Our guests for this episode, Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson, creators of the opera BLUE which will premiere this summer at Glimmerglass Festival, talk about their collaboration and the genesis of the piece. A story about police violence and it’s affect on one family, the opera takes its influence from current events as well as…Continue reading Podcast 60: Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson

We are joined by Mark Campbell whose work as a librettist has helped create some of the most popular and oft-performed works in contemporary opera. Mark brings his humor, brilliance and insight to sets us straight on our website, dramaturgs, creating characters we can care about and building stories that matter. It was a real…Continue reading Podcast 59: Mark Campbell, Librettist

Is Dumbledore Gay? Jillian Flexner, composer, bassoonist and co-founder/Director of the Fresh Squeezed Opera Company and Huang Ruo, Composer, Conductor and Vocalist join us to talk about Huang Ruo’s “Bound” and we take a long look at the representation of women in Opera. NOTES Bound, a new chamber opera Huang Ruo, composer Bao-Long Chu, librettist…Continue reading Podcast 58: Jillian Flexner and Huang Ruo