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235 episodes
Tiger Lili! ft. Lucia Lucas and Tobias Picker
[@ 3 min] Alright, this week...we begin our Olympic-size field report on the Santa Fe Opera season with a Free Throw from Tobias Picker, whose Lili Elbe received its North American premiere at Santa Fe![@ 19 min] Then...we go Inside the...
No Cause for Alarm! ft. Alan Pierson
[@ 3 min] Alright, this week...we go Inside the Huddle with conductor Alan Pierson, whose band Alarm Will Sound collaborated on friend of the show David T. Little’s What Belongs to You, based on OTHER friend of the show Garth Greenwell’s novel ...
BBC Promposal! ft. Laurence Kilsby
[@ 3 min] Alright, this week...we go Inside the Huddle with Laurence Kilsby! The rising British tenor just performed in the BBC Proms with the Jupiter Ensemble and is currently starring as The Novice in Michael Grandage’s production of Billy Bu...
Feral Handelians! ft. R.B. Schlather
[@ 5 min] Alright, this week...ahead of the premiere of Santa Fe Opera’s 'Rodelinda,' we go Inside the Huddle with director R.B. Schlather! Will our baroque purist creative consultant find common ground with Schlather’s “noir melodrama gangster...
Oops! All Des Moines Metro Opera
[@ 4 min] Alright, this week...we get the full field report on the 2026 Des Moines Metro Opera Festival! First up, a Monday Evening Quarterback on Carlisle Floyd’s Of Mice and Men; then, ten, count 'em, TEN Free Throws from the Stars of Tomorro...
A League of Her Own! ft. Suzanne Nance
[@ 5 min] Alright, this week...we go Inside the Huddle with Suzanne Nance, the new Executive Director of Wexford Festival Opera! Find out how the career of this “Woman of Influence” went from onstage, to behind a mic, to the C-Suite...[...
Freemen, Cowboys, and Immigrants!
[@ 3 min] Alright, as America prepares to celebrate its semiquincentennial, this week in Chalk Talk…we’re breaking down the history of American vocal music by playing 250 of our favorite clips! Or maybe like 12 or so to keep the episode length ...
House of the Countertenor! ft. John Holiday
[@ 4 min] Alright, this week…John Holiday goes Inside the Huddle! The American countertenor and 'The Voice' finalist is wrapping up a banner 25-26 season at the Munich Opera Festival. Next month, his solo album, 'Over My Head,' with pianist Kev...
A Very Gay Tragedy! ft. Jory Vinikour
[@ 3 min] Alright, this week…Early music specialist Jory Vinikour goes Inside the Huddle! The conductor and harpsichordist returns to his native Chicago to lead a production of a pretty gay tragedy…no, not Oliver’s mid-life bachelorhood, but Ch...
What I Did For Love! ft. James Conlon
[@ 3 min] Alright, this week…Maestro James Conlon takes a Free Throw on his tenure as Music Director of LA Opera, a post he held for 20 years…and we’re rewarding him by letting him talk to Oliver? Poor guy![@ 23 min] Then, in Monday Eve...
Welcome to my TED Talk! ft. Ben Bliss
[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…tenor and author Ben Bliss goes Inside the Huddle to share his financial survival guide for singers and other freelancers in the performing arts. It’s all in his new book, 'Making it Work,' coming to a TedTalk near ...
American Bratwurst! ft. James Gaffigan and Amanda Forsythe
Alright, this week…it’s a holiday week! Soooo we’re skipping the Two Minute Drill and dipping into the Inside the Huddle archives to replay a pair of recent interviews.[@ 1 min] First up, conductor James Gaffigan tells us why the Komisc...
Big Tech Traviata! ft. Robert K. Meya
[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…how DO you solve a problem like Jeff Bezos? How do you catch a donation and pin it down, in an era when the hills are NOT alive with the sound of donors? Is this bit working? We answer these questions, and more, in ...
Opera's Premier League! ft. Patricia Racette
[@ 1 min] Alright, this week…we continue with the OBS playbook for the upcoming Summer Opera Season. This time the team picks the most anticipated performances in the Western European League![@ 17 min] And then...soprano, stage di...
Single Origin Pour-Over Opera! ft. David Neely
[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…Conductor David Neely goes Inside the Huddle to share highlights from Des Moines Metro Opera’s upcoming festival season! [@ 22 min] And since we're already on the topic of the Summer opera season,...
Our Man in Hawaii! ft. Dane Lam
[@ 4 min] Alright, this week…we go Inside the Huddle with Dane Lam! Just in time for AAPI Heritage Month, the Australian-Chinese-Singaporean conductor shares his perspective on the state of opera in the Asia-Pacific, as well as collaborating wi...
A Tenor in Your DMs! ft. Anthony Gregory
[@ 3 min] Alright, this week…Anthony Gregory goes Inside the Huddle. The British tenor is currently starring in the title role of 'Glaucus and Scylla' at Opernhaus Zürich, under the baton of Emmanuelle Haïm. This summer, he makes his US debut a...
The Champagne of Countertenors! ft. Randall Scotting
[@ 12 min] Alright, this week…Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced their 26/27 season, and we break down the stats, report who’s active on the roster, and ask the all-important question…will Luck Be a Lady at the Lyric next year?[@ 30 m...
The Anti-Fachist! ft. Adam Smith
[@ 6 min] Alright, this week…we go Inside the Huddle with Adam Smith! The British tenor made his Met debut in Madame Butterfly last month and continues his breakout season, starring in the Spring run of the Zeffirelli Boheme production beginnin...
Period Performance Pelléas! ft. Opera Atelier
[@ 6 min] Alright, this week…we go Inside the Huddle with Marshall Pynkowski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, co-artistic directors of Opera Atelier, the company that built its reputation of lavish productions of operas from the French Baroque, ...
Diamond Bass-Baritone José van Dam!
[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…it’s a very important Hall of Fame induction for the late, great Jose Van Dam! The legendary Belgian bass-baritone finally breaks our streak of inductees that are either sopranos, tenors, or Georg Solti…[@ 4...
Bel Canto Boss! ft. Rosa Feola
[@ 3 min] Alright, this week…Alright, this week…We go Inside the Huddle with Rosa Feola! The Italian lyric soprano joins us from Naples, where she is singing the title role of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. Tomorrow, her album of rare Donizet...
Marty Mediocre! ft. Susanne Burgess
[@ 3 min] Alright, this week…Susanne Burgess goes Inside the Huddle! The British-American soprano is about to compete in the quadrathlon known as The Tales of Hoffman, singing the Four Heroines at Florentine Opera this weekend! Find out how she...
One Vivaldi Battle After Another! ft. Hugh Cutting
[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…Countertenor Hugh Cutting takes a Free Throw! The OBS artist-to-watch is set to perform with the Irish Baroque Orchestra in Manhattan later this month ,and joins us from England with dodgy audio...but we’re thrilled...
The Diva Dance! ft. Christopher Tin
[@ 7 min] Alright, this week…Just back from his trip to Milan, composer-conductor Christopher Tin takes a Free Throw on his collaboration with men’s figure skating silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama….and we’ll tack on our final thoughts on the 2026 ...
