In this episode, I sit down with New York Times acclaimed "striking mezzo-soprano" Raehann Bryce-Davis to discuss the lives and concerns of Black Opera Singers in 2021. Raehann updates us on the status of the opera industry post 2020 and the Black Opera Alliance's work towards antiracism in 2021 and beyond.

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Has this ever happened to you: you’re a plucky aspiring artist in the classical space. You’ve done a summer program or two or ten. Maybe you’ve gotten roles. Maybe you haven’t. You’ve spent a significant portion of your meager muggle income on audition fees, coachings, collaborative artist fees, airfare, audition attire, that pesky degree(s). you spent 4-8 years getting, and oh yeah, a place to live and food to eat. The financial pressure, competitive atmosphere, emotional and physical strain, etc. is starting to weigh on you, especially after all your artistic plans for 2020 were either reduced, postponed, or canceled. The pressure to stay “on” and keep pressing in the hopes that one day you land a coveted season position with a company or whatever your ambition is starting to weigh on you. Maybe you had some unpleasant YAP experiences sprinkled amongst the good. Maybe they were all pretty unpleasant. You start to wonder, “Will this ever work out? Am I wasting my potential? Am I good enough? Can I sustain this? Should I give up?...”

Happy New Year!!! 2020 was rough and I need to vent but also express a little gratitude to the people and things that got me through all year. Come along for this T&T mini-sode to ring in the new year with me!

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Recent UofM grad @jaimesharp walks me through what she's been up to since graduating this spring. We catch up and talk projects past, present, and upcoming AND Jaime shares some exclusives on the emergence and future plans of @operanexgen

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Thanks to @zipporahthevegan and @camtheevegan for sitting with me as we break down our vegan journeys, deconstructing vegan stereotypes, and exploring the cultural implications of being both black and vegan. A very chill episode you'll want to tune into whether you're a herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore. Dropping tonight @ 7 PM EST everywhere you get podcasts!

Thanks to @zipporahthevegan and @camtheevegan for sitting with me as we break down our vegan journeys, deconstructing vegan stereotypes, and exploring the cultural implications of being both black and vegan. A very chill episode you'll want to tune into whether you're a herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore. Dropping tonight @ 7 PM EST everywhere you get podcasts!