We are joined by Alan Dornak who tell us about what it means to be a Countertenor, and about the Orfeo Vocal Academy. And in “Noah’s Culture Bits” we have an experimental opera movie “River of fundament” by artist, model, sculptor, Matthew Barney. Show Notes Alan Dornak – countertenor, voice teacher and opera director at Wagner College and on faculty […]

Three way is an evening of 3 One Acts that are about Sex which premiered at Nashville Opera. We are joined by Robert Paterson and David Cote who tell us about the creation of this thought provoking comedy which will be performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in June. And in “Noah’s Culture Bits” we have an […]

Sign and Sing is an innovative company integrating American Sign Language into classical music performances. Founder Katherine Dubbs joins us to discuss why she started this company, how her performances work, and some of the resources available to help opera companies make their performances accessible to all… among many other things. Also, we continue with […]

We’re joined by Paola Prestini to discuss her innovative opera/theater work The Aging Magician, opening at the New Victory Theater on 42nd street in March. She also illuminates the universe in her Hubble Cantata, in 3D! We also have a nice tribute to Nicolai Gedda, and we discuss approaches to practicing, Show Notes The Marriage of Figaro, […]

Mohammed Fairouz, composer of “The New Prince”, has joined forces with David Ignatius, novelist and foreign affairs columnist for The Washington Post, to create an opera where Machiavelli wakes up in 2032 and is asked to write a new version of his classic book on power, “The Prince”. We delve in to world leaders and […]