The Indie Opera Podcast
The Indie Opera Podcast is an English-speaking podcast specialized in the field of classical music and opera. As such, The Indie Opera Podcast is a podcast selected by soclassiq, like Record Review Podcast or Music Talks and many others. The oldest episode indexed by soclassiq is dated 2011-04-15. Since then, a total of 138 episodes have been recorded and broadcast by The Indie Opera Podcast.
The Indie Opera Podcast activity
The Indie Opera Podcast seems to be on pause right now, since no episode has been published for 3 months. The last episode in The Indie Opera Podcast, "Podcast 091: Roundtable, Opera and Community", is dated 2022-09-07.
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2022-09-07 11:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 1:24:18
Letters That You Will Not Get: Women’s Voices from the Great War at AOP and Quamino’s Map at Chicago Opera Theater are both operas that opened recently whose creators we have interviewed in previous episodes; Hamlet at the Met is also examined. We delve into diversity and inclusion efforts in the opera world, and why …
2022-06-10 11:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 1:28:17
The show features all the composer/librettist teams to receive the 2020 OPERA America Discovery Grants which support composers who identify as women in the development of new operatic works and the advancement of their careers in the opera industry. Justine Chen, composer, and Stephanie Fleischman, librettist, talk about delving into Justine’s multifaceted Taiwanese family history …
2022-05-05 11:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 1:18:17
The Indie Opera Podcast is releasing an episode which was recorded in the Spring of 2020 that got derailed during the start of the pandemic, and features all the composer/librettist teams to receive the 2020 OPERA America Discovery Grants which support composers who identify as women in the development of new operatic works and the advancement of their careers in …
Podcast 088: Quamino's Map with Deborah Brevoort, Kimille Howard, Jeri Lynne Johnson and Cori Ellison
2022-04-07 11:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 1:17:13
Joining us are Librettist and playwright Deborah Brevoort, conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson, dramaturg Cori Ellison, and director Kimille Howard discuss the origins and creative process of this unique production, which focuses on the Black Americans who fought for their liberty on the side of the British in the Revolutionary War and struggled to survive in London afterward. …
2022-03-02 01:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 1:21:21
Carla Lucero is the first Latinx and female composer to be commissioned by LA Opera. We discover how they translated the opera into Spanish while retaining the same poetic meter, as Lucero will produce the opera in English as well. We also discuss the significance of the Stations of the Cross, on which the opera is based, as well as …
2022-02-02 12:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 1:08:42
Having both worked on Pulitzer Prize-winning projects, it was fascinating to hear how they view American opera and what types of stories attract them. We discussed the return of oratorios and “opera-torios,” and the first recipient of the Campbell Opera Librettist Prize. We also talked about Sondheim’s powerful influence on American opera and the creation …
2022-01-13 18:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 1:06:23
Described as “a ritual celebration of queerness, questions, and the eternity of a moment,” the show is rooted in the jazz tradition and the operatic form, and imagines the final hours of Socrates. Prolific playwright and performer Taylor Mac joins us along with Machine Dazzle, costume and set designer; Chanon Judson, choreographer; and Matt Ray, composer. …
2021-12-02 00:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 1:11:36
Malcolm is the youngest and first Black Music Director of the NYC-based The Dessoff Choirs, which is currently celebrating its 97th season with a concentration on African-American composer Margaret Bonds, a significant figure in the fight for civil rights. Malcolm leads the choir in its Metropolitan Museum of Art debut this month followed by the New York orchestral premiere of …
2021-11-08 00:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 1:19:26
We discuss the history and meaning of this oft-adapted myth, and what drew both writers to it. We delve into their creative process, and discover why Sarah chose to make some key changes to the story and characters. We also get a peek into how the two adapted Sarah’s original play into the current libretto, and how Matthew approached setting …
2021-10-13 00:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 1:14:14
Michael and Larry describe how they met, the wrench thrown into their international performance schedules by Covid, and what they got up to while stuck at home. We also discuss how both singers have sought to give back; Michael through the community service of his company Ozarks Lyric Opera, and Larry by being an outspoken voice for racial justice in …