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America's Talk Radio Show About Opera. Period.

  1. Così Fan Fiction! ft. Jacquelyn Stucker

    6D AGO

    Così Fan Fiction! ft. Jacquelyn Stucker

    [@ 5 min] Alright, this week…Jacquelyn Stucker goes Inside the Huddle. The American soprano joins us from Santa Fe Opera where she is set to make her role debut as the Governess in The Turn of the Screw. Will the Governess overcome her biggest fear? (having to withstand being questioned by Oliver Camacho?) Stay tuned to find out! [@ 35 min] And then..a message in the Listener Mailbag gets us thinking about what we should call our OBS fans... [@ 39 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…are opera singers are being force fed Ozempic like a goose gavage? Also...no shirt, no shoes, no Scala! 'La' Scala, that is… GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

    1h 3m
  2. Don't Make Me Sing! ft. Anthony León

    JUL 3

    Don't Make Me Sing! ft. Anthony León

    [@ 4 min] Alright, this week…live (on tape) from Opera Theatre of St Louis, Anthony León goes Inside the Huddle to tell the story of his career acceleration after winning Operalia in 2022. The American born Cuban-Columbian tenor makes his debut with Lyric Opera of Chicago this season. [@ 38 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…Bavarian State Opera joins the streaming community, and our Friends at OperaWire join the podcast community.  GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

    55 min
  3. Is it Opera or is it Cake? ft. Drew Minter

    JUN 26

    Is it Opera or is it Cake? ft. Drew Minter

    [@ 2 min] Alright, this week...former countertenor, now baritone and stage director Drew Minter goes Inside the Huddle to preview Haymarket Opera’s upcoming production of Vinci’s Artaserse. [@ 30 min] And then…in 'Chalk Talk,' new data suggests that the problem with opera attendance isn’t actually price after all! Nobody tell Anthony Roth Costanzo. [@ 46 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…is it possible to have ethical AI usage in the arts? Opera Baltimore is on the case... GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

    1h 5m

  4. JUN 19

    Abso-Flute-Ly Amazing! ft. Benjamin Appl and Amanda Forsythe

    [@ 3 min] Alright, this week, it's Monday Evening Quarterback on the 2025 Boston Early Music Festival, and we’ll be joined by Amanda Forsythe with a scoop on the 2027 centerpiece opera! We promise this is the only opera podcast talking Telemann. [@ 21 min] And then...the centenary of Dietrich Fischer Dieskau’s birth was last month, and we have a Free Throw from one of his last pupils, Benjamin Appl. Considered to be one of the all-time great Lieder interpreters, WE will consider Dieskau’s notable opera roles. [@ 43 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…a decline in tourism coupled with the rise in deportations may be adversely affecting ticket sales at the Met...but that’s not stopping the Laffont competition from scouting in South America. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

    59 min
  5. Pride, Run Amuck! ft. Elijah McCormack and Julia Bullock

    JUN 12

    Pride, Run Amuck! ft. Elijah McCormack and Julia Bullock

    [@ 5 min] Alright, this week…we go Inside the Huddle with Julia Bullock (!!!). The distinctive soprano and muse of John Adams just wrapped the Met premiere production of Antony and Cleopatra and is sticking around Lincoln Center with her collaborators at American Modern Opera Company for the upcoming Run AMOC Festival. Somehow, she agreed to spend her only 30 minutes of downtime with us!  [@ 29 min] And then, in “Home Team,” we bring you a second exclusive interview with Elijah McCormack. The male soprano, who is set to star in Haymarket Opera’s production of Artaserse, helps us celebrate Pride Month and the totally queer excesses of Italian opera seria during the high Baroque!   [@ 52 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…Donald Trump earns rave reviews in a Cantonese Opera, but his ticket sales at home are tanking at the Kennedy Center… GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

    1h 5m
  6. WTF@KC2Day! ft. Ashleigh Gordon and Josh Lovell

    JUN 5

    WTF@KC2Day! ft. Ashleigh Gordon and Josh Lovell

    [@ 3 min] Alright, this week…it’s an Inside the Huddle double header! First, we'll speak with tenor Josh Lovell, who will be playing Jupiter in Atlanta Opera’s production of Semele.  [@ 27 min] We’ll also talk to Castle of our Skins cofounder Ashleigh Gordon, who’s bringing Frederick Douglass to life with the help of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project! [@ 47 min] Plus, in the Two-Minute Drill, WT actual F is going on at the Kennedy Center, and WT literal F is going on with male leaders in classical music? Plus, Chicago Symphony Chorus gets a new director, Opera in the Ozarks gets new digs, and a Good Call for being mic'd Up. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

    1h 15m
  7. American Excellence! ft. Sylvia McNair and Ricky Ian Gordon

    MAY 29

    American Excellence! ft. Sylvia McNair and Ricky Ian Gordon

    [@1 min] Alright, this week…Our regular recording day is Monday. Since that’s Memorial Day, the team is taking a patriotic time-out and we bring you two Inside the Huddle features with great American artists: Ricky Ian Gordon and Sylvia McNair! GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

    1h 1m
  8. Out of Many, One! ft. Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang

    MAY 22

    Out of Many, One! ft. Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang

    [@2 min] Alright, this week…we go Inside the Huddle with Composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang! Later this month will be the world premiere recording of their first collaboration, An American Soldier will be released, just in time for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. [@37 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…Santa Fe Opera announces their new season where friends of the show abound, Houston Grand Opera is teaming up with an English orchestra, and Eurovision gets in on the AAPI celebration. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

    56 min
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America's Talk Radio Show About Opera. Period.

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    Opera Box Score
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2025
  • Episodes
    178
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