A converstion about opera and strippers, Vancouver, American jobs, Dee Dee Ramone, Anna Nichole Smith, Dancing With the Stars, Ru Paul’s Drag Race, but mostly about opera. We cover the gamut in a conversation that had to happen, and could only happen on the indie opera podcast. Also on the podcast: LISTEN TO PODCAST 21 [...]
On our 20th podcast we examine the world of Baroque opera. Peter, Noah, Brooke and Walker join Mauro Calcagno, musicologist and James Marvel, director of Francesco Cavalli’s “Eliogabalo” at The Gotham Chamber Opera Company. Also discussed on the podcast: Hai Ting Chinn in “La Didone” at the Wooster Group William Christie’s “Atys” at BAM Mohammed [...]
The Most Beautiful Thing: Peter, Walker Lewis and Erasmo Guerra, listen to full tracks that composers have sent in of the “Most Beautiful Thing” they have ever composed for an opera. We have full samples from: Paola Prestini, “Anninnia” from Oceanic Verses Dan Shore, “Trevor’s Testimony” from “Lady Orchid“ Aaron Siegel, “Sparrow Song” from “Brother [...]
Lots of talk about recent shows, plus an interview with Aaron Siegel composer of “Brother Brother,” and Jason Cady composer of “Happiness is the Problem” about Experiments in Opera. We also talk about recent productions: American Opera Project’s Curiouser and Curiouser An Opera-Burlesque Circus in Wonderland Susan Botti‘s Wonderglass Lowell House’s production of N. Rimsky-Korsakov‘s Snegurochka The Center [...]
We celebrate one year of podcasting with another great show. Noah discusses with Desiree Alejandro “Song from the Uproar” the multi-media opera from Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek. Noah and I discuss our recent trip to BAM to see Rufus Wainwright‘s “Prima Donna” which was performed by New York City Opera. And of course tons [...]
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