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Scarpia with an 'ukulele! ft. Quinn Kelsey Apr 23, 2021

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[@ 4 min] Verdi baritone and gentle giant Quinn Kelsey goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Ashlee and Oliver to talk about singing traditional Hawai’ian music for an operatic kanikapila and preparing for Scarpia at Opera Philadelphia... [@ 30 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’…. One year into the pandemic, the OBS team look at some of the most striking innovations in opera, including new media, do-it-yourself music-making, alternative, pandemic-resistant venues, and… trucks…? [@ 37 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… The Dude goes to conduct in Paris, and the city of Madrid awards its Medal of Gold to an opera administrator... operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Enrico Lopez-Yañez, Space Pirate! Apr 16, 2021

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[@ 3 min] Maestro Enrico Lopez-Yañez goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Weston and Oliver. The Mexican-American conductor is slated to conduct Chicago Opera Theater’s season finale, but is also the star of his own space pirate web series... [@ 30 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, big money lands in L.A., while Jonathan Dove’s opera ‘Flight’ takes off in Seattle... The OBS back with an all-new show next week when baritone Quinn Kelsey goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ to talk Verdi, Hawai’i and other things ending in the letter “i”, plus you get more opera headlines, more hot takes and the return of Ashlee Hardgrave! operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Cinderella Story! Apr 09, 2021

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[@ 3 min] By the time you get this episode, one of opera’s most powerful gatekeepers will be managing a publicity crisis thanks to our pal Zach Finkelstein and another one of his highly researched investigative articles for MiddleClassArtist.com… [@ 26 min] By the time you get this episode, the men’s NCAA champ will be crowned. Here on the OBS, we’re working our way through the Final Four of the Operaland bracket to pick one dark horse opera to become part of the standard rep... (And a playlist here: https://bit.ly/3dGwYBs) [@ 56 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’: Opera Australia takes a page out the Met’s union negotiation playbook... operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Coach Carrie-Ann Matheson! Apr 02, 2021

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[@ 3 min] For the last episode in Women’s History Month, the OBS has an exclusive interview with the Artistic Director of the San Francisco Opera Center. Carrie-Ann Matheson goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Matt and Oliver to lay out the gameplan for her young Merolini and Adler charges… [@ 27 min] The OBS soothsayers play through the Operaland March Madness bracket to the Final Four. Did your pick go the distance...? [@ 52 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’: the OBS bump helps out yet again… operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

March Sadness! Mar 26, 2021

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[@ 3 min] The OBS ballers dribble you through the other two regions of the Operaland March Madness bracket - Classical and Romantic - all leading up to the grand finale next week... [@ 26 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’: exit stage right James Levine, plus Tulsa Opera cancels a commission by a Black composer written to commemorate the Tulsa Massacre... Plus, next week, San Francisco Opera Center’s new Artistic Director Carrie-Ann Matheson joins us ‘Inside the Huddle’...! operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Dark Horses Only! Mar 19, 2021

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[@ 4 min] The musical highlight of awards season, the 2021 Grammys were handed out last Sunday. In 'MEQ', the OBSers recap the winners from Operaland... [@ 12 min] Also last Sunday, teams for the NCAA Men’s and Women’s basketball tournaments were chosen. Over the next three shows, the OBS pundits put together a bracket for you. Who made the cut into the Operaland playoffs...? [@ 32 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’... At long last, someone’s invented an effective mask for opera singers that ISN’T attractive... operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

The Boss 101 with Mireille Asselin! Mar 12, 2021

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[@ 3 min] Soprano Mireille Asselin goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Oliver Camacho, as they nerd out on baroque opera, ornamentation, and gesture, as well as dive into Mireille’s upcoming show for Tapestry Opera that's 50% recital, 50% story-telling, and 100% Canadian... [@ 37 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’... What’s giving Ashlee nightmares this week? It’s not the imminent success of Season 3 of OBS rival podcast Aria Code... or is it...?! operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

You’re Gonna Love Me, Chris Reynolds! Mar 05, 2021

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[@ 3 min] Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with pianist Chris Reynolds who reveals how he plans to be a change agent within the GWM opera mafia... (And check out Chris’ opera playlist at bit.ly/309NzqV…) [@ 54 min] ‘Monday Evening Quarterback’ returns when the OBS Jedis review an animated version of “The Magic Flute” featuring a particularly… Force-ful… Tamino... [@ 1 hour 3 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’... Hey, let’s commit to producing a full “Ring” cycle in the middle of a pandemic... operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

C'mon Key'mon! Feb 26, 2021

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[@ 5 min] The OBS skaters go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Key’mon Murrah. The countertenor is on a fast rise to stardom after participating in a public masterclass with Joyce DiDonato and winning a series of competitions. Oliver asks about the viral video he made with his twin brother, and for the first time on OBS, a guest curates a playlist [bit.ly/2P4SHud] for y'all, the fans... [@ 48 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, Sonya Yoncheva receives The Keys to The City! Find out which one... operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Banjo Battle! ft. Alexandra Enyart Feb 19, 2021

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[@ 5 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with conductor Alexandra Enyart as she discusses her new role on the Artistic Advisory Council of the American Opera Project, serves as the go-to conductor for Laura Kaminsky’s opera “As One”, and explains the Great Banjo Wars of 2020... [@ 26 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’, the jig is up for German music critic Andreas Laska. Middle Class Artist.com has blown the case wide open. Is the pokey next for Laska…? [@ 36 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, Zachary James is the newest star of TDO Network. Will he take the tiara from the Fab Five of OBS…? operaboxscore.com dallasopera.org/tdo_network_show/opera-box-score facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

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