[@ 5 min] It’s the man of the hour, the courageous and graceful rising star tenor who has thrown the gauntlet down in his call to action for opera companies to start engaging more black artists *now*. Creative consultant Oliver Camacho goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Frederick Ballentine...

[@ 34 min] Coach Weston Williams and guest assistant coach Harry Rose wrap up ‘Spring Training for Your Ears’ with what Weston describes as the best finale in all of opera...

[@ 1 h 15 min] In the Two Minute Drill, we hope Alexander Neef has a nice stockpile of N95 masks. That man is going to be doing a lot of flying...

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If this is the first episode you're hearing, welcome to the OBS. For everyone else, this episode will sound a little different. We're still the same show. We're going to get to the second part of our 'Spring Training for Your Ears' on Strauss’s "Die Frau ohne Schatten". We're still going to have the 'Two Minute Drill'...

But we want to start by acknowledging the cultural moment we're in, one that affects so many of our colleagues and friends, and point to some of the Black artists in our field who are speaking out...

[@ 3 min] The OBS-ers begin a three-part ‘Spring Training for Your Ears’ on Richard Strauss’ “Die Frau Ohne Schatten” with special guest panelist Harry Rose...

[@ 51 min] The team goes ‘Inside the Huddle' with Timothy Nelson, the artistic director of Washington, DC’s INSeries organization. Find out how they’re planning to create a digital opera house...

[@ 1 h 14 min] In the 'Two Minute Drill', the Arena di Verona celebrates Domingo of all people...

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[@ 6 min] Alright, tonight… it’s a double-header ‘Inside the Huddle’ all about the end of the “young artist” stage of a singer’s career and the transition to management. We talk to American soprano Emily Pogorelc who joins the ensemble at the Bayerische Staatsoper this fall.

[@ 33 min] Then… it’s the founder of Stratagem Artists, Justin Werner. A former singer himself, Werner answers some of the most frequently asked questions about transitioning to a managed career, and when exactly IS a singer ready to have representation…

[@ 1 hour 4 min] Plus, in the Two Minute Drill... in her infinite wisdom, Anna Netrebko tells her followers to “hashtag break quarantine”…

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[@ 5 min] The OBS gents play a 'Chalk Talk' double header with one of the most recognizable voices in opera podcasting. Baritone Michael Mayes joins the panel to discuss the content that companies are sharing with audiences starved for opera and how they’ve pivoted to online strategies in the wake of COVID-19…

[@ 57 min] In the Two Minute Drill... Does your shelter-in-place have enough Marian Anderson? Did a panel of renowned scientists speak too soon about choral concerts?

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[@ 5 min] Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Russell Thomas, one of the most sought-after tenors of his generation who specializes in the hardest-to-cast roles like Pollione in Bellini’s ‘Norma’, Florestan in Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’ and the title role of Verdi's ‘Otello'…

[@ 45 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’, the OBS gang wrap up the Opera Bracket Final Four from Michigan Opera Theater. Only a single team can have its one shining moment. Find out who…

[@ 1h30min] And in the Two Minute Drill… Bad news from more of America’s summer opera festivals and worse news from the National Association of Teachers of Singing...

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[@ 4 min] It’s our Mother’s Day Spectacular! Ashlee Hardgrave talks to seven artists and administrators who navigated partnership at parenting while at the top of their operatic game…

[@ 53 min] George and Oliver play through their regions of Michigan Opera Theater’s Greatest Opera bracket. It’s Carmen versus Dalilah and Ann Trulove versus Cunegonde...!

[@ 1 hour 42 min] In the Two Minute Drill... La Scala forges ahead with plans to re-open this September. Will that decision end up as one of our future Bad Calls…?

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[@6min] If you feel like you’ve been spending a lot of time alone, try singing all the parts of a Bach Passion by yourself. Creative consultant Oliver Camacho has an exclusive interview with the co-creator and star of Bachfest Leipzig’s “St John Passion for solo tenor, harpsichord, organ, and percussion” Icelandic tenor Benedikt Kristjánsson...

[@41min] There was plenty of March Madness a few months ago, and that was without any basketball. But while the NCAA Final Four was cancelled, Michigan Opera Theater posted its own opera bracket on Instagram in mid-April. The OBS team works through that very bracket over the next three shows, picking winners of the ultimate opera showdown...

[@1h35min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, it’s opera. At the drive in. In London, of all places…

We’re continuing to document all things opera-related in the time of corona, and we want to hear your voice. Are you an employee of the opera world, whose work has been affected by COVID-19? A fan who’s desperate to see something live in person? Let us know how you are coping with your own stay-at-home order. Send your message or voice memo of up to sixty seconds to [email protected] and we might feature you on our show…

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Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Nicholas Tamagna, the American countertenor who recently triumphed in his debut at the Metropolitan Opera. Tamagna describes going from cover cast to starring alongside Joyce DiDonato to (unrelated) quarantine in Germany… Matt and Ashlee conclude ‘Spring Training for Your Ears’ with Part III of their look at one of Benjamin Britten’s most accessible operas: “Albert Herring”... In the 'Two Minute Drill', has Anna Netrebko’s identity been stolen...?

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A singer described by Opera News as a “true stage animal,” the OBS ballers go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with American bass-baritone Zachary James to talk about starring in Philip Glass’s ‘Akhnaten’, being a queer villain in Britten’s “Billy Budd”, and a break-through role in “The Addams Family” musical… ‘Spring Training for Your Ears’ continues with Part Two of the team's look at Britten’s comic masterpiece “Albert Herring”... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… you knew it was coming… The Zoom Opera…

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