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Conductor Gary Thor Wedow! Jul 31, 2019

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It's an exclusive interview with Thor! Conductor Gary Thor Wedow, that is. Oliver goes 'Inside the Huddle' with the God of Thunder - or at least the orchestra pit - to talk about what young singers need to succeed in the 21st century... It’s another summertime HOF on the OBS. Matt decides who gets to join what is fast becoming the most prestigious opera honorarium in audio media... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, soprano Tamara Wilson drops out of Verdi's 'Aida' for a pretty important reason, the opera 'Prism' wins again, and the Operalia winners get lots of money... www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1 www.operaboxscore.com

Know Your Summer Festivals! Jul 23, 2019

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The summer festival road trip continues as the OBS yobs gatecrash the Glyndebourne Festival in England... 'Pop Quiz' returns, as Matt tests the collective brainpower (some would say brain freeze) of Oliver and Tobias... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, hirings and firings are happening fast and furious this week in Operaland… www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1 www.operaboxscore.com

Team OBS vs. The Millennials! Jul 16, 2019

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Team OBS has a brand new pick for the OBS Hall of Fame. What composer will Weston induct into these hallowed halls…? But first, Tobias talks millennials. How do these kids feel about opera? (Wait, aren’t millennials old now?)... Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill', a fond a farewell to a brilliant American baritone... www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1 www.operaboxscore.com

Road Trip to Ravinia! Jul 10, 2019

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The OBS crew are joined live in studio by Molly Sender, Administrative Director of Ravinia's Steans Music Institute, the summer conservatory at America’s oldest summer music festival. They talk to her about what makes this program special, who will be hosting this summer’s masterclasses and why they can’t have her tickets to the Nickelback concert at Ravinia later this summer... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, reviews from La Scala and the Aix-en-Provence Festival, a first for Cherubino, and a last for British political protestors... operaboxscore.com/thisweeksshow @operaboxscore

Christopher Lowrey! Jul 03, 2019

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Creative Consultant Oliver Camacho goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with American countertenor Christopher Lowrey to discuss the moment Lowrey knew he wanted to be a countertenor, to find out who discovered him while he was singing in a choir in England, and to geek out about Handel... In ‘Chalk Talk’, the OBS beancounters look back at the important stories of the first half of 2019 and make a few predictions for how the remainder of the year in opera will conclude... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, John Adams lands in Germany, Dominique Meyer leaves Austria, and Switzerland is neutral, as always... operaboxscore.com/thisweeksshow @operaboxscore

K. F. Jacques! Jun 25, 2019

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The OBS lads go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with opera baritone and Hip-Hop producer and performer K. F. Jacques. He tells them about what it took to fuse two musical genres into something totally unique... In ‘Chalk Talk’, a closer listen to “Blue”, the opera by Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson premiering at the Glimmerglass Festival later this summer… In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, problems at Michigan Opera Theater, La Scala and New York City Opera, to name a few... operaboxscore.com/thisweeksshow @operaboxscore

Emőke Baráth! Jun 19, 2019

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Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with rising star Emőke Baráth, fresh from her triumph in the Boston Early Music Festival’s production of Steffani's "Orlando Generoso". Find out why the young Hungarian soprano is already considered to be one of the foremost interpreters of Baroque opera, and who gave her her big break... But first, the OBS nosepickers go to the movies, throwing popcorn at Ron Howard’s documentary about tenor Luciano Pavarotti and weeping over the death of Franco Zeffirelli... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, new diversity initiatives, new strikes, new operas and new sexual assault allegations... operaboxscore.com/thisweeksshow @operaboxscore

Lucia Lucas! Jun 12, 2019

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The OBS team goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with American baritone Lucia Lucas. She sang the title role in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at Tulsa Opera last month... Weston ‘Crunches the Numbers’, critiquing the Royal Opera House’s upcoming season against the Dodson Scale™... In the ‘Two Minute Drill', the Met bails on producing a complex show and the Holland Festival in Amsterdam *doesn’t* bail on producing a complex show... operaboxscore.com/thisweeksshow @operaboxscore

Andrew Jorgensen for President! Jun 05, 2019

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The OBS puckheads go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis General Director Andrew Jorgensen, tearing him away from watching the Saint Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup Final to discuss OTSL’s 2019 summer festival season... In ‘Chalk Talk’, three different operas being presented in the US this summer all tackle tough questions about race in America... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, get advice on how to have a career in opera and be a parent... operaboxscore.com/thisweeksshow @operaboxscore

Santa Fe BBQ! May 25, 2019

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The OBS layabouts leave work early for Memorial Day, but not before giving you a micro-episode examining Santa Fe’s new opera initiative. They look at three world premieres and find out why it pays to have multiple new works in the same season... operaboxscore.com/thisweeksshow @operaboxscore

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