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- Dream Teams & Ladies' Nights![@ 3 min] Imagine the best sports contest ever. Now imagine that turned into an opera. In our ‘Sportzando!' segment, we reveal what we’re imagining…[@ 26 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… it’s Ladies Night at the BBC Proms…We’re off next week for the annual OBS Office Retreat and Team Building Exercises (yikes!) but we’re back on Thursday, May 11 with an all-new show. Join us…SHOW NOTEShttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/20/female-conductors-to-open-and-close-bbc-proms-for-first-timeGET YOUR VOICE HEARDoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1@operaboxscoreIG operaboxscore47 min
- Distraction Tactics! ft. Marcus Shields[@ 3 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with stage director, cinematographer, and Friend of the Show Marcus Shields to get a peek behind the curtain of Ivo van Hove’s new-to-the-Met production of “Don Giovanni”…[@ 35 min] And then, from the ‘Listener Mailbag’… PJ gives his ringside report on the Met’s production of Terence Blanchard’s “Champion”...[@ 38 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Did Angela Gheorghiu actually have COVID or was she poisoned by a double agent…We’re back with an all-new show next week when we reveal which sports stories would make great operas. Join us…SHOW NOTEShttp://www.marcusshields.com/https://www.metopera.org/season/2022-23-season/don-giovanni/https://www.metopera.org/season/2022-23-season/champion/https://operawire.com/documents-report-angela-gheorghiu-signed-commitment-to-romanias-securitate-in-1987/GET YOUR VOICE HEARDoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1@operaboxscoreIG operaboxscore1 hr
- The Offenbach Champion! ft. Matthew Principe[@ 8 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Matthew Principe, Director of Innovation at Detroit Opera and Director of Livestreams at Boston Baroque, to talk about the Mets! No, not that Met. And no, not the museum, either…[@ 32 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Opera Wrocław celebrates Mariusz Kwiecien’s birthday…SHOW NOTESwww.detroitopera.org/www.baroque.boston/about-uswww.operawire.com/mariusz-kwiecien-resigns-from-opera-wroclawska/www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/36135621/champion-opera-emile-griffithGET YOUR VOICE HEARDoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1@operaboxscoreIG operaboxscore56 min
- The Countermelody Crossover Episode![@ 4 min] In an act of true sportsmanship, we introduce you to a rival podcaster: Daniel Gundlach, host and producer of Countermelody. He may be our foe, but he deserves your compassion, all Ted Lasso-like…[@ 29 min] And then… PJ checks in from NYC, having taken his son to “Lohengrin”. Man, that guy has guts…[@ 37 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… The Ring Cycle is going down under. Find out if Fasolt and Fafner will find gold inside their bloomin’ onion…We’re back with an all-new show next week when we go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Matthew Principe, Director of Livestreams at Boston Baroque...SHOW NOTEShttp://countermelodypodcast.com/https://www.metopera.org/season/2022-23-season/lohengrin/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/30/an-epic-opera-in-bendigo-wagners-monumental-ring-cycle-takes-over-a-regional-townhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-forgotten-history-of-tsianina-redfeather-the-beloved-american-indian-opera-singer-180981902/GET YOUR VOICE HEARDoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1@operaboxscoreIG operaboxscore1 hr 3 min
- Seventh-Inning Stretta![@ 4 min] Baseball’s Opening Day is here already, and the games will be shorter. We ‘Crunch the Numbers’ on how the MLB and the MET are responding to audiences with less time to spare and shorter attention spans…[@ 22 min] And then… We predict the winner of the Men’s NCAA Final Four the OBS way. You’re gonna do some spelling and you’re gonna feel mighty nice…[@ 35 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… The Yoncheva drama reaches its natural conclusion: she murders her phone and cancels ‘Norma'…SHOWNOTEShttps://2021.https/www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2022/10/14/23403018/pitch-clock-2023-average-mlb-game-time-down-2022https://theopera101.com/operaabc/runningtimes/https://youtu.be/aH7NaAzcqLQhttps://twitter.com/sonyayoncheva/status/1640383779142348800?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EtweetGET YOUR VOICE HEARDoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1@operaboxscoreIG operaboxscore58 min
- Bitter Critics and Other Deranged People![@ 12 min] The English Choral Tradition: is it Misogynist? Is it Harmful? Is it Ageist? Countertenor, choral director, and Friend of the Show Christopher Lowrey has a surprising and galvanizing take in ‘Free Throw’…[@ 25 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Don’t bully Norma or she’ll do something terrible to your kids. Find out who else is PO’d and how much it’s going to cost the Met…We’re back with an all-new show next week when we celebrate baseball’s Opening Day the opera way… Join us!SHOW NOTESearlymusicamerica.org/web-articles/lets-talk-about-the-english-choral-tradition/operawire.com/sonya-yoncheva-condemns-online-bullying-suggests-reviews-deterring-singers-from-metropolitan-opera/nytimes.com/2023/03/17/arts/music/met-opera-anna-netrebko.htmlarchdaily.com/997882/finalists-announced-for-opera-house-of-the-future-competition-in-dusseldorf-including-snohetta-henning-larsen-and-hpp-architectsGET YOUR VOICE HEARDoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1@operaboxscoreIG operaboxscore57 min
- 1,000 Arias in Your Pocket! ft. Justine F. Chen[@ 5 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with composer Justine F. Chen, whose “The Life and Deaths of Alan Turing”, with a libretto by David Simpatico, gets its world premiere in Chicago…[@ 28 min] And then… Apple Music takes a bite out of the classical market…[@ 38 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… The BBC is rolling out its "irreversible, catastrophically damaging plans" for classical music. (Otherwise, things are OK…)SHOW NOTESwww.justinefchen.com/www.chicagooperatheater.org/season/turingwww.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/apple-music-classical-gets-its-own-app-on-march-28/www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/09/conductors-condemn-shortsighted-plans-to-disband-bbc-singerswww.nytimes.com/2023/03/09/nyregion/phantom-opera-orchestra.htmlGET YOUR VOICE HEARDoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1@operaboxscoreIG operaboxscore1 hr 2 min
- The OBS Lifetime Achievement Award![@ 4 min] It’s that time of year, already… ‘Spring Training for Your Ears’ gets you back in shape with a slate of singers, composers and directors to level up your listening and viewing…[@ 40 min] And then… We open the ‘Listener Mailbag’ for the latest from “official” correspondent PJ…[@ 45 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… You’ll never guess which fan favorite Barrie Kosky takes on next (and Munich wins the coin toss for the debut)…GET YOUR VOICE HEARDoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1@operaboxscoreIG operaboxscore1 hr 5 min
- Gently Used New Operas! ft. Randall Scotting[@ 4 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with countertenor beefcake Randall Scotting to talk about Senesino, Lute Song, and weightlifting…[@ 30 min] The Met’s '23-'24 season is out. There’s at least one name missing from the roster and it rhymes with Schmildar Schmadbrazakov…[@ 47 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… yeah, yeah, we didn't forget Opera Philadelphia and their season announcement, too…SHOW NOTEShttps://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/light-show-meets-opera-new-turandot-seeks-lure-people-back-theatre-2023-02-24/GET YOUR VOICE HEARDoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1@operaboxscoreIG operaboxscore1 hr 10 min
- Black and Beautiful and Prepared![@ 4 min] We induct a diva from Harlem - who is indisputably the quickest wit in opera - into the OBS ‘Hall of Fame’…[@ 42 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’… The ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill has reached all the way to the concert hall. Welcome to the Free State of Florida, folks…[@ 50 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… When was the last time you slept in an opera box…?We’re back with an all-new show next week when we go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with countertenor Randall Scotting… Join us!SHOW NOTESoperawire.com/the-kings-singers-florida-concert-canceled-due-to-homophobia/cnn.com/travel/article/the-phantom-of-the-opera-airbnb-trnd/index.htmlnytimes.com/2023/02/15/arts/music/russia-today-opera-eugene-birman.htmlGET YOUR VOICE HEARDoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1@operaboxscoreIG operaboxscore1 hr 8 min
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