OperaHERE: Bliss by Detroit Opera

Join MOT's Andrea Scobie and Arthur White for a virtual pre-opera talk featuring BLUE's director, Kaneza Schaal, and conductor, Daniela Candillari.

MOT’s Andrea Scobie and Arthur White discuss the company's upcoming production of BLUE, and welcome Bass Kenneth Kellogg who will be taking the role of The Father in this new opera by composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist Tazewell Thompson.

Join MOT's Andrea Scobie and Arthur White for a virtual pre-opera talk featuring Jader Bignamini, conductor of Cavalleria rusticana and Music Director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

MOT’s Andrea Scobie and Arthur White discuss the company's upcoming production of Cavalleria Rusticana, and welcome newly appointed Associate Artistic Director Christine Goerke, who will be taking the role of Santuzza, and two of her co-stars, Catherine Martin and Ronnita Miller.

Join MOT’s Andrea Scobie and Arthur White as they welcome Basses Morris Robinson and Allen Michael Jones for a conversation on great African American singers of the past and the realities of being a male singer of color in today’s opera world.

MOT’s Andrea Scobie and Kim Smith discuss yearly traditions associated with The Nutcracker in Detroit, and introduce A Nutcracker Holiday, a virtual experience that brings the joy and wonder the classic ballet right to your home! Featuring special guest Edwaard Liang, Artistic Director of BalletMet, who gives an inside look at both BalletMet's Nutcracker and "Clara's Nutcracker Prince", a brand-new retelling of the story specifically for 2020.

MOT’s Andrea Scobie and Jon Teeuwissen welcome special guest Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director and CEO of Ballet Hispánico, to discuss the company and its work, both past and future, and Mr. Vilaro's own personal journey to becoming a leader in the dance world and a passionate advocate for the arts as an instrument to change lives and strengthen community.

MOT’s Andrea Scobie and Arthur White discuss Michigan Opera Theatre's upcoming production of Twilight: Gods, a 60-minute drive-through adaptation of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung held in the Opera House parking structure. With special guests Sean Panikkar and Marsha Music.

MOT’s Andrea Scobie and Arthur White discuss LGBTQ stories and representation in opera and dance. With special guests Jon Teeuwissen and Ricky Ian Gordon.