American Stage Director Matthew Ozawa and Santa Fe Opera's Director of Production Chelsea Antrim Dennis come together to reflect upon the start of their careers working together on a production of Richard Strauss' Salome. They discuss the unique process of score study from the perspective of an opera director and stage manager, and they share the importance of representation across all areas of opera production.

This episode includes musical excerpts of “Salome’s Dance” from Salome by Richard Strauss, performed by the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Zdenek Kosler), courtesy of Naxos of America, Inc.