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Opera's Queerest Moments! Jun 25, 2021

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[@ 2 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’… An NFL player just came out as gay, while the OBS DEs celebrate PRIDE with a look at gayness in opera. (Wait, isn’t that redundant?) [@ 43 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… The OBS team talks about winners in Cardiff and France, but not in Scotland… Next week, June 30, we work through the Euro2020 bracket, predicting winners based on countries' opera prowess… operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

End of an Era! ft. Magda Krance Jun 18, 2021

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[@ 3 min] It’s the end of an era as you know it… Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Magda Krance, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s veteran Director of Media Relations, who retired her jersey last week after thirty years of promoting vocal fireworks… and putting out fires… [@ 41 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Would you want to be quarantined in a hotel with the Singers of the World? And just how would you stage an opera without anyone touching…? operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Get Your Popcorn Ready! Jun 11, 2021

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[@ 5min] In ‘Chalk Talk’… Zoom operas ushered in a new era of pandemic entertainment. But how has the art form of opera-as-film changed over the last year, and how will it change opera altogether? The OBS critics screen a few recent examples of this evolving musico-dramatic language to find out what the present looks like and what the future might hold... [@ 46 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Move over QAnon Shaman, there’s a new set of Brünnhilde horns at the Capitol... operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Tyrants in Trousers! ft. Kate Lindsey Jun 04, 2021

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As they recover from Memorial Day weekend, the OBS boozers put aside the yellow cards, the red cards, and the AGMA negotiations. You can sit back and enjoy a holiday-length one-on-one with mezzo-soprano (and deluxe trouser role specialist) Kate Lindsey… Next week, the OBSers take a deep dive into opera-as/in/on-film… operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

A bad year for Madame Butterfly! May 28, 2021

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[@ 4 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’, it’s the second part of a doubleheader on opera’s rebound from the pandemic. Your OBS team picks four season announcements that just might be the pacecar for other opera houses this fall... [@ 32 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, it’s Madame Butterfly Cancel Culture. Yeah, the OBS-ers are just going to say “cancel culture”, until it doesn't mean anything anymore… Next week, OBS goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with American mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey… operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Everybody Hates Peter! May 21, 2021

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[@ 3 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’… The OBS team asks just if, when, and how, exactly, opera will bounce back, post-pandemic. What needs to happen now in order to build back opera better? [@ 29 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… The Met actually made an agreement with a union! operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Sumi Jo’s 300 Gowns! May 14, 2021

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[@ 3 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’, the OBS team commemorates Asian Heritage Month by spotlighting some of the biggest players on the scene today, with a bespoke playlist here... https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh8CWvrqTi1XP2Jk5yD_lYi1FEf2Lxccx [@ 45 min] Then, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’, the finalists for the Met National Council auditions are named, the Black Opera Alliance gathers signatories for its pledge, and the 2020 International Opera Awards are handed out... virtually… operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

We Love You, Miss Hannigan! ft. Barbara Hannigan May 07, 2021

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[@ 4 min] Barbara Hannigan goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ to give Weston and Oliver the post-pandemic singer’s playbook, to introduce her young artist initiative called Momentum, and to argue why streaming is here to stay... [@ 48 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, the starting lineup is announced for the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition. Will Kosovo be this year’s front runner…? And the OBS is back with an all-new show on May 12 when the team spotlights Asian artists you should know… operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Amanda Forsythe’s Amazing Feats! May 03, 2021

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A bonus episode featuring Amanda Forsythe who went 'Inside the Huddle' with Oliver to discuss holding an audience’s attention during a set change, singing super fast coloratura, and favoring being an entertainer over being historically accurate. This interview originally aired on WFMT 98.7 in Chicago. Playlist George Frideric Handel: Almira, HWV 1 Act II, "Der Himmel wird straffen dein falsches Gemüht" Act III, "Quillt, ihr überhäuften Zähren" Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, directors from Boston Early Music Festival's complete recording of Almira CPO 555205-2 Agostino Steffani: "Occhi belli, non più" with Colin Balzer, tenor Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, directors from Boston Early Music Festival's Agostino Steffani: Duets of Love and Passion CPO 555135-2 Johann Gottlieb Graun: "O Dio, Fileno" Opera Prima Cristiano Contadin, viola da gamba and direction from Opera Prima's J. G. Graun: Cantatas & Viola da Gamba Concerto CPO 555 284-2 Handel: Giulio Cesare Act III, "Da tempeste" Apollo's Fire Jeannette Sorrell, director from The Power of Love: Arias from Handel Operas Avie AV-2350 amandaforsythe.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

ZwischenGOAT! Apr 30, 2021

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[@ 4 min] Get your Copland fanfare ready! The OBS crew induct - posthumously, this time - a mezzo-soprano into the hallowed corridors of the OBS Hall of Fame... [@ 34 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’: the New York Public Library gets a huge opera donation... Team OBS is back with an all-new show next week featuring soprano-conductor Barbara Hannigan ‘Inside the Huddle’… operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

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