Opera Singers in the Symphony! ft. Klaus Mäkelä

An exclusive with Klaus Mäkelä — the phenom Finnish conductor takes a Free Throw on his operatic future as Music Director Designate of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In Spring Training for Your Ears, our newest Friend of the Show inspires the team to consider the use of singers in symphonic repertoire with a playlist that ranges from Gustav Mahler’s The Youth’s Magic Horn to Othmar Schoeck’s Buried Alive. Then, PJ Ewing files a Field Report on the Met’s Marriage of Figaro with a superb Barbarina.

In the Two-Minute Drill, Juilliard attempts to go tuition-free, Detroit Opera risks being deported, the 100th Day Celebration had its Kennedy Center reservation cancelled, and, will you be our date to the Proms? Plus, a (Good) Call to Action for a letter writing campaign to support federal arts funding.

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