Bringing Fire to Chicago (S9 | E385)
with Anthony Freud
This week, the team introduces Swings & Misses – a new segment that keeps score of the worst and best decisions from opera’s leaders. What were the home runs, strikeouts, and foul balls during Anthony Freud’s 12-year tenure as general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago?
Then, Oliver plays Monday Evening Quarterback for Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O23. And in the Two-Minute Drill, Samuel Schultz protests the Met, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis exits X, and being age 82 is still too young for certain jobs
We pay tribute to Stephen Gould.
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