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More Grammys than Georg Solti! Feb 09, 2023

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[@ 3 min] Hurts. Mahomes. Lanza. Ramey. We handicap Super Bowl LVII teams Philly and KC based on their hustle on the opera stage… [@ 21 min] The gold paint is still wet on Sunday night’s trophies. Viola Davis is EGOT-ed and Beyoncé has finally won more Grammys than Sir Georg Solti… [@ 31 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… George would do anything for the Villa Verdi, but he won’t do THAT... We’re back with an all-new show next week when tenor Andrew Morstein goes ‘Inside the Huddle’… Join us! SHOW NOTES Grammys: www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list Villa Verdi: www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/05/italian-opera-houses-plan-verdi-shows-to-help-government-buy-composers-home Good Call: www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/opera/that-rossini-company-opera-southwest/article_3bac8022-99bf-11ed-9a38-bf297f7261c9.html GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Fly, Baby Girl, Fly! ft. Kerriann Otaño Feb 02, 2023

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[@ 6 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Kerriann Otaño, VP of Engagement at Opera Delaware, about getting shushed in her own opera house… [@ 30 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’… It’s the most underwhelming event in sports: the NFL Pro Bowl. Let’s see if the OBS crew can liven things up a bit… [@ 38 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… The Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden is in the news… Wiesbaden? More like Wies-BAD-en… We’re back with an all-new show next week when we get you ready for Super Bowl LVII… Join us! SHOW NOTES Kerriann Otaño: www.operade.org/odblog/kerriann HSW: www.operawire.com/wiesbaden-orchestra-director-resigns-due-to-antisemitism/ Weston's Good/Bad Call: www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/arts/music/paris-opera-garnier.html GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Homer’s Epic! ft. Gil Rose Jan 26, 2023

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[@ 4 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with conductor Gil Rose, founder of Odyssey Opera and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project. The companies just completed the second run of John Corigliano’s “Lord of Cries” and are preparing the East Coast premiere of the Oliver Sacks opera “Awakenings”… [@ 34 min] In the ‘Listener Mailbag’… A field report on the American Opera Initiative… [@ 37 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Who blinked in the game of opera chicken between English National Opera and Arts Council England…? We’re back with an all-new show next week when we go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with soprano Kerriann Otaño, Opera Delaware’s VP of Engagement… Join us! SHOW NOTES Gil Rose: https://www.gilroseconductor.com/biography Odyssey Opera: http://www.odysseyopera.org/ BMOP: http://www.bmop.org/ AWAKENINGS: https://tobiaspicker.com/opera/awakenings AOI: https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/opportunities-for-artists/competitions-and-commissions/american-opera-initiative/ ENO: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64305759 GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Sweet OBS (Bah Bah Bah)! Jan 19, 2023

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[@ 4 min] Boom… ‘Sportzando!’ returns with a round-up of the most iconic stadium anthems and why sports fans love ‘em… [@ 31 min] And then… Everyone’s a critic. Our ‘Listener Mailbag’ reveals a tween’s take on opera… [@ 38 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Sigh. Plácido Domingo faces new accusations of misconduct… We’re back with an all-new show next week when we go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Grammy Award winning conductor Gil Rose… Join us! SHOW NOTES reuters.com/world/europe/opera-star-placido-domingo-faces-new-accusations-misconduct-2023-01-15/ GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Met Moneyball! Jan 12, 2023

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[@ 3 min] The Metropolitan Opera is reducing performances and dipping into its endowment to survive. We ‘Crunch the Numbers’ to see if these tactics will swell the coffers… [@ 26 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’, it's our predictions for Operaland in 2023. (You know, we’ve got a good track record for predictions…) [@ 37 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… The Met and Glyndebourne might be in trouble, but the Verdi Festival is doing just fine… We’re back with an all-new show next week… Join us! SHOW NOTES www.nytimes.com/2022/12/26/arts/music/metropolitan-opera-endowment-contemporary.html GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood! ft. Graham Fandrei Dec 22, 2022

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[@ 5 min] We go 'Inside the Huddle' with Heinz Field and PPG Paints Arena anthem singer Graham Fandrei to talk all things opera as part of his Postcard from Pittsburgh… [@ 27 min] And then… John Brancy returns to the OBS to take a ‘Free Throw’ on a shameful industry norm for our operatic athletes during their away games… [@ 45 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Limmie Pulliam makes history and breaks the limestone ceiling… We’re back with a slate of all-new shows starting Thursday January 12… Join us! GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

World Cup Spoiler Alert! Dec 15, 2022

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[@ 3 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’... It’s the OBS’s patented method for predicting the winner of the Men’s FIFA World Cup. Have we ever led you wrong…? [@ 28 min] And then… We intercept a letter from slate.com’s Agony Aunt “Dear Prudence” and respond to how you shut up an opera singer who is trying to turn your wedding into a gig… {@ 33 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Paint splashed on La Scala and the Met gets hacked… Who says opera audiences aren’t engaged…? We’re back with an all-new show next week: we go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with baritone Graham Fandrei, whose credits include singing the national anthem for Pittsburgh’s pro teams… Join us! SHOW NOTES Dear Prudence... https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/10/mother-in-law-opera-dear-prudence-advice.html VAN Magazine... https://van-magazine.com/mag/juilliard-sexual-harassment/ Performing at the Met... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/07/arts/music/met-opera-aida-actors.html Rick Morrissey in the Chicago Sun-Times... https://chicago.suntimes.com/soccer/2022/12/11/23504341/world-cup-is-opera-for-people-soccer-cristiano-ronaldo-christian-pulisic-neymar-brazil-usmnt GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

The Speaking Soundly Crossover Episode! ft. David Krauss Dec 08, 2022

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[@ 2 min] It’s our new segment ‘View from the Pit’, when we roll up our sleeves and get down and dirty with the best grinders in the business: instrumentalists playing in opera house orchestra pits. We chat with Metropolitan Opera Principal Trumpet David Krauss about the Triumphal March from “Aida”, and about his own podcast “Speaking Soundly”... [@ 24 min] Then, in ‘Chalk Talk’… It’s our recap of the 2022 International Opera Awards: who triumphed last week at the ceremony in Madrid…? [@ 39 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Can you imagine the Vienna State Opera without a music director? The house’s general director Bogdan Roscic can… We’re back with an all-new show next week when we pick the winner of the 2022 Men’s World Cup with our patented Opera Prediction™ method… Join us! SHOW NOTES www.artfulnarrativesmedia.com/speaking-soundly-podcast CONNECT WITH US operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

The MTV Opera Awards! ft. Amy Stebbins and Hauke Berheide Dec 01, 2022

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[@ 3 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ to catch up with director librettist Amy Stebbins and composer Hauke Berheide - a team who haven’t been on the OBS since the Before Times - to find out how they used the pandemic as inspiration for new opera forms in Germany… [@ 25 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… The Grammy Noms are in and, continuing with the decline of opera recordings, our category is the Video Awards… We’re back next week with an all-new show when give you a “View from the Pit”: our new segment featuring players in opera orchestras, starting with Metropolitan Opera principal trumpet David Krauss… Join us! operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

To Boo or Not to Boo! ft. Megan Gillis Nov 17, 2022

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[@ 2 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Megan Gillis, the co-founder and executive director of City Lyric Opera in New York City, to talk about “Uncovered”, the company’s current world premiere production… [@ 19 min] And then… it’s another 'Listener Mailbag' (but not from the Bronx): intermission at the Met’s “Don Carlo”… [@ 24 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Hooligans and hecklers are not just for the stadium. Opera has reached a new low as some jackhole at the Royal Opera House boos the performance of a child… We’re off next week for Thanksgiving, then back with an all-new show on Thursday, December 1… operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

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