Come join the holiday party with our special guests Royce Vavrek and Jonathan Blalock. We’re out of control as usual, with tons of great information about what’s happening in opera and what to look for next year. We also use some highfalutin’ words. Shibboleth Chimera Macaronic Oneiric Diegetic Show Notes “Dog Days” Royce Vavrek, David T. Little, Alan…Continue reading Podcast 32: Holiday Party with Royce Vavrek and Jonathan Blalock

How do you go from playing in a rock band to writing opera? We here at the Indie Opera Podcast had a fantastic time chatting with composer Stewart Copeland, legendary drummer from The Police. We heard about his childhood in Cairo and Beirut, his training as a percussionist and composer, performing with orchestras across the country, and the…Continue reading Podcast 31: Stewart Copeland, How do you go from playing in a rock band to writing opera?