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We go 'Inside the Huddle' with soprano Amanda Majeski. The tap-dancing Mozart 'n' Strauss diva is from Illinois and lives in Wisconsin. You'll be shocked when you find out where her sports allegiance lies... Plus, in the 'Two Minute Drill'… Where are all the gay white male opera administrators going? Starting their own super opera company in P-town...? GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 7 min] Season 9 of the OBS begins with a mixed doubles ‘Inside the Huddle’ when FOUR artists join us to preview Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O23... [@ 57 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… It’s Ying Fang. YING. FANG. Not WANG FAN... SHOW NOTES https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/08/europe/china-opera-singer-mariupol-intl/index.html GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

We dive into the OBS archives for a highlight from Season 6 when we went ‘Inside the Huddle’ with soprano Ying Fang… We’re back with an all-new show on Thursday, September 14th, when we kick off Season 9 of the OBS with a preview of Festival O23 at Opera Philadelphia… Join us! GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 3 min] It’s transition season in sports and on the OBS… We let you know what’s new on this season’s college football gridiron, we handicap the men’s draw of the US Open, and we recap our favorite Season 8 OBS highlights… [@ 22 min] And then… Before we take our Labor Day break, we get into those Listener Mailbag submissions from both regulars and a first-time caller, long-time listener… [@ 31 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… It’s the slap heard around the world.  No, not at the Oscars, at France’s Berlioz Festival… We’re back with an all-new show on Thursday, September 14, when we kick off Season 9 of the OBS with a preview of the 2023 O Festival from Philadelphia… Join us! SHOW NOTES https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/24/john-eliot-gardiner-pulls-out-of-bbc-proms-after-reports-he-punched-bass-singer GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 4 min] She was More Than a Diva, and now she enters the OBS Hall of Fame. It’s our tribute to the late, great Renata Scotto… [@ 36 min] In a blow to American opera cognoscenti, the Metropolitan Opera Guild will cease publication of ‘Opera News’. That means all you PR agents out there? The OBS is all you’ve got left... [@ 48 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… As we predicted, Spain won the Women’s World Cup, but Australian women can’t even get a break in their own opera houses… SHOW NOTES https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/aug/20/renata-scotto-obituar https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/us-focused-opera-news-cease-publication-november-after-102286609 https://theconversation.com/95-male-conductors-70-ageing-classics-and-zero-appetite-for-risk-whats-wrong-with-elite-australian-opera-211270 GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 4 min] The Women’s World Cup is down to its final four teams, and we’re here to pick a winner, based on a head-to-head clash between each country’s greatest female singer… [@ 32 min] And then… We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with baritone Huw Montague Rendall, who’s starring in the current production of “Pelléas et Mélisande” at the Santa Fe Opera. Find out which team he’s betting on to win the World Cup, along with his pick for the best act of a Mozart opera... [@ 1 h 1 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Which conductor would you like to see with nothing but his, er, baton…? SHOW NOTES https://www.huwmontaguerendall.com/bio https://operawire.com/lorenzi-viotti-apologizes-for-nude-picture/ GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 3 min] It’s a double-header on Oktavian when we go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Samantha Hankey, star of the Met’s recent production of “Der Rosenkavalier”… and then we’re joined by the Oktavian of her generation… Susan Graham! Plus you’ll get color commentary from Matt Cummings about why it’s one of the best mezzo roles in Operaland… [@ 1 h 1 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… it’s the Opera Legal Roundup! David Daniels takes a plea deal, and the Met is getting sued. The plaintiff will shock you… (or not…) SHOW NOTES https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/arts/opera-star-david-daniels-guilty-plea-sexual-assault.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66413874 GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 3 min] Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis, whose electrifying sense of fearlessness shines whether she’s onstage or being recorded by a cheap USB mic on Oliver’s vacation in Santa Fe… [@ 25 min] And then… It’s the 3rd period of the Mozart vs. Mozart vs. Mozart ‘TKO’ clash! Which single act of a Mozart opera will triumph as the G.O.A.T….? [@ 1 h 13 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Antonio Pappano loves opera and football. Maybe it’s time for a new host here on OBS? Watch your back, Weston… SHOW NOTES http://www.raehann.com/ https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230728-antonio-pappano-how-opera-can-be-open-to-everyone GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 3 min] Hot off the presses, Patrick Dupré Quigley has been named Artistic Director Designate of D.C.’s Opera Lafayette, with his first obstacle going ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Team OBS... [@ 31 min] And then, in ‘TKO’... Mozart vs Mozart vs Mozart enters the 2nd period, when another soubrette is thrown into the rink with Susanna and Despina.  Find out which opera Oliver backs in the best-act-ever showdown… [@ 43 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Katharina Wagner warned you several times about raising your prices, and now you’re not sold out… SHOW NOTES https://operalafayette.org/blog-archive/new-ad https://www.br-klassik.de/aktuell/news-kritik/bayreuther-festspiele-2023-katharina-wagner-warnte-vor-teureren-festspiel-tickets-100.htm GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 3 min] It’s an epic three-act ‘TKO’… the OBS team takes to the ice to settle, once and for all, that eternal question: what IS the best single act of a Mozart opera…? [@ 39 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Jonas calls a time-out: is he still butt-hurt from being Fass-bendered…? SHOW NOTES https://operawire.com/jonas-kaufmann-cancels-paris-festival-aix-en-provence-concerts/ GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 3 min] You may know Morris Robinson as *the* former-All-American-college-defensive-lineman-turned-bass, but when he goes ‘Inside the Huddle’, you’ll learn he’s recently been cast as a basketball “Big Man”… [@ 36 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Taking a cue from Megan Rapinoe’s announcement, will Chautauqua Opera also retire after this season…? We're back with an all-new show next week, when it’s Mozart vs. Mozart vs. Mozart... Join us! SHOW NOTES https://morrisrobinson.com/ https://www.chq.org/chautauqua-opera-company/chautauqua-opera-and-conservatory-eyes-2025-shift-to-new-american-workshops/ GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

As Team OBS takes the week off for the Fourth, enjoy a rerun of our Independence Day show from last year, when we launched 'Singer Trading Cards', a look at the American League and some great artists of the recent past you’ll want to add to your collection... We're back with an all-new show on Thursday, July 13, when bass Morris Robinson goes 'Inside the Huddle' to talk football, opera, and football. Join us! GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[3 min] The Santa Fe Opera’s current season starts this weekend, and we get a field report, but not from PJ... [9 min] It’s bonus content from Oliver’s recent trip to the Boston Early Music Festival, when German soprano Dorothee Mields takes a 'Free Throw' on the subject of… birds? [@ 24 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Friend of the Show Christine Goerke is cheering us ALL on; especially you, Tulsa Opera... SHOW NOTES https://www.santafeopera.org/ https://bemf.org/2023-festival/ https://tulsaworld.com/life-entertainment/local/tulsa-opera-cancels-most-of-2023-2024-season-general-director-resigns/article_dea90f1a-1148-11ee-ade5-df43441edcaf.html GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 3 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Olivier-award winning stage director David Alden, who is creating a new production of “The Flying Dutchman” for the Santa Fe Opera. George is in New Mexico with his OBS poncho, bolo tie, and handheld recorder to get the scoop… [21 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… ticket sales are inching upward at the Met *whilst* glitter rains down at Glyndebourne… SHOW NOTES https://www.santafeopera.org/whats-on/the-flying-dutchman/ https://apnews.com/article/metropolitan-opera-box-office-3ef69fdb589564d08bd596224c18dcd7 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/15/just-stop-oil-protesters-glyndebourne-opera-festival GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 4 min] Live from the Boston Early Music Festival, Oliver goes 'Inside the Huddle' with Jonathan Woody. The bass-baritone and composer just wrapped up performances of the Festival’s centerpiece opera "Circé" as one of only two Black artists in the cast of dozens, but he’s not calling for the cancelation of Baroque music altogether (like *some* people we know...) [@ 32 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… the plot of "Die Frau ohne Schatten" explained at last... SHOW NOTES https://bemf.org/ https://apnews.com/article/strauss-opera-die-frau-sopranos-san-francisco-d160124af7959cfcbf064ca26ccb29b8 GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 4 min] We induct the latest-departed great composer into the OBS HOF… [@ 38 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill”... Dude, where’s our Music Director? GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 2 min] We revisit our (virtual) Summer 2021 opera road trip when we stopped in Knoxville for a special ‘Hall of Fame’... [@ 34 min] PJ is back with a ‘Listener Mailbag’ report from “The Flying Dutchman” at the Met… [@ 38 min] It’s a blast from the past with Oliver’s Summer 2022 trip to Santa Fe to get Ryan Speedo Green ‘Inside the Huddle’… We’re back with an all-new show on Thursday, June 8th… Join us! GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 4 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with soprano Whitney Morrison, the Chicago native who created the role of Yasmine Miller in Daniel Bernard Roumain and Anna Deveare Smith’s “The Walkers” at Lyric Opera of Chicago, where Whitney is the company’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence… [@ 28 min] It’s not a field report from our friend PJ!, but from George at the 2023 Opera America conference in Pittsburgh. See if he can find out the consensus from his peers on how many operas Handel wrote… [@ 45 min] In the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Breaking News: Met Orchestra Not Bored… SHOW NOTES https://www.athloneartists.com/artists/whitney-morrison/ https://web.cvent.com/event/4923e5a9-e47e-4b61-ab89-5486007df183/summary https://operawire.com/metropolitan-opera-orchestra-fires-back-at-nathalie-stutzmann-comment-in-new-york-times/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/16/turbocharge-philanthropy-conga-to-beethoven-ditch-the-ukeleles-10-ways-to-save-classical-music GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @

[@ 4 min] We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with American bass-baritone Ryan McKinny, who will reprise his role as Joseph De Rocher when “Dead Man Walking” finally makes its Met debut next season. Oliver talks to Ryan about that Jake Heggie opera, as well the Heggie piece he’ll tour with “Music of Remembrance”… [@ 27 min] In ‘Free Throw’… Apple Classical. Weston. ‘Nuff said… [@ 35 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Is LA Opera finally rid of the nightmare that is Plácido Domingo…? We’re back with an all-new show next week when George reports back from the 2023 Opera America conference in Pittsburgh. Join us…! SHOW NOTES https://ryanmckinny.com/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/12/arts/music/los-angeles-opera-placido-domingo.html GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore

[@ 2 min] In ‘Chalk Talk’, Matt and Weston make you grateful that - whatever your issues are with your mother - at least she isn’t Clytemnestra… [@ 34 min] Then, ‘Listener Mailbag’ entries abound from NYC… [@ 38 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… “Can we live without the phone for just one damn hour?”… We’re back with an all-new show next week when we go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with baritone Ryan McKinney, part of the US tour of Jake Heggie’s “Music of Remembrance”. Join us…! SHOW NOTES https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/classical/yannick-nezet-seguin-ryan-speedo-green-kimmel-center-20230507.html GET YOUR VOICE HEARD operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 @operaboxscore IG operaboxscore