
19 episodes

Makin' It In Opera Gwendolyn Kuhlman
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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A podcast about what it really takes to find your voice and make the life and the art that you love.
Interviews with artists who have branched out in or broken out of the opera industry and are changing it for the better.
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Makin' It with Monika Beal
A deep conversation on what it really means to be an artist and find your path with creative coach, prolific artist, and my dear friend, Monika Beal.
Check out Monika’s coaching and her writing at www.monikabeal.com
Essay: An Artist by Monika Beal: https://monikabeal.com/musingsmischief/2021/6/17/essay-an-artist
IG: @makinit.opera
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One Year of Makin' It
Celebrating 1 year of Makin' It in Opera & Kicking off the THIRD SEASON: The Rethink - which is what we do after we've healed and recalibrated.
Follow the pod @makinit.opera
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Makin' It with Jonnet Solomon
My interview with the incredible and persistent Executive Director of the National Opera House in Pittsburgh, Jonnet Solomon.
Instagram: @nationaloperahousepgh
Website where you can donate to the NOH: www.nationaloperahouse.org/donate
Short documentary from WQED on the NOH made in 2009: https://youtu.be/q3TxB-S9VtQ
Upcoming events at the NOH:
If you happen to be in Pittsburgh, the NOH will be participating in a Women Owned Market on Saturday July 9, and a beer festival called Barrel & Flow on August 18, 2022. -
Makin' It with Minka Wiltz
My interview with the incredible Minka Wiltz - actor, singer, voice-over artist, podcaster, and playwright.
Follow on Minka on Instagram: @minkawiltz777
See Heal, Hope, Love on her website, www.minkawiltz.com or on YouTube:
Find the Cultural Workers podcast: https://anchor.fm/minka-wiltz
Keep up with the pod on Instagram @makinitinopera
Support the Pod: www.makinitinopera.com
Clip from the beginning of the podcast is "Hope" by Jason Robert Brown, recording from Heal, Hope, Love -
Makin' It with Dana Lynne Varga
Follow Dana’s Work:
The Empowered Musician
www.theempoweredmusician.com
Mass Opera
www.massopera.org
Dana Lynne Varga’s Artist Page
www.danavarga.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theempoweredmusician/
Articles:
Excluded, Penalized, Indebted, Harassed: Systemic discrimination against women in opera
https://theempoweredmusician.com/systemic-discrimination-in-opera/
DMA’s and the elusive, coveted, full-time faculty position: https://theempoweredmusician.com/dmas-and-the-elusive-coveted-full-time-faculty-position/
An Impossible Choice: Music majors, COVID-19 and an uncertain future
https://theempoweredmusician.com/an-impossible-choice-music-majors-covid-19-and-an-uncertain-future/
Keep up with the pod on Instagram @makinitinopera
Support the Pod: www.makinitinopera.com -
Makin' It with Jillian Paige
My interview with Jillian Paige, singer, actress, producer, and creator of Meisner in Music, where we talk about how we can turn singing back into an expression of our feelings, rather than a facilitation of feelings we want other people to have.
Jillian Paige @jillianpaige on Instagram, www.jillianpaige.com
Meisner in Music @meisnerinmusic on Instagram, www.meisnerinmusic.com
Read Jillian’s story of how she came to Meisner
Trauma Informed Healing Intensive with Meisner in Music (till May 4th early bird $100 off with code SONGBIRD)
Info about their Equity and Inclusion Scholarship
Keep up with the pod on Instagram @makinitinopera and support us by telling your friends, rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, and pitch in some money by donating on ko-fi - you can find the link when you go to www.makinitinopera.com.
Customer Reviews
She listens
Rarely do you hear a podcast host who really LISTENS. Gwendolyn doesn’t wait to talk - rather, she asks provocative questions and then lets her guest take center stage. Perhaps even more importantly, she knows what issues are relevant in the now and how to boil down the fine points for listeners. I will definitely be following future episodes.
A calming force in a sometimes chaotic career
Gwendolyn and this podcast are a joy to listen to. I appreciate the conversations she has so much because she’s seeks out insights from her guests with inclusivity and curiosity in a way that gives us so much information but in a calming, palate-cleansing way.