[@ 4 min] Alright, this week…OBS Season Eleven starts with a kickoff return touchdown! The legendary German countertenor Andreas Scholl goes Inside the Huddle to share advice for a long career, and to tell the story of making THAT recording. You’ll know which one.[@ 31 min] Plus, we add a few extra minutes to the Two Minute Drill to catch you up on all the stories you missed, including the Met…in Saudi Arabia?GET YOUR VOICE HEARDStream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.comoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social
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Three Sisters! ft. Sondra Radvanovsky, Yuval Sharon, and Creatine Price
[@ 1 min] Alright, this week…as the team gears up for OBS Season 11, we bring you some of the best of season 10, starting with a Free Throw from Sondra Radvanovsky on singing one of her quote unquote “EASIEST” roles.[@ 12 min] Then, it’s George’s pick for his favorite interview of 2025. We go Inside the Huddle with stage director, author, and Detroit Opera Artistic Director Yuval Sharon.[@ 32 min] And to round-out this All-Replays episode, we revisit our conversation with tenor Jordan Pitts, the creator of drag diva Creatine Price.GET YOUR VOICE HEARDStream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.comoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social
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Star Squad Season Wrap! ft. Kerriann Otaño
[@ 4 min] Alright, this week…Friend of the Show Kerriann Otaño goes Inside the Huddle...again! Vice President of Engagement for Opera Delaware, Otaño returns to share news about Delaware’s revolutionary studio artists program.[@ 32 min] And as it’s our season finale, we’ll take a break from the Two-Minute Drill as all the news seems to be men behaving badly, or MAN bickering with a Russian soprano. Instead, we've brought back THE George Cederquist to mercilessly criticize OBS Season Ten.[@ 45 min] Plus…we continue the classic OBS callback streak with a Listener Mailbag from Anthony. You know, Anthony. From the Bronx.GET YOUR VOICE HEARDoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social
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Straight Out of the Box! ft. Anne Midgette
[@ 5 min] Alright, this week…music critic Anne Midgette goes Inside the Huddle. As the co-author of the article that launched Classical Music’s #metoo movement in 2018 AND as the former music critic of the Washington Post, today’s guest is uniquely qualified to comment on just about everything we care about on this podcast. Next month, Anne Midgette is a guest speaker for the Jussi Bjorling Society’s webinar “The Myth of Park and Bark,” so in addition to asking her about the Kennedy Center and what we should do with all of our Domingo recordings, we’ll talk about acting for singers too![@ 47 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…Tom Cruise has to wash his hair, Ben Folds is not really into North Korea vibes, and we warned you, Peter Gelb. GET YOUR VOICE HEARDoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social
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How to Win a Grammy! ft. Nicholas Phan
[@ 3 min] Alright, this week…Grammy-winning tenor Nicholas Phan takes a Free Throw on finally winning that Grammy on his fifth nomination, for his performance in OBS Hall of Famer Kaija Saariaho’s 'Adriana Mater.'[@ 15 min] ...which gets us thinking about Grammy winning opera recordings. In Chalk Talk, we take a look at the history of the only Grammys category that matters, Best Opera Recordings. Which winners have stood the test of time and which recordings are the equivalent of Oscar winners like Crash or Green Book? [@ 44 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…Renee Fleming calls out conservatories for predatory pricing, and the PR disaster surrounding the New York Philharmonic sex abuse scandal continues.GET YOUR VOICE HEARDoperaboxscore.comfacebook.com/obschi1operaboxscore.bsky.social