It's a special podcast-only show! Let the swearing begin!

In ‘Chalk Talk’, George and Oliver take a look at those events that happen before and after an opera performance: pre-show lectures, post-show discussions and, as seen last Sunday night at LA Opera, after-parties. Do they add to the experience or do they distract from the main event...?

Then, you get all your opera headlines and our hot takes on them in ‘The Two Minute Drill’...

Plus, ‘Monday Evening Quarterback’ returns, when we review the new production of “Les Troyens”, by Hector Berlioz, at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Mega hit or epic fail? We’ll tell you what we think...

And you tell us what you think! @operaboxscore #operaballs