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Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with two-time Grammy award winner mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung.... But first, in ‘Chalk Talk’, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton blends her musical activities with frankly stated positions on social and political issues... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, two summertime young artist programs take new directions... Guest co-host guest Ashlee Hardgrave joins the OBS nuts for the whole show, and they take a phone call from a listener... Next time, it could be you! Plus, don't miss the 3-hour epic live show on August 12 starting at 7 pm CT...

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It's an exclusive interview with Thor! Conductor Gary Thor Wedow, that is. Oliver goes 'Inside the Huddle' with the God of Thunder - or at least the orchestra pit - to talk about what young singers need to succeed in the 21st century... It’s another summertime HOF on the OBS. Matt decides who gets to join what is fast becoming the most prestigious opera honorarium in audio media... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, soprano Tamara Wilson drops out of Verdi's 'Aida' for a pretty important reason, the opera 'Prism' wins again, and the Operalia winners get lots of money...

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The summer festival road trip continues as the OBS yobs gatecrash the Glyndebourne Festival in England... 'Pop Quiz' returns, as Matt tests the collective brainpower (some would say brain freeze) of Oliver and Tobias... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, hirings and firings are happening fast and furious this week in Operaland…

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Team OBS has a brand new pick for the OBS Hall of Fame. What composer will Weston induct into these hallowed halls…? But first, Tobias talks millennials. How do these kids feel about opera? (Wait, aren’t millennials old now?)... Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill', a fond a farewell to a brilliant American baritone...

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The OBS crew are joined live in studio by Molly Sender, Administrative Director of Ravinia's Steans Music Institute, the summer conservatory at America’s oldest summer music festival. They talk to her about what makes this program special, who will be hosting this summer’s masterclasses and why they can’t have her tickets to the Nickelback concert at Ravinia later this summer... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, reviews from La Scala and the Aix-en-Provence Festival, a first for Cherubino, and a last for British political protestors...

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Creative Consultant Oliver Camacho goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with American countertenor Christopher Lowrey to discuss the moment Lowrey knew he wanted to be a countertenor, to find out who discovered him while he was singing in a choir in England, and to geek out about Handel... In ‘Chalk Talk’, the OBS beancounters look back at the important stories of the first half of 2019 and make a few predictions for how the remainder of the year in opera will conclude... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, John Adams lands in Germany, Dominique Meyer leaves Austria, and Switzerland is neutral, as always...

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The OBS lads go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with opera baritone and Hip-Hop producer and performer K. F. Jacques. He tells them about what it took to fuse two musical genres into something totally unique... In ‘Chalk Talk’, a closer listen to “Blue”, the opera by Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson premiering at the Glimmerglass Festival later this summer… In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, problems at Michigan Opera Theater, La Scala and New York City Opera, to name a few...

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Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with rising star Emőke Baráth, fresh from her triumph in the Boston Early Music Festival’s production of Steffani's "Orlando Generoso". Find out why the young Hungarian soprano is already considered to be one of the foremost interpreters of Baroque opera, and who gave her her big break... But first, the OBS nosepickers go to the movies, throwing popcorn at Ron Howard’s documentary about tenor Luciano Pavarotti and weeping over the death of Franco Zeffirelli... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, new diversity initiatives, new strikes, new operas and new sexual assault allegations...

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The OBS team goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with American baritone Lucia Lucas. She sang the title role in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at Tulsa Opera last month... Weston ‘Crunches the Numbers’, critiquing the Royal Opera House’s upcoming season against the Dodson Scale™... In the ‘Two Minute Drill', the Met bails on producing a complex show and the Holland Festival in Amsterdam *doesn’t* bail on producing a complex show...

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The OBS puckheads go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis General Director Andrew Jorgensen, tearing him away from watching the Saint Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup Final to discuss OTSL’s 2019 summer festival season... In ‘Chalk Talk’, three different operas being presented in the US this summer all tackle tough questions about race in America... In the ‘Two Minute Drill’, get advice on how to have a career in opera and be a parent...

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