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New host Khadija Mbowe is joined by esteemed soprano Karen Slack for a no-holds-barred conversation about excellence, expectations, and self-esteem. 

Chapters:

[03:25] Fairytale love story

[05:19] Music in the household

[07:29] Veterinary dreams

[8:27] Journey into classical through CAPA (Creative and Performing Arts High School)

[14:11] Undiagnosed learning challenges

[15:07] The double-edged sword of winning the Rosa Ponselle scholarship 

[18:45] Approach to mentorship

[27:09] See the need, fill the need 

[29:03] #KikiKonversations

[33:14] Who heals the healers; unrealistic expectations placed on black women

[36:49] The struggle for self-care 

Music from this episode:

• Hannibal, Healing Tones, Karen Slack with The Philadelphia Orchestra  
• Bizet, Habanera, Denyce Graves Price, Bewilderment  (with text from Langston Hughes), Michelle Cann and Karen Slack
• Barnes, Taking Names,  Karen Slack

Links from this episode: 

• BANFF Opera in the 21st Century Program
• Bellini, "Casta Diva," Maria Callas
• Wagner, "Tristan Und Isolde" - Prelude & Leibestod,  Jessye Norman and Herbert von Karajan 
• Opera Philadelphia Sounds of Learning Rehearsal Program  
• La Forza Del Destino (Ponselle's debut)  
• Michelle Cann on the HearTOGETHER podcast
• #SayTheirNames
• #KikiKonversations
• Khadija Mbowe
• Karen Slack
  
  

The Philadelphia Orchestra’s HearTOGETHER series is generously supported by lead corporate sponsor Accordant Advisors. Additional major support has been provided by the Otto Haas Charitable Trust.

After wowing audiences at the Royal Albert Hall and The Metropolitan Opera in New York, Australian soprano Helena Dix is back on home soil to sing the challenging title role of Lucrezia Borgia.

Also, Arts Minister Tony Burke is taking submissions and holding town hall meetings across the country to inform the Government's new National Cultural Policy and economist David Throsby and Nyoongar/Yamatji curator Clothilde Bullen share their perspectives on what the arts sector needs right now.

As the ABC celebrates its 90th birthday, we delve into our archives to revisit key moments in Australian performing arts history. Highlights include Laurence Olivier on tour, Nureyev and Fonteyn dancing into Australian hearts and Indigenous theatre taking centre stage.

Also, Ian McKellen makes his Australian debut, Dorothy Hewett revolutionises Australian playwriting, Philip Glass writes a piece for organ and didgeridoo and Joan Sutherland records a stupendous La Traviata in a 17th-century Italian theatre.

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Dr. Jolly sits down with Barton Bryan to discuss her career as an Opera Singer and her work helping aspiring singers overcome performance anxiety and creating a strong mindfulness practice.  They also discuss the  parallels between Singers and Athletes.  

Episode Highlights: 

•  Discover the power of having a word or mantra that allows you to relax and reset your body in the middle of performance.
• Performance habits of singers that can work for any discipline or sport
• The importance of not people pleasing and searching for external validation in performance. 

Soprano Katherine Jolly is an Associate Professor of Music (Voice) at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. She has performed with Opera companies including Opera Theatre Saint Louis, Houston Grand Operaco., Florida Grand Opera, New York City Opera,  and appearing with conductors including George Manahan, Stephen Lord, Michael Christie,  and Jerry Steichen. Upcoming appearance include performances with Omaha Symphony, Lima Symphony and the Kingsbury Ensemble. 
Katherine made her debut with Houston Grand Opera in 2012, in a world premiere of New Arrivals. “Katherine Jolly, also making her HGO debut, employed tender and expressive soprano vocals to make her portrayal of Iris poignant and unforgettable”, Operaworld.com.  She debuted with Virginia Opera, reprising Yum-Yum, in The Mikado, and returned to New York City Opera in 2010 for performances as Laoula in L’Etoile following her performances in Cendrillon, in 2007, where Variety wrote of her debut, “As the Fairy Godmother, coloratura soprano Katherine Jolly, delights with her endlessly flowing trills, runs and roulades.” 
  Dr. Jolly received the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Barbara Honn and Thomas Baresel. As certified yoga teacher with research background in music performance anxiety, she has presented workshops on yoga, singing, and performance anxiety at the Voice Foundation Symposium, Performing Arts Medical Association, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and is a frequent guest clinician with organizations including Schmidt Vocal Arts, Opera Theatre Saint Louis’s Spring Training program, NATS, and Arts Bridge.

Dr. Jolly is an Associate Professor of Voice at Oberlin Conservatory, where she recently received the Faculty Excellence in Teaching award. 

Learn more about Dr. Katherine Jolly at: http://www.katherinejollysoprano.com

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Tchaikovsky's opera about a blind princess, Iolanta, raises challenging questions about the nature of disability — questions the West Australian Opera confronts head on in a new production reimagined with members of the blind and vision-impaired community.

Also, we hear two Sri Lankan Australian brothers debate 'wokeness' in a scene from the new comedy Stay Woke and we pay tribute to the theatre director and arts leader Andrew Ross, director of pioneering works by Aboriginal writers Jack Davis and Jimmy Chi.

A cura di Paolo Pellegrini

1- "Senza mamma"  Suor Angelica,  G. Puccini

2- "Amor, celeste ebbrezza "  Loreley,  A Catalani

3- "Ombra mai fu"  Serse,  G.F. Handel

4- "Dolce e calmo"  Tristan und Isolde,  R. Wagner

5- "Restiam poichè convien restar"  Manon,  J. Massenet

6- "In quelle trine morbide"  Manon Lescaut,  G. Puccini

7- "Ebben ne andrò lontana"  La Wally,  A. Catalani

8- "La mamma morta"  Andrea Chenier,  U. Giordano

Armenian Songs for Children

Bedros Afeyan talks with Isabel Bayrakdarian

Topics:

• Journey Back to Armenian Music
• Musical Harmony Between Armenian Music and Classical Canon
• Researching, Teaching and Choosing Songs
• Isabel’s Favorites and Influences

Guest:

• Isabel Bayrakdarian TW/@IBsoprano

Hosts:

• Dr. Bedros Afeyan

Song list & timestamps

• Komitas - Sleep My Child - Lullaby – 00:00
• Komitas - Six Children’s Songs – 01:35
• Ganachian - The Swallow – 27:03
• Gomidas - Little Wooden Horse –  29:06
• Tumajan - Cradle Song - Lullaby from Putanya –  41:57 & 45:00 & 46:42
• Ganachian – Peaceful Night – 56:12
• Tumajan - 2 Playsongs from Agn Region – 65:43
• Tumajan - Orrim - Lullaby from Putanya –  70:50
• Ganachian - Serenade – 76:03
• Ganachian - Bjingo –  77:11

Episode 115 | Recorded: January 23, 2022

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The former artistic director of The Australian Ballet, David McAllister, steals the spotlight to interview his partner, Noonuccal Nuugi playwright and director Wesley Enoch.

Also, Yorta Yorta composer and singer Deborah Cheetham talks about the making of her opera Parrwang Lifts the Sky, based on the Wadawurrung story of the magpie who brought light to the land.

29 November 2021: Punam is joined in the studio by opera singer Bettina Schweiger.

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Soprano Lindsay Kesselman joins the show! Hailed by Fanfare Magazine as an “artist of growing reputation for her artistry and intelligence...with a voice of goddess-like splendor” Lindsay Kesselman is a GRAMMY-nominated soprano who passionately advocates for contemporary music.

We talk extreme audience reactions, manifesting what you want, and yes, bungie jumping-hamsters. Lindsay has a lot of deep insight and we also have a great time with On This Day in Music History, Rorschach Test, and more!

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Si Richard peut décrire la société à travers les grands films de gangsters et de mafia, est-ce que le scénariste et réalisateur Luc Dionne va plus loin que la réalité dans sa populaire série District 31? Et quand le journaliste Félix Séguin raconte comment un parrain de la mafia lui a offert des cadeaux pour son bébé, on en vient à croire qu’au contraire, la réalité est plus forte que la fiction!  

Sophie, elle, veut savoir si le personnage du journaliste Jean Brière est une inspiration directe de Félix Séguin... Tout semble devenir de plus en plus flou entre la fiction et la réalité... et ce n’est pas le vin le coupable!  

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The Wadawurrung story of Parrwang, a magpie that lifted the sky to bring light to the land, is now an opera. Parrwang Lifts the Sky is by the Yorta Yorta composer and singer Deborah Cheetham and presented by Victorian Opera.

Also, we visit a rehearsal of The Dispute, a work performed and co-created by children with experience of family separation, hear performance from the new Australian production of Chess and check in on London's West End theatres as they reopen their doors.

David Ireland writes very funny plays that often descend into bloody chaos and despair. Most, including his controversial play Ulster American, reflect the legacy of sectarian violence in his homeland of Northern Ireland and the fractured cultural politics of today.

Also, with Opera Australia back on the road, we hear Natalie Aroyan perform an aria from Verdi's Ernani ahead of its Melbourne season, and we meet Roslyn Oades: an artist who uses interviews and other recordings to create unique works of documentary theatre.

Alicia Russell, Furman, has been singing as long as she could sit still in church. Coming from generations of singers, Alicia found early passions for the stage through musical theater performances. After being encouraged to pursue opera, she quickly discovered what would become her career. Having served as a resident artist at companies around the country, Alicia has also been able to promote arts education to young people and introduce them to the world of opera. She has been able to showcase BIPOC professionals in the arts and participate in telling more diverse experiences through her art. Alicia offers great advice on staying flexible in your life and career in an ever-changing world. 

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Iranian-German director and librettist, Mina Salehpour, is in the midst of her second opera with composer, Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei.  He’s just received an IDEA Grant from Opera America to help them finish the piece, tentatively titled “The Three Shapes Opera.”  Mina and Keturah speak about this, their first creative work together, and her thoughts on libretto writing as a director who specializes in devised work.

Before that, however, Keturah shares interviews with two formidable sopranos, Alexandra Loutsion and Alexandra Lo Bianco, both dissecting the strong female characters in Puccini operas.  For Lo Bianco, they discuss the end of Turandot, and for Loutsion, they talk about the meaning within “Vissi D’Arte” from Tosca.

Mina Salehpour, Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei, Yashar Saghai: https://www.operaamerica.org/get-involved/about-us/press-room/2019/opera-america-awards-first-ever-idea-opera-grants-for-composers-and-librettists-of-color/

Alexandra LoBianco: https://imgartists.com/roster/alexandra-lobianco/

Alexandra Loutsion: https://www.alexandraloutsion.com/

EPISODE 27: American soprano Alyson Cambridge is one of the most diverse and compelling vocal artists on the scene today. She is praised for her “powerful, clear voice” by The New York Times, hailed by critics for her “radiant, vocally assured, dramatically subtle and artistically imaginative” performances (Washington Post), and celebrated for her “sultry and seductive readings” (Opera News). Combined with a striking stage presence and affecting musical and dramatic interpretation, she has two decades of success on the world’s leading opera and concert stages, including The Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Washington National Opera at The Kennedy Center, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Los Angeles Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, London’s Royal Albert Hall, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna Konzerthaus, and New York's Broadway Theatre, to name a few. Her operatic repertoire includes the beloved heroines of Puccini, Verdi, and Mozart (Madama Butterfly, Mimi in La Bohème and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni frequently among them), as well as her signature title roles of Carmen and Bess in Porgy and Bess. She has also made successful forays into the Broadway and jazz worlds, most notably with award-winning and critically-acclaimed performances as Julie in Show Boat, Vi in Gershwin’s rarely performed jazz-opera Blue Monday, and her 2018 Broadway debut in Rocktopia. She also has released three acclaimed classical and jazz albums, From the Diary of Sally Hemings and Until Now, respectively.  Her most recent album, “Sisters In Song”, is a unique compilation of opera, art songs, and African-American spiritual duets with fellow soprano Nicole Cabell, and was an Opera News 'Critic's Choice' for 2019. alysoncambridge.com

As guitarist, producer, composer and/or music director, Tony Bruno has worked with Rihanna, Joan Jett, Kanye West, Enrique Iglesias, Mandy Moore, Donna Summer, INXS, Colin Hay among many other major artists. Bruno's TV credits include The Grammys, America's Got Talent, La Voz Kids, X-Factor, the AMAs, Jay Leno, Top Of The Pops, MTV Music Awards and TRL, and Wetten Das, and countless others. His song "Daylight in Your Eyes" that he co-wrote with Tommy Byrnes for German girl group, No Angels, was the second best-selling German single of all time. He currently lives in Brooklyn where he has his recording studio and writes for TV, Broadway and Film. tonybrunomusic.com

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