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Handel Operas: The Final Four! Apr 01, 2022

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[@ 4 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’… It’s still March and the OBS ballers are still mad like Lucia, as they crown the OBS’s 2022 Winningest Composer of the last three hundred years… [@ 41 min] And then… From the ‘Listener Mailbag’, you get the skinny on Jakub Józef Orlinski. Was he nude in Covent Garden’s ‘Theodora’, or was it false advertising…? [@ 45 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… The boycott of the boycotting of boycotted artists has begun! That means you, Ildar Abdrazakov… operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

The Devil Wears Pravda! Mar 25, 2022

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[@ 4 min] This week… One of the original ‘Inside the Huddle’ guests returns. And this time the OBS team has proof! It’s Jake Heggie. For real. Jake Heggie. (Oliver, please make sure you are recording…) [@ 26 min] Then, in ‘Chalk Talk’… It’s Week Two of March Madness 2022 when Ashlee and Weston fill out their portions of the bracket for the winningest composer of the past 400 years (minus Mozart, Verdi and Puccini…) [@ 41 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Don’t ever, EVER heckle one of the OBS's ‘Inside the Huddle’ guests. EV-ER… operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Also Sprach Arvo Pärt! Mar 18, 2022

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[@ 3 min] This week, in ‘Chalk Talk’... Is it that time of year already? With the Men’s NCAA March Madness tourney set, the OBS b-ballers create their own bracket to pick the winningest opera composer of the last 300 years… [@ 15 min] And then… Opera Philadelphia has just announced its ‘22-’23 season featuring friends of the show Larry Brownlee and David T. Little, and titles including ‘The Backwards Bohème’ and ‘The Other Otello’… [@ 24 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Artists continue to raise their voices in support of Ukraine while Universal gets out of Russia… operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

The Five McVicars! Mar 11, 2022

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[@ 3 min] This week in ‘Chalk Talk’… The OBS critics take a look at the Metropolitan Opera’s recently announced ‘22-‘23 season, including 5 David McVicar shows, 4 new productions, 3 ‘Traviata’ casts, 2 Yoncheva role debuts, and a partridge in a pear tree… [@ 29 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… There is definitely one artist who *won’t* be appearing onstage at Lincoln Center this year… SHOW NOTES & LINKS What did Jonas Kaufmann mean? https://operawire.com/tenor-wolfgang-ablinger-sperrhacke-fires-back-at-jonas-kaufmann-over-statement-on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/ GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Opera is Not Political? Mar 04, 2022

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There’s really only one thing on our collective minds right now. To give you some relief from the horrific news coming out of Ukraine, the OBS-ers talk about politics in opera. ‘Cause those two things go together like peanuts and Crackerjacks… operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Everyone’s First Opera is Carmen! ft. Daniela Candillari Feb 25, 2022

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[@ 5 min] Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Daniela Candillari who was just named principal conductor of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. She talks about her very recent conducting debut at the Met on Aucoin’s “Eurydice” and geeks out with Oliver on... a Mozart piano concerto...?! [@ 30 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Cancel culture kills Katherina’s classic co-production, and Central City celebrates a stylish CEO. (Try saying that after three Gin Slings...) SHOW NOTES & LINKS www.danielacandillari.com operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

The House Edge! ft. Mathilda Edge Feb 18, 2022

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[@ 6 min] Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Mathilda Edge. The rising American lyric-dramatic soprano has already accepted a tenure-track position at Oberlin, just as her singing career is set to launch… [@ 52 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’... Friends of the show abound in the '22-'23 season at Lyric Opera of Chicago, but which one of them will be starring in the Barrie Kosky production of "Fiddler on the Roof"…? SHOW NOTES & LINKS www.mathildaedge.com operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Broad Stripes and Bright Stars! ft. Scott Ramsay Feb 11, 2022

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[@ 4 min] Get ready for Super Bowl LVI happening this Sunday in L.A.! Tenor Scott Ramsay goes 'Inside the Huddle' with the OBS Pack-haters to talk about the highs and lows of singing the national anthem on the gridiron… [@ 25 min] Then, in the ‘Listener Mailbag’... When is an opera not an opera…? [@ 32 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Stage director Hans Neuenfels has died. Don’t remember the name? You’ll definitely remember his production of Wagner’s “Lohengrin”... SHOW LINKS Scott Ramsay: www.scottramsay.net operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

The Perfect American! Feb 04, 2022

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[@ 4 min] The OBS polyrhythmics induct a birthday boy into the OBS "Hall of Fame"… Here’s a hint: He’s an American ComPOser. He’s an American ComPOser. He’s an American Opera ComPOser. He’e an American ComPOser. [@ 34 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Zubin Mehta unloads some of his shares of Tesla stock so that the Zubin Mehta Hall can have an endowment... operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Sportzando! Jan 28, 2022

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[@ 4 min] Ashlee kicks off a new segment about the stories behind the musical moments that punctuate sports history… [@ 22 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Never before has a world premiere opera been so on brand for the OBS: “Gods of the Game: a Football Opera”… SHOW NOTES & LINKS John Tesh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_h7Lm7C9Nk SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-uSWAJd9GE Italia '90 opening...: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqzz7B7V2IE ...and closing credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sffX9Wrbw9w HGO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOM8IjHWxWI WHAT'S YOUR HOT TAKE? operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

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