Cancellation Nightmare!
Shudder at some spooky stories from Season 8 of Opera Box Score including Pavarotti’s nightmare and Maria João Pires preparing the wrong concerto.
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Remembering Martina Arroyo
In tribute to the late Martina Arroyo, it’s a replay of her induction into the OBS Hall of Fame originally broadcast in 2023. Then in Listener Mailbag, a field report from the Met’s current production of Così fan tutte.
Lucia di Lemurmoor! ft. Veramarie Baldoza and Christian Van Horn
Christian Van Horn, star of the season opener at Lyric Opera of Chicago, takes a Free Throw on the economics of opera and self-producing his solo album.
A Louisa Proske Tosca!
A Louisa Proske Tosca! Go Inside the Huddle with Louisa Proske, co-founder of New York’s innovative Heartbeat Opera and director of the Met’s new production of Macbeth which will be broadcast in cinemas later this month. Proske returns to Detroit Opera to direct Tosca November 1–7. In the Two-Minute Drill, Nashville Symphony cancels its entire…
Mall Walking Mephistopheles! ft. Andrew Potter
Go Inside the Huddle with Andrew W. Potter, the American bass who did the math and chose retirement from his rising opera career at age 43.
The Strike of the Valkyries
Season Twelve of the OBS begins with the team’s fall opera picks including Macbeth, L’Orfeo, Lincoln in the Bardo, Omar, Susannah, and La Fanciulla del West.
REPLAY: Denyce Graves and Andreas Scholl!
Enjoy replays of two of our biggest guests from the eleventh season of OBS. First up, countertenor Andreas Scholl goes Inside the Huddle to talk about making recordings, vocal longevity, and the brutal math of being a soprano with Denyce Graves.
A River Unbroken Runs Through It! ft. Kelley Rourke
Go Inside the Huddle with librettist, dramaturg, and translator Kelley Rourke. Opera Montana presents the world premiere of Zach Redler, Matt Foss, and Kelley Rourke’s A River Runs Through It later this month.
Bel Canto Bug! ft. Iván Ayón-Rivas
Go Inside the Huddle with Iván Ayón-Rivas. The Peruvian tenor made his American debut this summer in Eugene Onegin at Santa Fe Opera.
Lucy Crowe Sings the Four Last Songs! ft. Damien Sneed
Handelian prima donna Lucy Crowe goes Inside the Huddle to share an appreciation of her Rodelindawork-husband Iestyn Davies.