The Shirley Verrett Biopic Starring Angela Bassett! (S9 | E391)
ft. Lise Davidsen
This week, as Lidiya Yankovskaya prepares to step down as Music Director of Chicago Opera Theater, we take a look at some of the “Swings and Misses” of her tenure. Next, PJ files a field report from the Met on The Life and Times of Malcolm X. Then in advance of her Lyric Opera of Chicago debut, Lise Davidsen takes a “Free Throw” on Janacek’s Jenůfa.
The Two Minute Drill
In the “Two Minute Drill,” Angela Bassett joins the bench of HD hosts, the Dallas Mavericks teams up with an opera company, Cape Town Opera helps the next generation of South African singers thrive, and results are in from the World Cup of Opera a.k.a. Operalia.
Watch an excerpt of Lise Davidsen as Jenůfa in concert
Opera Box Score Is
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