Mall Walking Mephistopheles! ft. Andrew Potter

[@ 6 min] Alright, this week…we go Inside the Huddle with Ian Rucker! The rising star American baritone is back in Chicago with a role debut as Dr. Malatesta in Don Pasquale. Later this season, he makes his MET debut in Kevin Puts’s Silent Night before reprising the title role of Billy Budd in Des Moines this summer...[@ 39 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…Nadine Sierra takes medical leave, Angel Blue goes on sabbatical, and Nice Opéra artists go on strike. But we’re still here bringing you fresh pod for your earholes...GET YOUR VOICE HEARDStream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.comoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…November 7th marks the centenary of the great Dame Joan Sutherland, so we’re inducting La Stupenda into the OBS Hall of Fame![@ 33 min] Then...we’ll keep the La Stupendaversary going when pianist, professor of voice, and Director of Opera at Yale University Gerald Martin Moore takes a Free Throw on some of his favorite recordings of the iconic Australian Diva…[@ 51 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…we’re recording on election day, but we can already give you  results on Operalia winners, and Kennedy Center honorees...GET YOUR VOICE HEARDStream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.comoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 5 min] Alright, this week…Since we skipped it last week, we’re diving right in  to the Two Minute Drill where a musicians’ strike threatens a world premiere at Minnesota Opera, an Angelotti gets cancelled in Calgary, and we bid farewell to the supreme soubrette, Judith Blegen......and there's nothing else in this episode. Nothing spooky at all this Halloween weekend. Nothing to be scared about here...we promise.GET YOUR VOICE HEARDStream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.comoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…in tribute to the late, great Martina Arroyo, it's a replay of her induction into the OBS Hall of Fame originally broadcast in 2023...[@ 40 min] Then, in ‘Listener Mailbag,’ a field report from the Met’s current production of Cosi fan Tutte!...And since we are all mourning Ms. Arroyo, we’ll put a pause on the Two Minute Drill.GET YOUR VOICE HEARDStream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.comoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 6 min] Alright, this week…One of her generation’s finest signing actresses, the great Ileana Cotrubas is posthumously inducted into the OBS Hall of Fame…[@ 33 min] Then, in ‘Listener Mailbag,’ a field report on what’s happening on the ground outside the Kennedy Center…[@ 41 min]  Plus, in the 'Two Minute Drill'... awards season begins with winners of Gramophone and Neue Stimmen, and nominees are announced for the International Opera Awards....GET YOUR VOICE HEARDStream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.comoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 5 min] Alright, this week…It’s a Don G extravaganza! First, Christian Van Horn, star of the season opener at Lyric Opera of Chicago, takes a Free Throw on the strike at San Francisco Opera, and on self-producing his solo album! Then, Lyric Opera will  make history as the first major American opera company to present live American Sign Language interpretation of a foreign-language opera. We’ll go Inside the Huddle with Veramarie Baldoza, the acclaimed ASL Interpreter for the performing arts. [@ 38 min] Then, in ‘Listener Mailbag,’ we get a field report on Alcina from the Royal Ballet and Opera![@ 46 min]  Plus, in the 'Two Minute Drill'... another legacy classical music critic bites the dust, the Nashville Symphony makes a deal with the devil, and you’re gonna wanna hear these lemurs sing…GET YOUR VOICE HEARDStream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.comoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 2 min] Alright, this week...Louisa Proske goes Inside the Huddle! Her production of Verdi’s Scottish opera at the Met will be broadcast in HD  later this month, just as she heads to Detroit to direct the shabby little shocker…Tosca.  [@ 40 min]  Plus, in the 'Two Minute Drill'... musician strikes may have come to an end in Cleveland and San Francisco, but the crisis in Nashville has led to extreme measures. Perhaps it’s time for classical music socialism, like in New York! GET YOUR VOICE HEARDStream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.comoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 3 min] Alright, this week...Alright, this week…, bass Andrew Potter goes Inside the Huddle following his rise to fame as opera’s most famous 43-year-old retiree...[@ 27 min]  Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill...In a duo of triumphant comebacks, both Simon Boccanegra AND Celine Dion return to the stage!GET YOUR VOICE HEARDStream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.comoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 3 min] Alright, this week...it’s Back to School and we kick off OBS season 12 with our picks for the fall opera season![@ 27 min]  Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill...we catch you up on all the latest news in the opera world, but there’s a 10% chance none of it will matter if AI eliminates humanity altogether....GET YOUR VOICE HEARDStream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.comoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social

Alright, this week...as we gear up for season TWELVE of the OBS, its a replay episode featuring some of our biggest guests from season eleven![@ 1 min]  First up, countertenor Andreas Scholl goes Inside the Huddle to talk technique, vocal longevity, and the brutal math of being a soprano.[@ 24 min] Then, iconic mezzo-soprano, director, and mentor Denyce Graves takes a Free Throw on retiring from the stage.And in observance of the Labor Day holiday, we’ll skip the Two Minute Drill!GET YOUR VOICE HEARDStream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.comoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social