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Russell Thomas! May 13, 2020

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[@ 5 min] Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Russell Thomas, one of the most sought-after tenors of his generation who specializes in the hardest-to-cast roles like Pollione in Bellini’s ‘Norma’, Florestan in Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’ and the title role of Verdi's ‘Otello'… [@ 45 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’, the OBS gang wrap up the Opera Bracket Final Four from Michigan Opera Theater. Only a single team can have its one shining moment. Find out who… [@ 1h30min] And in the Two Minute Drill… Bad news from more of America’s summer opera festivals and worse news from the National Association of Teachers of Singing... www.facebook.com/obschi1 www.operaboxscore.com @operaboxscore

Mother's Day Spectacular! May 07, 2020

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[@ 4 min] It’s our Mother’s Day Spectacular! Ashlee Hardgrave talks to seven artists and administrators who navigated partnership at parenting while at the top of their operatic game… [@ 53 min] George and Oliver play through their regions of Michigan Opera Theater’s Greatest Opera bracket. It’s Carmen versus Dalilah and Ann Trulove versus Cunegonde...! [@ 1 hour 42 min] In the Two Minute Drill... La Scala forges ahead with plans to re-open this September. Will that decision end up as one of our future Bad Calls…? www.facebook.com/obschi1 www.operaboxscore.com @operaboxscore

Benedikt Kristjánsson! Apr 29, 2020

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[@6min] If you feel like you’ve been spending a lot of time alone, try singing all the parts of a Bach Passion by yourself. Creative consultant Oliver Camacho has an exclusive interview with the co-creator and star of Bachfest Leipzig’s “St John Passion for solo tenor, harpsichord, organ, and percussion” Icelandic tenor Benedikt Kristjánsson... [@41min] There was plenty of March Madness a few months ago, and that was without any basketball. But while the NCAA Final Four was cancelled, Michigan Opera Theater posted its own opera bracket on Instagram in mid-April. The OBS team works through that very bracket over the next three shows, picking winners of the ultimate opera showdown... [@1h35min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, it’s opera. At the drive in. In London, of all places… We’re continuing to document all things opera-related in the time of corona, and we want to hear your voice. Are you an employee of the opera world, whose work has been affected by COVID-19? A fan who’s desperate to see something live in person? Let us know how you are coping with your own stay-at-home order. Send your message or voice memo of up to sixty seconds to operaboxscore@gmail.com and we might feature you on our show… www.facebook.com/obschi1 www.operaboxscore.com @operaboxscore

Nicholas Tamagna! Apr 22, 2020

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Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Nicholas Tamagna, the American countertenor who recently triumphed in his debut at the Metropolitan Opera. Tamagna describes going from cover cast to starring alongside Joyce DiDonato to (unrelated) quarantine in Germany… Matt and Ashlee conclude ‘Spring Training for Your Ears’ with Part III of their look at one of Benjamin Britten’s most accessible operas: “Albert Herring”... In the 'Two Minute Drill', has Anna Netrebko’s identity been stolen...? www.facebook.com/obschi1 www.operaboxscore.com @operaboxscore

Zachary James! Apr 15, 2020

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A singer described by Opera News as a “true stage animal,” the OBS ballers go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with American bass-baritone Zachary James to talk about starring in Philip Glass’s ‘Akhnaten’, being a queer villain in Britten’s “Billy Budd”, and a break-through role in “The Addams Family” musical… ‘Spring Training for Your Ears’ continues with Part Two of the team's look at Britten’s comic masterpiece “Albert Herring”... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… you knew it was coming… The Zoom Opera… www.facebook.com/obschi1 www.operaboxscore.com @operaboxscore

Lidiya Yankovskaya Returns! Apr 08, 2020

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Lidiya Yankovskaya returns! The highly sought after conductor has already had a whirlwind season with world premieres at the Prototype Festival, Minnesota Opera, and with one of our hometown teams, Chicago Opera Theater. Find out how she juggles it all when she goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Oliver and Ashlee... It’s ‘Spring Training for Your Ears’. Over the next few weeks, tune up your familiarity with the comic masterpiece “Albert Herring”. With history hurdles and recording reps, get ready to become the point guard for Team Benjamin Britten... And then… in the Two Minute Drill… #MeToo tenor Vittorio Grigolo wants to... caress your ears? www.facebook.com/obschi1 www.operaboxscore.com @operaboxscore

John Taylor Ward! Apr 01, 2020

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Which soprano sang more than eighty different roles, spinning out long phrases in operas ranging from Salome to Norma? Find out when Matt makes his next pick for the OBS ‘Hall of Fame’... But first, Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with baritone John Taylor Ward, a darling of the contemporary and early music concert scenes and the co-founder of Minnesota’s Lakes Area Music Festival… In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, COVID-19 claims the life of playwright and librettist Terrence McNally… www.facebook.com/obschi1 www.operaboxscore.com @operaboxscore

Crisis Season! Mar 25, 2020

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Zach Finkelstein of middleclassartist.com 'Crunches the Numbers' with George on the metrics of Force Majeure clauses in the many contracts that are being cancelled in the wake of COVID-19... But first, Weston inducts a composer into the OBS 'Hall of Fame' that's right on, er, The Nose... Oliver leads a 'Two Minute Drill' with a pair of bizarre stories about Plácido Domingo... facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.com @operaboxscore

Cancellation Season! Mar 18, 2020

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The OBS crew take social distancing a little too literally, as it’s just George live in-studio, with the rest of the team calling in with their personal stories as to how Coronavirus is affecting them - and others - as artists in opera... facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.com @operaboxscore

Priti Gandhi! Mar 11, 2020

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The OBS crew go 'Inside the Huddle' with multi-operatic-hyphenate Priti Gandhi of Minnesota Opera about her most recent role as mover, shaker, and Chief Artistic officer... In ‘Chalk Talk’, Operaland has coronavirus fever! Hear what opera companies all over the world are doing in reaction to the panic... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, it's talk about a “mutual” parting of ways between the Royal Opera House and Plácido Domingo, the fact that Hitler apparently tried to write a terrible opera, and a misogynist computer algorithm... facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.com @operaboxscore

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