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This week we go “Inside the Huddle” with soprano Erica Schuller, an early music specialist. Find out about her specialized training in foot and hand positions and how it led her to become a star of Chicago's Haymarket Opera... But first we take a look at a recent burst of opera activity in the Middle East. They’re building new opera houses in the Dubai and in Turkey. What’s the rationale behind this geographic expansion of the art form...? Plus, it’s our first listener-generated Pop Quiz, and we've got all your opera headlines in 'The Two Minute Drill'...