The Indie Opera Podcast is stepping in to the video realm. We are members of the New York Opera Alliance and were part of their Kick-off event at Le Poisson Rouge on Nov. 3rd. So we showed a video, which is tempting us to try making a video podcast. So we recorded a show in…Continue reading The Indie Opera Podcast Is…
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Podcast 15, Opera Acting Technique
Does being a modern opera singer require you to be more than a walking voice? There are many ways to train actors that are being applied to opera today and we speak with Patrick Eakin Young the Artistic Director of Opera Erratica, is developing work using the acting technique known as ‘Viewpoints.” Also we discuss:…Continue reading Podcast 15, Opera Acting Technique
Podcast 8: Nico Muhly, Paula Kimper, Richard Brooks
We are so proud to publish our interview with Nico Muhly. To celebrate Pride month we thought we would focus on gay themed operas, and we have 3 very different operas. Robert and Hal—Richard Brooks composer, Marcia Elder librettist. An undiscovered opera about a 19th century love story, very “old school gay” Patience and Sarah,…Continue reading Podcast 8: Nico Muhly, Paula Kimper, Richard Brooks
Interview with Paula Kimper
Paula Kimper composer of Patience and Sarah, talked to us about one of the first coming out operas. First produced as part of the Lincoln Center Festival in 1998, it is based on the landmark novel by Isabel Miller which tells a story, based on fact, of a relationship between women set in 19th century…Continue reading Interview with Paula Kimper