Director Amy Stebbins and composer Hauke Berheide join George ‘Inside the Huddle’ tonight. They’ve just returned to the US after a year in Germany, where projects included the world premiere of their opera ‘Mauerschau’ at the Bavarian State Opera. We talk about that production in the context of the larger German opera system...

Then, Oliver joins us for a ‘Chalk Talk’ double header: Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced its 2017-2018 season. You get each of our hot takes on the repertoire, the artists and the reasons behind Lyric’s decisions...

Plus, at the end of the show, don’t miss Oliver’s tribute to tenor Nicolai Gedda, who died earlier this week...

@operaboxscore #operaballs