Thrilled to Announce

By Charlotte Jackson & Perri di Christina

Esoteric memers exploring our operatic//philosophical inner Selves.

Dreaming/theorizing/yapping... more

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October 24, 2020 Dreaming of Opera Anarchy
Helloooo reporting live from Paxton’s universe~*~*
She’s a SINGER she’s an ANARCHO-SYNDICALIST she’s a BRUNETTE. As our very first guest, shes coming to remind us that we deserve community, a livelihood as artists, and art that is empowering to both the artists and community!! It’s just what you deserve, baby!

We’re getting into:
* Paxton’s experience protesting consistently for the past six months
* Fostering solidarity among opera singers
* What an opera world centered around mutual aid could look like
* Our dreams of restructuring opera to serve each other and our communities
We don’t have all the answers, but we love to dream! Come dream w us, we r more powerful together! Age of Aquarius!
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1h 12min
September 15, 2020 ~Chill~ Q&A Interlude Ep
Hello??? Hi! It’s us! We’re Thrilled 2 Announce that you all submitted so many fun questions for us to answer!! (Both the questions directed to us & musings on life in general.) Because we can’t shut the F word up, we edited it down to a 57 min lil chat because we are Good Samaritans. (The original recording was 2.5 hours???? Because we answered every q cause we love u all!! Face it!!)
We have some //meaty\\ eps on the horizon in the next two months- we’re researching unions, putting together a sexy lil yap episode, and more ! If a lil Q&A speaks to you, come on in...
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57min
August 19, 2020 Authenticity + ~Opera~ticity
Ep 4 is out! We’re getting into identity, shapeshifting, and evolving as little avatars in this world (and the opera world!)
How can we remind ourselves that we’re not stagnant, but constantly growing, adapting, and full of infinite possibility? Do we sound like we’re on shrooms? We’re making connections between Heidegger, @sighswoon, and Minecraft! (?!) Come listen to us think about how to not be so in our little egos and instead leave room for the possibilities of new definitions & Sims Expansion Packs of self!
Some questions we answer to provide organization so we don’t spiral into esoteric infinity:
What does authenticity attach to in a larger sense of what it means to be human? How have you come to create framework around what the process of feeling authentic looks like to you?
Why do you think certain types of authenticity feel more natural to certain people? If it’s possible to develop this feeling of authenticity, even if it’s a challenge, what makes it easier or harder to access? How do you decide when it’s worth it?
But first, Perri didn’t have power for a week - she’s a survivalist now! And Charlotte & Theo are moving into a converted sprinter van tiny home thing!
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1h 28min
July 28, 2020 Cancel Culture + LA Opera Talk + The Spreadsheet is Out!
Hello??? We've missed you! We've been working overtime to get this Opera Company Spreadsheet finished, and it's OUT! Check our insta bio for the link. In today's episode, we're tackling way too many categories... the original recording was 2.5 hours lmao

First, something objectively WILD happened with the Richard Tucker Foundation this week that led us to discuss our differing opinions surrounding the phenomenon often called 'Cancel Culture'. We have a nuanced conversation about accountability, consequence, and our place in this narrative. Do we as white people have more work to do after a Cancelation? Spoiler alert: YUP

Then, we take a second to reflect on one of the most powerful conversations we've seen take place in the opera world. Mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges hosts a zoom call with five other Black opera singers (Karen Slack, Julia Bullock, Morris Robinson, Lawrence Brownlee, and Russell Thomas) to reflect on the Opera world's response to George Floyd's lynching.

Finally, the spreadsheet detailing Opera Companies' responses to the BLM protests/rebellions is out. We talk though some of our categorizations, what to look out for, and some ways we've been able to think critically about this data. As always, we wanna hear from you! xoxo the TTA ladies
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1h 17min
July 13, 2020 Opera Singers of the World, Unite!
We dove into the dark & haunted world of ~Opera Singer Facebook~ and surfaced w some more marxist analysis! First, we check back in with some opera companies and see if they’ve said or done anything remotely anti-racist! Palm Beach Opera, still can’t tell if ur ok?? (Tune in next week for our full-episode pt. 2 of our BLM response breakdown)

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54min
July 03, 2020 Intro + Opera Companies’ Responses to BLM Pt. 1
Today we start our series on our Magnum Opus of Excel spreadsheets: Opera Company Responses (or lack thereof) to the protests and rebellions for Black Liberation. R u ok Palm Beach Opera? Haven’t heard a PEEP. First up, we introduce you to Perri’s Marxist take on Young Artist Programs and a standard Charlotte Spongebob Metaphor relating to nipple visibility in the audition room.
00:12:17 Being cucked by Pay To Sings
00:30:15 Breakdown of spreadsheet of opera companies’ responses
01:13:33 Perri, Charlotte, and a crow outside Charlotte’s window discuss the title of the Podcast!!
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1h 18min

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