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Lucia di Tuscaloosa! ft. Reginald Mobley Feb 08, 2024

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[@ 2 min] The Met has now staged two operas, in working-class middle America, to “mixed” reviews. Were these bold artistic choices a bid to shake up elite opera audiences, or did someone in the props department just have access to a trailer...? [@ 23 min] Then, countertenor Reginald Mobley takes a 'Free Throw' on being a prominent Black artist in Early Music... [@ 39 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… the Grammy winners are in! Did the OBS bump have any effect...? GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

An Impassioned Defense of Cricket! ft. Melissa Dunphy Feb 01, 2024

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[@ 5 min] We go 'Inside the Huddle' with composer Melissa Dunphy to excavate 250 years of Philadelphia history, discovering broken pottery, the music of ghosts, and why cricket isn’t actually a boring sport… [@ 29 min] Plus, PJ files a field report from Carnegie Hall’s "Song Studio" in the 'Listener Mailbag'... [@ 31 min] In the 'Two Minute Drill'… you know that meme? The one with the dog in the house on fire saying “This is fine?” Maybe don’t send that one to Peter Gelb right now… GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Defend the Don (Giovanni)! ft. Jonathan Cohen Jan 25, 2024

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[@ 4 min] Can’t wait to find out who’ll win the AFC and NFC conferences? In 'Chalk Talk', we pick the Super Bowl contenders with our patented opera prediction method… [@ 24 min] Jonathan Cohen takes a 'Free Throw' on the different national approaches of performance practice in early music. The cellist, harpsichordist, and conductor nerds out with Oliver on Baroque stuff in advance of his debut with Chicago’s MOB… [@ 36 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Will the English National Opera chorus finally go on strike…? GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

The Triumph of Goodness! ft. Jack Swanson and Alessandro Corbelli Jan 18, 2024

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[@ 5 min] Tenor Jack Swanson goes ‘Inside the Huddle’. The young American bel canto specialist has already debuted at the Rossini Festival in Pesaro, and won Oliver’s heart as Almaviva at Santa Fe Opera Festival. Now he's in Chicago set to make his house debut in another signature Rossini part: Prince Ramiro in "Cinderella"... [@ 39 min] And then… Jack Swanson’s co-star, the legendary Italian baritone Alessandro Corbelli takes a ‘Free Throw’ on singing Mozart, bel canto buffo parts, and contributes to our Callas100 celebration... [@ 53 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… We’re still waiting for our check from the estate of Lois Kirschenbaum… GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

The Mercedes Jean Jacket! ft. Briana Hunter Jan 11, 2024

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[@ 5 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Briana Hunter. The American mezzo-soprano is accomplished stage actress and a champion of new works, making her a stage director’s dream... [@ 32 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… a Gilbert & Sullivan manuscript has been missing for over a century. If you know where it is, please return it to its rightful owner (George)... GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

2023 Replay! ft. David Alden, Kerriann Otaño, and Marcus Shields Jan 01, 2024

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Happy New Year from the OBS Team! We'll be back with an all-new episode on Thursday, January 11, 2024... Please enjoy this replay of three of our favorite interviews from 2023: OperaDelaware's Kerriann Otaño [@ 3 min], and stage directors Marcus Shields [@ 24 min] and David Alden [@ 55 min]... GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

2023 In Review! Dec 21, 2023

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It’s a full house for our last new episode of 2023! We wrap things up with the best and worst from Operaland over the past year, including trends, performances, and passings, plus we vote for the inaugural OBS Person of the Year…

Marlena Malas, a Monument ft. John Relyea Dec 14, 2023

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[@ 4 min] Canadian-American bass John Relyea goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with us from Rome where he just completed a run in the title role of Boito’s "Mefistofele". Little did he know that he would be bargaining with his OWN soul when he agreed to be interviewed... [@ 24 min] It's a field report from PJ and pals on the Met’s "Tannhäuser", and the #Callas100 countdown continues… [@ 37 min] Tributes are flooding in for the late Marlena Malas. We share some with you in the ‘Two Minute Drill’... GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

The Lucha Leche League! ft. Maya Kherani Dec 07, 2023

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[@ 5 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Maya Kherani. In addition to being a rare example of a soprano of South Asian descent who has gained traction in the largely white world of Early Music, Maya is also establishing herself as an advocate for mothers in opera... [@ 30 min] We've finally arrived at the centenary of Maria Callas’ birth; over the course of the year, we'll countdown 'The Callas 100'… [@ 42 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… It’s another climate protest, this time during "Tannhäuser" at the Met... GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

For Unto Us a Barihunk is Born! ft. Francesca Zambello Nov 30, 2023

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[@ 4 min] Legendary stage director and Intendantin Francesca Zambello goes 'Inside the Huddle' to share her philosophy on how to make an opera company an attractive place to work, and she previews her current project at Chicago Opera Theater: Shostakovich's "The Nose"... [@ 30 min] It's a field report from PJ on The Met’s new "Florencia en el Amazonas"… [@ 33 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… a British student stumbles upon an old Salieri manuscript thought to be lost. Was it SABOTAGE by Mozart...? operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

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