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Aaron Sheehan, Orpheus Americanus! Sep 30, 2020

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[@ 5 min] One season gone, another one announced. That’s the score at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for the ‘20 and ‘21 seasons. The OBS ballers dig into the plus/minus columns and take a closer look at who won and who lost… [@ 25 min] Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle' with Aaron Sheehan. The Grammy-winning artist is considered to be America’s leading tenor in Baroque repertoire and carries the ball for Boston Early Music Festival’s Virtual Orfeo-Spectacular... [@ 55 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, Jonas Kaufmann finally hits the big time. Yeah, he’s on Amazon Prime... www.operaboxscore.com www.facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Insisting on Justice: Garrett McQueen and the Notorious RBG! Sep 23, 2020

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[@ 3 min] The OBS bench honor a superhero who proved you can be as tough as a linebacker AND love opera. In ‘Chalk Talk’, the panel pays tribute to the late, great Notorious RBG... [@ 20 min] Oliver goes 'Inside the Huddle' with the co-host of the "Trilloquy" podcast, and former host of American Public Media’s nationally syndicated "Music Through the Night", Garrett McQueen... [@ 60 min] In the 'Two Minute Drill', audience protests stop a performance of Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera”. Now THAT’S ironic... www.operaboxscore.com www.facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Brothers in Bel Canto! Sep 16, 2020

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It’s the first episode of Season Six! Thanks to all of you who talked to us, donated to us and listened to us over the past five years... [@ 8 min] The OBS legion kick it off with a tag team interview when Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with the founders and editors of OperaWire, brothers David and Francisco Salazar... [@ 46 min] The bracket is set. It’s Joyce DiDonato versus Benjamin Bernheim, and Julius Drake versus… Julius Drake? Find out who was nominated for a 2020 Classical Grammy, plus all your the headlines in the “Two Minute Drill”... www.operaboxscore.com www.facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

The Fruits of Our Labor! Sep 09, 2020

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The OBS cohort wrap up Season 5 with a 'Best of..." show featuring highlights from the past year, including... [@ 4 min] ...a tribute to Italian soprano Mirella Freni... [@ 19 min] ...an 'Inside the Huddle' segment with last year’s Grammy Award winner for Best Classical Vocal Solo album, Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman... [@ 40 min] ...Camacho and Cummings facing off in a brutal ‘TKO’ match featuring mad scenes, with conductor Anthony Barrese as the judge… www.operaboxscore.com www.facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Daniel Belcher is Royal-ty! Sep 02, 2020

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[@ 3 min] The OBS side go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with baritone and educator Daniel Belcher to talk about his training program for singers, and they ask him when exactly he last watched sports on TV... [@ 30 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, advice on how to show appreciation in the opera house, (IF you’re in an opera house), during the pandemic... www.operaboxscore.com www.facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Fioritura... FOR YOUR LIFE! Aug 26, 2020

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[@ 3 min] Oliver and Matt go head to head in an early opera 'TKO'. Who will win out in the battle of the Orfei...? [@ 44 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill,’ don’t believe everything you hear about COVID transmission at the opera... www.operaboxscore.com www.facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Pop Culture, Op Culture! Aug 19, 2020

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[@ 3 min] The OBS lads go 'Inside the Huddle' with Alyssa Martin and Marcus Shields, two of the co-founders of OSSIA, the online production company that approaches opera with the same savvy as your favorite social media influencers... [@ 38 min] ‘Pop Quiz’ returns, much to Oliver's chagrin. If opera artists were wrestlers, what would their nicknames be...? [@ 57 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’: good news from Berlin, bad news from St. Petersburg, really bad news from St. Louis... www.operaboxscore.com www.facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

Effects Without Causes! Aug 12, 2020

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[@ 2 min] Matt Cummings launches a brand new segment, as he and the OBS dudes debate the merits of an overlooked classic opera… [@ 43 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, Salzburg may be a little hotter than expected this year, and are the Met’s pay-to-listen concerts striking a sour note for some in Operaland? www.operaboxscore.com www.facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

La Pionera, Odaline de la Martinez! Aug 05, 2020

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[@ 4 min] Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with the pioneering Cuban-American composer and conductor Odaline de la Martinez. Find out how Maestra Martinez has been toiling over decades to increase the diversity of those composers whose work gets performed and recorded. Plus, Martinez reveals how Dame Ethel Smyth got into “good trouble” and conducted a chorus from prison… [@ 42 min] The OBS officiating crew dips into the listener mailbag for a double header of ‘Post Game Notes’ on Richard Strauss and Beverly Sills, and gives some questionable advice… [@ 1 h 07 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill,’ Lisette Oropesa gets an encore and Andrea Bocelli has a bad take on coronavirus lockdowns… www.operaboxscore.com www.facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

The Inner Game of Donna Anna with Amanda Woodbury! Jul 29, 2020

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[@ 5 min] Major League Baseball is back, sorta. The OBS Bloopers talk through the struggles baseball has faced, past and present, and what signs opera and classical music might steal from America’s pastime... [@ 30 min] American soprano Amanda Woodbury goes 'Inside the Huddle' to discuss singing Konstanze, balancing motherhood with an international career, and being a 9th inning replacement for a Met radio broadcast... [@ 60 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, Lincoln Center stops paying above market interest rates. Your OBSers have no idea what that means, but'll give hot takes on it, anyway... www.operaboxscore.com www.facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

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