Pride of the Pods, The Fightin’ OBS Band! (S9 | E388)
ft. Rolando Villazón
[@ 3 min] It’s a Band Geek Edition of ‘Sportzando!’ Say. No. More.
[@ 31 min] And then… I don’t know how we pulled it off, but we have a ‘Free Throw’ with tenor, author, stage director, clown, radio host, and television personality Rolando Villazón.
The Two Minute Drill
[@ 40 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Well, at least Martyn Brabbins didn’t punch anyone when things got ugly at English National Opera.
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Hello Opera Box Score! This is Joseph from Florida and I’m a big fan of your podcast. Although I’m not a singer, I am a professional tuba player and instructor (and fellow Northwestern alumn). I very much appreciated the marching band episode. I thought Ashley did a wonderful overview of the different types of marching bands… I participated in both my high school band and 4 summers of drum corps with the Boston Crusaders (’03-’05) and Phantom Regiment (’07). Speaking of the Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 incorporated in marching shows, you’ll have to check out Phantom’s 1996 show entitled Defiant Heart: The Music of Dimitri Shostakovich (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD4lM0F6x8A). It was great to find out that most of the hosts played a band instrument at some point. I always wished I had explored singing more after having only sung a semester in choir during university. My time in Chicago was a magical time when my love for opera truly started. I saw my first professional opera production at Lyric Opera of Chicago and saw Lulu with Marlis Peterson. Later that same season, I saw Tristan und Isolde with Deborah Voigt. Both were magical experiences! Thank you to all of the hosts for such a great podcast every week. Even though I’ve been listening to opera for years, I still kind of consider myself a newbie. I learn so much from OBS and it helps me pass the time on my long commutes! Thank you!