Ask a Dramaturg!
with Roger Pines and Zachary Nelson
What kind of flower does Thaïs throw at Athanaël? How many animals are listed in the libretto of La bohème? Should you sing the “Jewel Song” if you don’t have a trill? Go Inside the Huddle with Roger Pines, an opera dramaturg who is prepared to answer all of these questions and more. Then, baritone Zachary Nelson joins us from Santa Fe Opera where last season he was seen brutalizing Mélisande and Yniold, but this year, is starring as a hysterically foppish Faninal. That’s RANGE!
In the Two Minute Drill, John Mangum takes the top job at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Jonathan Tetelman wants to sing where he is wanted, and Leeds blends Bizet with beats. Plus, a Good Call for Anthony Roth Costanzo at Opera Philadelphia.
Jakob Lenz, a bop. (RIP Wolfgang Rhim)
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