In this episode, Holly and Rebecca chat with Omar Shahryar about musical facilitation, opera for young people and peacemaking through active music making. They explore the role of faith and confidence when leading musical workshops as well as how artists might reprioritise their audience and flip the power dynamics in structural settings.

This podcast is co-hosted by Rebecca Ward and Holly Jackson.

Opera Schmopera: http://www.operaschmopera.co.uk/

Opera Schmopera Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYGn6fxI9euv2nhOrsKSatQ

Omar Shahryar: http://omarshahryar.info/

Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hsTTMynafZ-6jdJB5jOoIPLG64pApj3_wmfmVBnnhT8/edit?usp=sharing

Large text transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xbgmmH7B8vWErpUS42Xa7skjqkGR9ShzUHHpYOk1HaM/edit?usp=sharing