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Ep. 15 Maren Montalbano: singer, business coach and writer. The Honesty Pill Podcast
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- Entrepreneurship
My guest today is opera singer, business coach, and writer, Maren Montalbano.
A graduate of Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music, Maren has sung at Carnegie Hall in NYC, Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA, multiple theaters in Europe, and even performed on stage, get this...with the Rolling Stones. Wow.
But Maren's career has suffered right along with the rest of us during this past year, but that didn't slow her down.
When live performances disappeared during the pandemic, Maren turned her focus to the online world: writing, producing, and premiering a one-woman show called The Bodice Ripper Project as an interactive digital performance at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
That show, along with the accompanying podcast of the same name, became an exploration of sexuality, feminism, and the journey to self-empowerment through the lens of romance novels.
Guys, if you haven't listened to The Bodice Ripper podcast, put it at the top of your list...it's super fun and you might even learn a little bit about opera while you're at it.
Maren is passionate about uplifting and amplifying new and diverse voices in classical music, which has fueled her work as a business coach for musicians.
We're going to debunk some singer stereotypes, hear about Maren's experience working on a cruise ship when she was only eight years old...
You’re even going to learn what it means to slow down, meditate and move at what Maren calls "the speed of plants". That actually sounds pretty good given our world these days.
Alright––let's get to it and dig into my conversation with Maren Montalbano.
Links
Maren's Current Program: Inspiration to Implementation
Singing: https://marenmontalbano.com
Coaching: https://askmaren.com
Podcast: https://bodiceripperproject.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/supermaren
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maren.montalbano/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/supermaren/
Here is a link to the YouTube video we talked about on the show...it's a must watch!
Honesty Pill Links
The Online Business Accelerator-6 Month Group Coaching Program
Free Resource Library
Facebook Group
Mailing List
About Maren
I am an artist who is passionate about elevating and amplifying new and diverse voices into the world. My world is one of classical music, which has traditionally been riddled with systemic racism, sexism, and classism. I believe right now in this industry we are undergoing a paradigm shift, and that the institutions which have been upholding these oppressive systems are crumbling in the face of the pandemic.
Individuals have much more influence now than they ever have, and I am excited about creating a new, more equitable paradigm - not only in classical music, but across the world.
My music career began at age three on the violin (my mom is a violinist, and she started me in on Suzuki, which she was also teaching). I ended up getting quite good: landing concertmaster of my middle school orchestra in 7th grade and taking private lessons at San Francisco Conservatory. I was being groomed for the Tchaikovsky Competition…but there was a lot of pressure to practice all the time, and it made me miserable. It was my mother’s dream, not mine, that I be a virtuoso violinist. I quit violin at age 13 and focused on singing.
As a singer, I find my voice makes me a conduit between the tangible and the intangible. The music I sing communicates to something deeper that resides in all of us, and helping people tap into that well feeds my soul.
My one-woman show, The Bodice Ripper Project, was born out of romance scenes I used to write backstage at the opera. I read them aloud to my fellow cast members in the dressing room, to everyone’s delight, and someone suggested I set it to music. That idea turned into a one-woman opera/cabaret hybrid show, which then evolved into an interactive digital performance at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival (thanks to COVID), and even an accompanying po
My guest today is opera singer, business coach, and writer, Maren Montalbano.
A graduate of Tufts University and the New England Conservatory of Music, Maren has sung at Carnegie Hall in NYC, Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA, multiple theaters in Europe, and even performed on stage, get this...with the Rolling Stones. Wow.
But Maren's career has suffered right along with the rest of us during this past year, but that didn't slow her down.
When live performances disappeared during the pandemic, Maren turned her focus to the online world: writing, producing, and premiering a one-woman show called The Bodice Ripper Project as an interactive digital performance at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.
That show, along with the accompanying podcast of the same name, became an exploration of sexuality, feminism, and the journey to self-empowerment through the lens of romance novels.
Guys, if you haven't listened to The Bodice Ripper podcast, put it at the top of your list...it's super fun and you might even learn a little bit about opera while you're at it.
Maren is passionate about uplifting and amplifying new and diverse voices in classical music, which has fueled her work as a business coach for musicians.
We're going to debunk some singer stereotypes, hear about Maren's experience working on a cruise ship when she was only eight years old...
You’re even going to learn what it means to slow down, meditate and move at what Maren calls "the speed of plants". That actually sounds pretty good given our world these days.
Alright––let's get to it and dig into my conversation with Maren Montalbano.
Links
Maren's Current Program: Inspiration to Implementation
Singing: https://marenmontalbano.com
Coaching: https://askmaren.com
Podcast: https://bodiceripperproject.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/supermaren
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maren.montalbano/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/supermaren/
Here is a link to the YouTube video we talked about on the show...it's a must watch!
Honesty Pill Links
The Online Business Accelerator-6 Month Group Coaching Program
Free Resource Library
Facebook Group
Mailing List
About Maren
I am an artist who is passionate about elevating and amplifying new and diverse voices into the world. My world is one of classical music, which has traditionally been riddled with systemic racism, sexism, and classism. I believe right now in this industry we are undergoing a paradigm shift, and that the institutions which have been upholding these oppressive systems are crumbling in the face of the pandemic.
Individuals have much more influence now than they ever have, and I am excited about creating a new, more equitable paradigm - not only in classical music, but across the world.
My music career began at age three on the violin (my mom is a violinist, and she started me in on Suzuki, which she was also teaching). I ended up getting quite good: landing concertmaster of my middle school orchestra in 7th grade and taking private lessons at San Francisco Conservatory. I was being groomed for the Tchaikovsky Competition…but there was a lot of pressure to practice all the time, and it made me miserable. It was my mother’s dream, not mine, that I be a virtuoso violinist. I quit violin at age 13 and focused on singing.
As a singer, I find my voice makes me a conduit between the tangible and the intangible. The music I sing communicates to something deeper that resides in all of us, and helping people tap into that well feeds my soul.
My one-woman show, The Bodice Ripper Project, was born out of romance scenes I used to write backstage at the opera. I read them aloud to my fellow cast members in the dressing room, to everyone’s delight, and someone suggested I set it to music. That idea turned into a one-woman opera/cabaret hybrid show, which then evolved into an interactive digital performance at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival (thanks to COVID), and even an accompanying po
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