Podcast 26: “Houston We Have A Problem” and Niloufar Talebi

Houston We Have A Problem! Do today’s opera composers have a storytelling problem? Peter, Brooke and Noah take it all the way, and we are joined by Niloufar Talebi, Iranian Translator, Performer and Librettist.   Kamala Sankaram‘s “Thumbprint” Gregory Spears’ “Paul’s Case” Based on the short story by Willa Cather Lina Lapelyte’s “Have a Good…Continue reading Podcast 26: “Houston We Have A Problem” and Niloufar Talebi

Podcast 25: The Prototype Festival and more

Peter Szep, Noah Lethbridge, Brooke Larimer are joined briefly by Jonathan Berger, composer, who’s work is being featured as part of the Prototype Festival in New York City, plus lots of chat.   [We had some tech issues, if you have problems with the audio, please re-download it.] PROTOTYPE Festival Thumbprint by composer Kamala Sankaram…Continue reading Podcast 25: The Prototype Festival and more

Podcast 18 Experiments In Opera

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…Continue reading Podcast 18 Experiments In Opera

Podcast 16: Oscar Break! And Elena Langer’s “Four Sisters”

We have some opera news and a wonderful interview with Elena Langer. Then we take a break from opera and discuss the 2012 Academy Awards with the amazing Royce Vavrek. Elena Langer’s Four Sisters at Bard College Adam Gorb’s Anya 17 premiers in Liverpool Noah Stewart sings at the Royal Opera House in Judith Wier’s…Continue reading Podcast 16: Oscar Break! And Elena Langer’s “Four Sisters”