Central City Opera Podcast

On this episode, we meet the director of THE MAGIC FLUTE, Alessandro Talevi. Alessandro shares his unique and creative concept for this summer's production, explaining how he's found the balance between the playful and serious sides of the opera. He also talks about how he handles the controversial aspects in the libretto and how seeing the movie "Amadeus" got him hooked on classical music.

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On this episode, General/Artistic Director Pelham "Pat" Pearce takes us through the 2018 Festival, sharing what he's excited about and how these four operas – THE MAGIC FLUTE, IL TROVATORE, ACIS AND GALATEA, and THE FACE ON THE BARROOM FLOOR – came to be part of the season. He also reveals what's on the exciting 2019 season.

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On this final episode of Season Two of the podcast, meet Director of Marketing Lisa Zetah. Brand-new to opera, Lisa shares some exciting plans for the company and gives her reactions to seeing her first summer festival, as well as how she's not the only one to have "drunk the Central City Opera Koolaid" in her family. Be sure to listen to the very end of this episode for an extra special send-off.

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Want to know who the real Wizards behind the Curtains are? Stage managers Rachel Ginzberg and Erin Thompson-Janzsen are the nerve centers for Cosi fan tutte and Carmen this season. On this episode, they'll give you the run-down on what they're doing right before curtain goes up, how the uniqueness of the Central City Opera House offers up a few interesting challenges, and some secrets behind each of the shows.

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One of the hardest working people in our orchestra, bassoonist Kim Peoria is also the Orchestra Manager, Music Librarian, and Assistant to the Music Director. A part of Central City Opera for 26 years, Kim takes us behind the scenes and into the pit in this episode, sharing details such as how loud it gets down there, the audition process, and how he found his way to the bassoon. He also describes the complex job of managing all the young artist applications, how he met his wife at Central City Opera, and some very entertaining stories from the pit.

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On this episode of the podcast, meet the set and costume designer for Cosi fan tutte, Andrew D. Edwards. He discusses why he and director Stephen Barlow chose to set this opera around the year 1900 at a university, as well as how he designs for the opera stage and singers, what a costume fitting is like at Central City Opera, and how he found his way to the field of theater design.

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David Jacques is the long-time lighting designer at Central City Opera. I interviewed him over Skype back in April about what exactly a lighting designer DOES, and David explains how music and light go hand-in-hand. We also talk about how the people at CCO are like family to him and why those relationships help make great art, as well as his philosophy in teaching the next generation of lighting designers and why he feels like he's the luckiest guy in the world.

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The Apprentice and Studio Artists of the Bonfils-Stanton Artists Training Program at Central City Opera are some of the most talented up-and-coming singers in the country. In addition to performing in the chorus, opera scenes, and one-act operas, many are also covering principal roles. On this episode, meet mezzo-soprano Gina Perregrino and tenor John Kun Park, who will perform the roles of Carmen and Don Jose in the Nina Odeschalchi Kelly Family Matinee of Carmen on August 1, 2017. Gina and John discuss what it's like to be a cover, how everyone adjusts for the Family Matinee performance, what a "Day in the Life of an Apprentice Artist" is like for them, and the complexities of Carmen and Don Jose.

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If you saw The Prodigal Son in 2015 at Central City Opera, you'll recognize this summer's Nebuchadnezzar in The Burning Fiery Furnace – tenor Bille Bruley. A highly talented Britten interpreter, Bille shares how he is putting this updated production concept into a context that works for him, and describes this flawed King and his journey to enlightenment.

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On this episode of the podcast, meet the stage director of the one-acts Gallantry and Cabildo. Alison Moritz is back this season after assistant directing Tosca last summer, and she talks about her concepts for both these pieces. She also shares how she got into directing and what she's dying to direct next, and why Williams Stables in Central City is the perfect venue for these operas, especially Amy Beach's Cabildo. Alison is also the assistant director for Cosi fan tutte as well as the director for several of the Short Works opera scenes.

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