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    The Bodice Ripper Project

    What is the Bodice Ripper Project? Meet Maren, an opera singer who has a penchant for writing miniature romance scenes while she is backstage and reads them aloud to her castmates in the dressing room. Now that everyone is in quarantine and there are no operas in production, she has decided to bring these stories to YOU. The stories she has written are playful parodies of the kind of novels you might bring to the beach or find at the airport...but with a twist. She has built the characters around the opera production she was in at the time she wrote it, creating romances for background characters (for example, Noble #2 and Servant #6). Writing about women with agency - women who are comfortable with their own passions - has allowed Maren to heal old wounds of sexual abuse. These stories are entertaining and titillating...but they also hold within them keys to feminine empowerment. This podcast is for you if you... * enjoy romance novels * like or are curious about opera * are a feminist * any of the above If that's you, what are you waiting for? Hit the subscribe button.
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    Episodes (35)

    Composing “The White Rose” with Jennifer Rosenfeld

    Composing “The White Rose” with Jennifer Rosenfeld

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e035/

    Writing and Living with Melissa L.E. Baker

    Writing and Living with Melissa L.E. Baker

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e034/

    Becoming a Bold Thing with Jenn Shull

    Becoming a Bold Thing with Jenn Shull

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e033/

    Finding Your Personal Uprising with Abigail Wright

    Finding Your Personal Uprising with Abigail Wright

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e032/

    It’s Nothing Personal with Lisa Husseini

    It’s Nothing Personal with Lisa Husseini

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e031/

    Sexual Health with Christine DeLozier

    Sexual Health with Christine DeLozier

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e030/

    Confronting Perfectionism with Kara Morgan

    Confronting Perfectionism with Kara Morgan

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e029/

    Don’t Hold Back with Ichko Batmunkh

    Don’t Hold Back with Ichko Batmunkh

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e028/

    Interview: singer and musicologist Lily Kass

    Interview: singer and musicologist Lily Kass

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    And on Facebook: https://facebook.com/maren.montalbano

    Dr. Kass’s article about La Traviata in the time of COVID: https://www.operaphila.org/virtual-learning/dress-rehearsal-program/la-traviata/public-health/

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e027/

    Desire's Peak Part 3

    Desire's Peak Part 3

    The music played during this episode: excerpts from a public domain version of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e026/

    Interview: Composer Rosśa Crean

    Interview: Composer Rosśa Crean

    The music played during this episode:

    • “Dawn” by Rosśa Crean, performed by Maren Montalbano, used with permission

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    Information on the Lakeside Inn Artist Residency

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e025/

    Desire's Peak Part 2

    Desire's Peak Part 2

    The music played during this episode: excerpts from a public domain version of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e024/

    Interview: Author Liz Solar

    Interview: Author Liz Solar

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e023/

    Desire's Peak Part 1

    Desire's Peak Part 1

    The music played during this episode: excerpts from a public domain version of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e022/

    Interview: Author Christina Castaneda

    Interview: Author Christina Castaneda

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e021/

    Interview: Soprano Claire Galloway

    Interview: Soprano Claire Galloway

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    Check out her Core Singer Essentials Course here: https://www.clairegalloway.com/core-singer-essentials/

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    Full Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e019/

    Don Carlo + A Flemish Flame Part 3

    Don Carlo + A Flemish Flame Part 3

    Maren finishes reading the story of A Flemish Flame, which she wrote during a production of Verdi’s Don Carlo. She gives a brief synopsis of the opera, and also discusses her struggles with deadlines, procrastination, and work-life balance.

    The music played during this episode:

    • Excerpts from Giuseppe Verdi’s String Quartet in E minor

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e018/

    Interview: Director & Educator Elizabeth Lenhart

    Interview: Director & Educator Elizabeth Lenhart

    Maren interviews Elizabeth Lenhart, the Artistic Director and founder of JAM Academy, a private performing arts school in the Dominican Republic. They discuss success, adversity, and the power of being prepared.

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e017/

    Don Carlo + A Flemish Flame Part 2

    Don Carlo + A Flemish Flame Part 2

    Maren continues reading A Flemish Flame, which she began writing during a production of Verdi’s Don Carlo.
    The music played during this episode:

    • Excerpts from Giuseppe Verdi’s String Quartet in E minor

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    Transcript and Show Notes: http://www.bodiceripperproject.com/e016/

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