #metoo movement…
Opera Box ScoreHow to Win a Grammy! ft. Nicholas Phan
[@ 3 min] Alright, this week…Grammy-winning tenor Nicholas Phan takes a Free Throw on finally winning that Grammy on his fifth nomination, for his performance…
Opera Box ScoreSanta Fe Superstar! ft. Kevin Burdette & Florian Sempey
[@ 6 min] Alright, this week…it’s a Santa Fe Spectacular! First, we go Inside the Huddle with THEIR hometown hero, Kevin Burdette. The American bass, dubbed…
Opera Box ScoreBig Shoulder Belcantista! ft. Enrique Mazzola
[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…Maestro Enrique Mazzola goes Inside the Huddle! The Italian conductor just wrapped up performances of Massenet’s "Werther" in…
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Faster, Higher, Stronger! ft. Elizabeth DeShong
[@ 6 min] Alright, this week…We go Inside the Huddle with Elizabeth DeShong, who has entered the She Can Sing Anything stage of her career. Set to return to…
Opera Box ScoreWin everything! Win everywhere! ft. Joshua Winograde
[@ 4 min] Alright, this week…We go Inside the Huddle with Joshua Winograde, one of opera’s leading administrators and now-director of opera studies at Rice’s…
Opera Box ScoreCosì Fan Fiction! ft. Jacquelyn Stucker
[@ 5 min] Alright, this week…Jacquelyn Stucker goes Inside the Huddle. The American soprano joins us from Santa Fe Opera where she is set to make her role…
Opera Box ScoreDon't Make Me Sing! ft. Anthony León
[@ 4 min] Alright, this week…live (on tape) from Opera Theatre of St Louis, Anthony León goes Inside the Huddle to tell the story of his career acceleration…
Opera Box ScoreIs it Opera or is it Cake? ft. Drew Minter
[@ 2 min] Alright, this week...former countertenor, now baritone and stage director Drew Minter goes Inside the Huddle to preview Haymarket Opera’s upcoming…
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Abso-Flute-Ly Amazing! ft. Benjamin Appl and Amanda Forsythe
[@ 3 min] Alright, this week, it's Monday Evening Quarterback on the 2025 Boston Early Music Festival, and we’ll be joined by Amanda Forsythe with a scoop on…
Opera Box ScorePride, Run Amuck! ft. Elijah McCormack and Julia Bullock
[@ 5 min] Alright, this week…we go Inside the Huddle with Julia Bullock (!!!). The distinctive soprano and muse of John Adams just wrapped the Met premiere…
Opera Box ScoreWTF@KC2Day! ft. Ashleigh Gordon and Josh Lovell
[@ 3 min] Alright, this week…it’s an Inside the Huddle double header! First, we'll speak with tenor Josh Lovell, who will be playing Jupiter in Atlanta Opera’s…
Opera Box ScoreAmerican Excellence! ft. Sylvia McNair and Ricky Ian Gordon
[@1 min] Alright, this week…Our regular recording day is Monday. Since that’s Memorial Day, the team is taking a patriotic time-out and we bring you two Inside…
Opera Box ScoreOut of Many, One! ft. Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang
[@2 min] Alright, this week…we go Inside the Huddle with Composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang! Later this month will be the world premiere…
Opera Box ScoreDiva on Detour! ft. Patricia Racette
[@2 min] Alright, this week…we go Inside the Huddle with Patricia Racette! The newly appointed Artistic Director of Opera Theatre of St Louis returns to the…
Opera Box ScoreThe Rains of Aldeburgh! ft. Gemma New
[@3 min] Alright, this week…we go Inside the Huddle with Gemma New. Having already achieved operatic glory in Opera Theater St Louis’s acclaimed production of…
Opera Box ScoreOpera Singers in the Symphony! ft. Klaus Mäkelä
[@4 min] Alright, this week…THE Klaus Mäkelä takes a Free Throw. That’s right folks. We’re the only opera podcast to get an exclusive with the phenom Finnish…
Opera Box ScoreThomas Kinkade's Operetta Paintings! ft. Andrew Jorgensen
[@4 min] Alright, this week...friend of the show Andrew Jorgensen returns to take a Free Throw on the upcoming Opera Theatre of St Louis festival season…
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Passion Week Replay!
[@1 min] Alright, this week...we go Inside the Huddle with Timothy Murray. The American baritone is having a breakout season which includes his debut at the…
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The Professional American Psycho! ft. Timothy Murray
[@4 min] Alright, this week...we go Inside the Huddle with Timothy Murray. The American baritone is having a breakout season which includes his debut at the…
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Depuis le Czardas: the March Madness Finale!
[@4 min] Alright, this week...it’s the Final Four of our March Madness Summer Festival bracket! Who wins when England, France, and Germany dare to go against…
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Sweet Sixteen of Summer Festivals!
[@2 min] Alright, this week...we narrow our March Madness of Summer Festivals down to the Final Four! Who can challenge Glyndebourne in the UK quarter? [@21…
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Roboti fan Tutte! ft. Yuval Sharon
[@3 min] Alright, this week...we go Inside the Huddle with Yuval Sharon! The stage director, author, and administrator, who is famous for the parking lot…
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Mellon Collie and the Anthropocene! ft. Nathan Granner
[@3 min] Alright, this week...we go Inside the Huddle with Nathan Granner! The American tenor is set to star in a revised version of Paul Moravec and Mark…
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Chief Lady Correspondent! ft. Lucy Caplan & Joelle Harvey
[@3 min] Alright, this week...we go Inside the Huddle with Dr. Lucy Caplan, author of a recently published history of a Golden Age in American classical music…
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His Majesty’s Pole Dancer! ft. Iestyn Davies
[@2 min] Alright, this week...THE Iestyn Davies takes a Free Throw on one of his signature role, Didymus in Handel’s Theodora. A role, incidentally, which will…
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Pene Pati and Meridian Prall!
[@3 min] Alright, this week...Pene Pati takes a Free Throw on Rodolfo, the role which marks the star Samoan tenor’s debut at Lyric Opera of Chicago next month…
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The Golden Age of Arts and Culture! Ft. Elena Villalón
[@5 min] Alright...This week, we go Inside the Huddle with Elena Villalón! The Cuban-American soprano returns to OBS 6 years after she first joined after…
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Cowboy Baritenor! ft. Michael Spyres
[@4 min] This week, baritenor Michael Spyres goes Inside the Huddle to discuss his unique fach, but it’s 2025 and Beyonce won a grammy for best country album…
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Salty Dogs and Turandots! ft. Sondra Radvanovsky
[@6 min] Alright, this week…in advance of "The Puccini Heroines," an all-Puccini arias concert at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Sondra Radvanovsky takes a Free Throw…
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Dragliacci! ft. Symone Harcum and Creatine Price
Alright, this week…we're recording on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, so we're going Inside the Huddle with two Black divas... [@ 1 min] First up, it’s…
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Our 2025 Field of Dreams! ft. Marc Minkowski
[@3 min] Alright, this week…New Year, New OBS! There’s a lot to look forward to in the coming months and we have all your 2025 recommendations, resolutions…
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The Beczała Brouhaha! ft. Givonna Joseph & Mary Elizabeth Williams
[@ 5 min] This week…we go inside the huddle with Givonna Joseph, the founder of Opera Creole, and soprano Mary Elizabeth Williams, the star of that company's…
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2024, Kick Rocks!
Alright, this week…It’s the OBS year in review! From Beyoncé showing off her Italian Baroque chops to Arts Council England continuing to be the enemy of opera…
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A One-Horse Open Slayyyyy!
[@ 1 min] This week…for our annual Christmas episode, we’re going INSIDE THE CAROL. Taking a break from opera news, the OBS team wants to save you from tears…
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La Sopranista del West! ft. Key’mon Murrah
[@ 2 min] This week…we go inside the huddle with Key’mon Murrah. In advance of his upcoming Washington National Opera Marian Anderson Vocal Award recital, we…
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Callas 101! Ft. Sophia Lambton
[@ 2 min] This week, we’re recording on December 2nd, the 101st anniversary of the birth of Maria Callas. And to celebrate, we’ll go Inside the Huddle with…
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Pavarotti and Friendsgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! (Sorry, UK listeners). The OBS team is going to celebrate by taking a week off from the news and offering our thanks…
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Advertorials and Evangelists! ft. Gwilym Bowen and Frederica von Stade
[@ 2 min] This week, Frederica von Stade, a living legend, takes a Free Throw on the role of the Mother in Dead Man Walking and reveals the heartbreak of being…
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A Voice on Fire!
[@4 min] Later this month, Agnes Baltsa will celebrate her 80th birthday, and since her handlers won’t answer our interview request, we’ll offer you the next…
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Denyce Graves in a Pantsuit! ft. Kenneth Kellogg
Alright, this week…it’s the first week in November in America and the election is the only thing we can think about. We have no idea if America will still be a…
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Opera Creeps!
Alright, it’s Halloween, and we’re here to warn you about opera characters you don’t want to be alone with in the woods…and wouldn’t you know it, none of them…
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Battle of the Butterflies! ft. Ermonela Jaho
[@ 1 min] It’s the return of TKO, when we pit two sopranos against each other, one American and one Italian, in the obstacle course that is Madama Butterfly……
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Unmixed Doubles! ft. Galeano Salas and Antonin Rondepierre
[@ 4 min] It’s a Tenor Double Header! We go inside the huddle with two singers making their North American debuts in lead roles. First up, Mexican-American…
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Nothing Compares 2 Sinéad Campbell Wallace!
[@ 3 min] Sinéad Campbell Wallace goes Inside the Huddle! The Irish soprano shares how she began her career singing Handel and Mozart then took a long break to…
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Sex, Drugs, and Opera! ft. Ricky Ian Gordon
[@ 2 min] We go Inside the Huddle with Ricky Ian Gordon. The prolific American composer of operas such as "A Coffin in Egypt," "The Grapes of Wrath," and…
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The Bonnie Banks of Mumbai! ft. Vanessa Becerra
[@ 4 min] We go Inside the Huddle with Vanessa Becerra. The Peruvian and Mexican American soprano is set to make her Chicago Opera Theater debut in the title…
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Shows We Want to See! ft. Huw Montague Rendall
[@ 2 min] t’s fall, time for pumpkin-spice and football, and the OBS team shortlists what we want to see in the 2024-2025 opera season... [@ 21 min] And…
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George’s Last Dance! ft. Javier Camarena
[@ 4 min] It’s time to retire George's number. That’s right, it’s his final episode after nine years as a cohost on the OBS. The team say their goodbyes and…
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From Philly with Love! ft. Missy Mazzoli
[@ 4 min] It's a post-Labor Day weekend double header, as we go 'Inside the Huddle' with composer Missy Mazzoli, as she preps to open "The Listeners" at Opera…
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A Full DNC Hangover! ft. Nicole Heaston
[@ 5 min] Next month, our Friends of the Show Opera Philadelphia will present the North American premiere of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s "The Listeners"…
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Six Free Throws!
The DNC wreaks havoc on Chicago, and the OBS is not immune! Enjoy these spectacular 'Free Throws' from the OBS archives, with the likes of Isabel Leonard, Lise…
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Breaking Scholars Liv Redpath and Roberto Kalb!
[@ 6 min] The 2024 Summer Olympics are in the books and the 2024 Santa Fe Opera season is winding down. We’ll recap our favorite moments of the games, and go…
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Ask a Dramaturg! ft. Roger Pines and Zachary Nelson
[@ 3 min] It's an ‘Inside the Huddle’ double play! First, we welcome Roger Pines, one of Operaland’s most accomplished dramaturgs… [@ 21 min] ...and then we…
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Protect Celine Dion at All Costs!
[@ 3 min] Our team has Olympic fever! We’ll break down the best of operatic performances from the Paris Opening Ceremonies, as well as iconic past showings…
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The Gayest Opera Ever! ft. Garth Greenwell
[@ 11 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with author Garth Greenwell whose acclaimed debut novel is to be produced as an opera with music by David T. Little and…
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The Coronation of Karen Slack!
[@ 5 min] We go 'Inside the Huddle' with Karen Slack, the lirico-spinto soprano who rose to prominence in prima donna roles like Butterfly, Tosca, and Aida…
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You Can't Scream! ft. Greer Grimsley and Brad Sisk
[@ 4 min] Alright, this week we go Inside the Huddle with Greer Grimsley. The American bass-baritone returns to Santa Fe Opera for Gregory Spears and Tracy K…