It’s a Thanksgiving 'Chalk Talk'! The OBS-ers share what they’re grateful for in Operaland just in time for Turkey Day... But first, it’s a very special 'HOF' from Matt, where he brings you a long overdue tribute to the late, great Jessye Norman... In the 'Two Minute Drill', the Met’s credit rating gets downgraded, a Glyndebourne director gets fired, and the Vienna State Opera puts on an opera written by a woman... Hey, it only took ‘em 150 years...

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Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Clay Hilley who is quickly becoming known to Lyric Opera of Chicago audiences singing Father Grenville in Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking”. The American heldentenor returns later this season to cover Siegfried in Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Cycle… Venice is underwater! At least, more underwater than usual. The OBS gents take you through why losing the city of bridges would be an irreplaceable loss for the world of opera... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, you’ll never guess who’s written his first opera...

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The OBS crew go ‘Inside the huddle’ with composer David T. Little, whose works have been hailed by the 'New York Times' as “proving beyond any doubt that opera has both a relevant present and a bright future..." Ashlee plays 'Monday Evening Quarterback' on the production of Jake Heggie’s opera “Dead Man Walking” at Lyric Opera of Chicago... In the 'Two Minute Drill', opera singers get new bodies and opera houses get new seats...

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American bass Soloman Howard, winner of the 2019 Marian Anderson Vocal Award, joins the OBS crew 'Inside the Huddle' to talk about leading the way as a black artist at the apogee of American opera... Then, the team bring you their guide to Wagner's Ring Cycle! What is it? What does it take to survive four nights of opera? Why do us opera people like talking about it so much...? In the 'Two Minute Drill', figure out the value of a giant golden statue head...

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PROGRAM ALERT: There's a couple of scary loud audio levels in this week's show. Was it a ghost in the machine?!

Get ready for some ghoulish high notes from a menagerie of monstrous co-hosts as Team OBS battles it out to see who’s got the spookiest opera with which to torment their audience...! But first, it’s the return of 'Monday Evening Quarterback' and Oliver’s got some terrifying opinions...! In the 'Two Minute Drill', the OBS zombies talk about ghosts! And other opera related things...

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Team OBS goes 'Inside the Huddle' with American mezzo-soprano Lindsay Metzger, asking about her upcoming appearance in Haymarket Opera Company’s production of “The Dragon of Wantley"... Opera America preps for its 50th anniversary celebrations, asking what is it, why is it important, and what is its place in history... In the 'Two Minute Drill', Zubin Mehta retires, while two friends of the show win big at the Gramophone Awards...

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As LA Opera comes to terms with the Plácido Domingo scandal, the tenor seems to be doing just fine in Europe. The OBS-ers try to figure out why that is, in 'Chalk Talk'... The newest co-host makes her 'Hall of Fame' debut selection. Who will Ashlee choose to receive the highest honor an opera radio show can bestow?... In the 'Two Minute Drill', what do you do when you’re an opera company that’s gotten too big? Find a bigger barn, of course...

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The OBS crew join the ‘Hometown Team’ and chat live in-studio with Ashley Magnus, the General Director of Chicago Opera Theater... In ‘Chalk Talk’, the panel walks you through an article in the “Washington Post” that argued “to save opera, let it die”... In the 'Two Minute Drill', Giordani leaves too soon and Domingo leaves too late...

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An OBS duo remembers Jessye Norman, who died Monday at age 74, going through some of their favorite performances from the famed soprano to talk about what makes her great... Oliver goes 'Inside the Huddle' with director James Darrah, whose production of Handel's "Semele" just closed at Festival O19... In ‘The Two Minute Drill’, the fallout from the Domingo scandal continues...

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Oliver and Tobias return from a weekend at Festival O19 at Opera Philadelphia. You’ll get their hot takes on the shows they saw, plus testimonials from audience members that our boys tackled in the lobby, a double interview with Opera Phila’s New Works Administrator Sarah Williams and mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack, and, most importantly, find out who drank too much from the hotel minibar... In ‘The Two Minute Drill’, the Met season starts tonight, as well as AGMA and NYCO heading for blows...

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