A bonus episode featuring Amanda Forsythe who went 'Inside the Huddle' with Oliver to discuss holding an audience’s attention during a set change, singing super fast coloratura, and favoring being an entertainer over being historically accurate. This interview originally aired on WFMT 98.7 in Chicago.

Playlist

George Frideric Handel: Almira, HWV 1

Act II, "Der Himmel wird straffen dein falsches Gemüht"

Act III, "Quillt, ihr überhäuften Zähren"

Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra

Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, directors

from Boston Early Music Festival's complete recording of Almira

CPO 555205-2

Agostino Steffani: "Occhi belli, non più"

with Colin Balzer, tenor

Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble

Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, directors

from Boston Early Music Festival's Agostino Steffani: Duets of Love and Passion

CPO 555135-2

Johann Gottlieb Graun: "O Dio, Fileno"

Opera Prima

Cristiano Contadin, viola da gamba and direction

from Opera Prima's J. G. Graun: Cantatas & Viola da Gamba Concerto

CPO 555 284-2

Handel: Giulio Cesare

Act III, "Da tempeste"

Apollo's Fire

Jeannette Sorrell, director

from The Power of Love: Arias from Handel Operas

Avie AV-2350

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