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Cancellation Nightmare! Oct 29, 2026

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[@ 5 min] Alright, this week…Since we skipped it last week, we’re diving right in to the Two Minute Drill where a musicians’ strike threatens a world premiere at Minnesota Opera, an Angelotti gets cancelled in Calgary, and we bid farewell to the supreme soubrette, Judith Blegen... ...and there's nothing else in this episode. Nothing spooky at all this Halloween weekend. Nothing to be scared about here...we promise. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

Remembering Martina Arroyo! Oct 22, 2026

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[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…in tribute to the late, great Martina Arroyo, it's a replay of her induction into the OBS Hall of Fame originally broadcast in 2023... [@ 40 min] Then, in ‘Listener Mailbag,’ a field report from the Met’s current production of Cosi fan Tutte! ...And since we are all mourning Ms. Arroyo, we’ll put a pause on the Two Minute Drill. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

The Greatest Diva of Them All! Oct 15, 2026

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[@ 6 min] Alright, this week…One of her generation’s finest signing actresses, the great Ileana Cotrubas is posthumously inducted into the OBS Hall of Fame… [@ 33 min] Then, in ‘Listener Mailbag,’ a field report on what’s happening on the ground outside the Kennedy Center… [@ 41 min] Plus, in the 'Two Minute Drill'... awards season begins with winners of Gramophone and Neue Stimmen, and nominees are announced for the International Opera Awards.... GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

Lucia di Lemurmoor! ft. Veramarie Baldoza and Christian Van Horn Oct 08, 2026

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[@ 5 min] Alright, this week…It’s a Don G extravaganza! First, Christian Van Horn, star of the season opener at Lyric Opera of Chicago, takes a Free Throw on the strike at San Francisco Opera, and on self-producing his solo album! Then, Lyric Opera will make history as the first major American opera company to present live American Sign Language interpretation of a foreign-language opera. We’ll go Inside the Huddle with Veramarie Baldoza, the acclaimed ASL Interpreter for the performing arts. [@ 38 min] Then, in ‘Listener Mailbag,’ we get a field report on Alcina from the Royal Ballet and Opera! [@ 46 min] Plus, in the 'Two Minute Drill'... another legacy classical music critic bites the dust, the Nashville Symphony makes a deal with the devil, and you’re gonna wanna hear these lemurs sing… GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

A Louisa Proske Tosca! Oct 01, 2026

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[@ 2 min] Alright, this week...Louisa Proske goes Inside the Huddle! Her production of Verdi’s Scottish opera at the Met will be broadcast in HD later this month, just as she heads to Detroit to direct the shabby little shocker…Tosca. [@ 40 min] Plus, in the 'Two Minute Drill'... musician strikes may have come to an end in Cleveland and San Francisco, but the crisis in Nashville has led to extreme measures. Perhaps it’s time for classical music socialism, like in New York! GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

Mall Walking Mephistopheles! ft. Andrew Potter Sep 24, 2026

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[@ 3 min] Alright, this week...Alright, this week…, bass Andrew Potter goes Inside the Huddle following his rise to fame as opera’s most famous 43-year-old retiree... [@ 27 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill...In a duo of triumphant comebacks, both Simon Boccanegra AND Celine Dion return to the stage! GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

The Strike of the Valkyries! Sep 17, 2026

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[@ 3 min] Alright, this week...it’s Back to School and we kick off OBS season 12 with our picks for the fall opera season! [@ 27 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill...we catch you up on all the latest news in the opera world, but there’s a 10% chance none of it will matter if AI eliminates humanity altogether.... GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

Replay: Denyce Graves and Andreas Scholl! Sep 10, 2026

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Alright, this week...as we gear up for season TWELVE of the OBS, its a replay episode featuring some of our biggest guests from season eleven! [@ 1 min] First up, countertenor Andreas Scholl goes Inside the Huddle to talk technique, vocal longevity, and the brutal math of being a soprano. [@ 24 min] Then, iconic mezzo-soprano, director, and mentor Denyce Graves takes a Free Throw on retiring from the stage. And in observance of the Labor Day holiday, we’ll skip the Two Minute Drill! GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

A River Unbroken Runs Through It! ft. Kelley Rourke Sep 03, 2026

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[@ 2 min] Alright, this week...for our season 11 finale, Librettist, translator, and dramaturg Kelley Rourke goes Inside the Huddle in advance of the world premiere of 'A River Runs Through It' at Montana Opera! [@ 33 min] Then, because she meant so much to all of us, our chief Dolly correspondent, Ashlee Hardgrave induct the great Dolly Parton into the OBS Hall of Fame.... [@ 48 min] Plus, in the Two Minute Drill...Trump threatens to tear down the Kennedy Center, the San Francisco Opera Orchestra threatens to strike, and everyone’s favorite Milanese restaurateur threatens to conduct at Carnegie Hall…that last one’s an OBS deep cut. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

Bel Canto Bug ft. Iván Ayón-Rivas Aug 27, 2026

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[@ 4 min] Alright, this week...Iván Ayón-Rivas goes Inside the Huddle! The Peruvian tenor made his American debut this summer as Lensky in Eugene Onegin at Santa Fe Opera. This fall, he stars as Ruggiero in Opera Rara’s world-premiere recording of the 1921 version of Puccini’s La rondine. [@ 38 min] Plus, in the Two Minute Drill...Jonathan Biss says to knock 'em down, and we say RIP to the great Ileana Cotrubas... GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

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