Makin' It In Opera

A deep conversation on what it really means to be an artist and find your path with creative coach, prolific artist, and my dear friend, Monika Beal.

Check out Monika’s coaching and her writing at www.monikabeal.com

Essay: An Artist by Monika Beal: https://monikabeal.com/musingsmischief/2021/6/17/essay-an-artist

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Celebrating 1 year of Makin' It in Opera & Kicking off the THIRD SEASON: The Rethink - which is what we do after we've healed and recalibrated.

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My interview with the incredible and persistent Executive Director of the National Opera House in Pittsburgh, Jonnet Solomon.

Instagram: @nationaloperahousepgh

Website where you can donate to the NOH: www.nationaloperahouse.org/donate

Short documentary from WQED on the NOH made in 2009: https://youtu.be/q3TxB-S9VtQ

Upcoming events at the NOH:

If you happen to be in Pittsburgh, the NOH will be participating in a Women Owned Market on Saturday July 9, and a beer festival called Barrel & Flow on August 18, 2022.

My interview with the incredible Minka Wiltz - actor, singer, voice-over artist, podcaster, and playwright.

Follow on Minka on Instagram: @minkawiltz777

See Heal, Hope, Love on her website, www.minkawiltz.com or on YouTube:

Find the Cultural Workers podcast: https://anchor.fm/minka-wiltz

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Support the Pod: www.makinitinopera.com

Clip from the beginning of the podcast is "Hope" by Jason Robert Brown, recording from Heal, Hope, Love

Follow Dana’s Work:

The Empowered Musician

www.theempoweredmusician.com

Mass Opera

www.massopera.org

Dana Lynne Varga’s Artist Page

www.danavarga.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theempoweredmusician/

Articles:

Excluded, Penalized, Indebted, Harassed: Systemic discrimination against women in opera

https://theempoweredmusician.com/systemic-discrimination-in-opera/

DMA’s and the elusive, coveted, full-time faculty position: https://theempoweredmusician.com/dmas-and-the-elusive-coveted-full-time-faculty-position/

An Impossible Choice: Music majors, COVID-19 and an uncertain future

https://theempoweredmusician.com/an-impossible-choice-music-majors-covid-19-and-an-uncertain-future/

Keep up with the pod on Instagram @makinitinopera

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My interview with Jillian Paige, singer, actress, producer, and creator of Meisner in Music, where we talk about how we can turn singing back into an expression of our feelings, rather than a facilitation of feelings we want other people to have. 

Jillian Paige @jillianpaige on Instagram, www.jillianpaige.com

Meisner in Music @meisnerinmusic on Instagram, www.meisnerinmusic.com

Read Jillian’s story of how she came to Meisner

Trauma Informed Healing Intensive with Meisner in Music (till May 4th early bird $100 off with code SONGBIRD)

Info about their Equity and Inclusion Scholarship

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This is Part II of my conversation with the incredible Jayme Alilaw, where we dive deep into her journey as an entrepreneurial artist and the intricacies of the work the Black Opera Alliance is doing to move opera forward.

Jayme Alilaw is a soprano, activist, empowerment coach, and anti-racism facilitator.

She's a specialist in African American Spirituals and Art Song Repertoire, she's part of the four-member Leadership Council of the Black Opera Alliance, and she's the CEO of From the Core Coaching, where she coaches and leads seminars centered on setting free the voices of the oppressed.

You can find her on Twitter and Instagram, @sangmsjayme, website is www.jayme-alilaw.com

You can follow her coaching for individuals and organisations @fromthecorecoaching 

Website is www.fromthecorecoaching.com

Donate to The Black Opera Alliance and sign their pledge at www.blackoperaalliance.org

Keep up with the pod Instagram @makinitinopera

Support us by telling your friends and rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts.

You can pitch in to keep us going by donating on ko-fi - find the link when you go to www.makinitinopera.com.

Jayme Alilaw is a soprano, activist, empowerment coach, and anti-racism facilitator.

She's a specialist in African American Spirituals and Art Song Repertoire, she's part of the four-member Leadership Council of the Black Opera Alliance, and she's the CEO of From the Core Coaching, where she coaches and leads seminars centered on setting free the voices of the oppressed.

You can find her on Twitter and Instagram, @sangmsjayme, website is www.jayme-alilaw.com

You can follow her coaching for individuals and organisations @fromthecorecoaching 

Website is www.fromthecorecoaching.com

Keep up with the pod Instagram @makinitinopera

Support us by telling your friends and rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts

You can pitch in to keep us going by donating on ko-fi - find the link when you go to www.makinitinopera.com.

A chat with Andrew Simonet, dancer, choreographer, and creator of Artists U, who believes that building a sustainable life as an artist is a political act.

Sign up for his newsletter at www.andrewsimonet.com

Check out Artists U and sign up for their newsletter at www.artistsu.org

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Resources to help you make it on your own terms and other good stuff: www.makinitinopera.com

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A riff on what it means for the artists and the industry of opera to heal and recalibrate from decades of keeping up appearances - the themes of this season!

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