Opera Columbus

opera-isms

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An Opera Columbus podcast talking all things OC, the industry, and all the words you hear constantly and might not know what they mean (aka operaisms).

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EP 40: Get to Know Eve + Austin 17.04.2026 49:00

Join us as we chat with Stage Director Eve Summer and Costume Designer Austin Blake Conlee from our upcoming La traviata!

EP 39: La traviata Chats 13.04.2026 28:14

John Bellemer and Brandon Whitish join us to chat about all things #TraviataOC!

EP 38: Get to Know Kenneth and Everett from #AnonymousLoverOC 07.02.2026 38:37

Join us as we chat with Kenneth Overton (Stage Director) and Everett McCorvey (Principal Guest Conductor).

EP 37: The Anonymous Lover Chats with Pierce and Matthew 04.02.2026 29:59

Join us as we get to know Jonathan Pierce Rhodes (Valcour) and Matthew Pearce (Colin) and talk about all things #AnonymousLoverOC

EP 36: Old Man And The Sea Podcast with Sidra and Mila 07.10.2025 27:13

Get to know Sidra Bell Who is part of the staging and choreographic direction team, and Mila Henry Who is the music Director and conductor for Old Man and the Sea

EP 35: CRANE Directing Fellow Chats with Brandon and Vanessa 19.09.2025 36:48

Get to know our Stage director Brandon McKnight when does making his opera Columbus directorial debut . you also may recognize them as are 23 through 25 crane directing fellow. We also have joining us Vanessa Ogbuehi who is our new Directing fellow !!!

Ep 34 : Rappaccini Chats with the Flowers 16.09.2025 22:36

Get to know our flowers in #RappacciniOC Cynthia Lopez Olaya, Skye Marie Johnson, and Anabella Petronsi, and learn more about OC’s upcoming Rappaccini‘s daughter.

Ep 33: Get to know Cecilia and Monica from #RappacciniOC 11.09.2025 31:55

Join us as we get to know Cecelia Violeta Lopez (Beatriz) and Monica Danilo Marquez (Isabella) and talk about all things #RappacciniOC

EP 32: End of Season Chat with OC's Board President 25.06.2025 23:22

Femi Adeyanju joins us to reflect on his time as OC's Board President and our incredible 2024-25 Season!

EP 31: Get to Know Casey, Jorell and Jessica from #FigaroOC 22.04.2025 41:28

Join us as we get to know Casey Robards (Music Director), Jorell Williams (Figaro) and Jessica Bayne (Susanna), and talk about all things #FigaroOC

EP 30: Figaro Chats with Bruno, Brian and Bizhou 14.04.2025 44:38

Get to know Bruno (Stage Director), Brian (Count Almaviva) and Bizhou (Countess Almaviva) and learn about all things #FigaroOC

EP 29: Get to Know Isaac and Taylor from our West Side Story 30.01.2025 45:48

Join us as we get to know Isaac Tobler (Bernardo, leader of the Sharks) and Taylor Harley (Riff, leader of the Jets), and talk about all things #WestSideStory! West Side Story is a co-production with Opera Columbus, Columbus Symphony, CAPA and BalletMet.

EP 28: West Side Story Chat with Jadon and Cecilia 23.01.2025 42:46

Get to know Jadon Webster (Tony) and Cecilia Violetta López (Maria), and learn about all things West Side Story ! West Side Story is a co-production with Opera Columbus, Columbus Symphony, CAPA and BalletMet.

EP 27: The Peachum Fam 18.11.2024 41:45

Get to know Erica Gabriel (Polly Peachum) and Robert Kerr (Mr. Peachum) and learn about all things #ThreepennyOC!

EP 26: Chatting about The Threepenny Opera with Dr. Everett, Tesia and Benjamin 11.11.2024 32:51

The grand return of some of our favorite artists! Everett McCorvey (Principal Guest Conductor), Tesia Kwarteng (Jenny) and Benjamin Dutcher (Mack the Knife) are back in Columbus for The Threepenny Opera! Get to know them, hear about all things #ThreepennyOC and learn a new opera-isms.

Get to Know Erica Gabriel and Eric McKeever from OC's A Magic Flute Experience: The Temple 11.04.2024 41:34

Get to know Erica Gabriel (Queen of the Night aka "Queenie) and Eric McKeever (Papageno aka "Papa), and learn about all things #TempleOC!

The Temple Chats with Allegra and Que 08.04.2024 46:35

Join us as we get to know Allegra Libonati (Stage Director) and Que Jones (Music Director + English Librettist and Arranger), and talk about all things #TempleOC

EP 23: Get to know Rosetta Cucchi and Neil Fortin from OC's Upcoming Eugene Onegin 23.02.2024 36:07

Join us as we get to know Rosetta Cucchi (Stage Director) and Neil Fortin (Costume Designer), and talk about all things Eugene Onegin!

EP 22: Messiah Sing-Along Chat with Rachel Will 30.11.2023 28:08

Opera and beer - what could be better?! Tune in to hear Rachel Will, Director of Advancement + Cooper-Bing Associate Producer at Opera Columbus, talk about all things Messiah Sing-Along Learn more about the event at OperaColumbus.org/MessiahSingAlong

EP 21: The Future of Opera! 04.10.2023 37:47

Get to know our new OC friends, and hear all about the incredible things they are doing in the opera world! Brandon Shaw McKnight, 2023-24 CRANE Directing Fellow Katrina Fasulo, Opera America Mentorship Program for Women Administrators + Development Director at Opera Saratoga Dione Bennett, Creative Programs Manager

EP 20: Get to Know Everett, Adam and Richard from OC's Upcoming Carmen! 22.09.2023 36:02

Get to know the incredible trio of Everett McCorvey (Music Director), Adam Diegel (Don José) and Richard Ollarsaba (Escamillo) of OC's upcoming Carmen !

EP 19: Carmen Chats with Sarah Dahnke, Tesia Kwarteng and Hannah Bullock 20.09.2023 36:17

Join us as we learn more about Sarah Danke (Director, 2022-23 CRANE Directing Fellow), Tesia Kwarteng (Carmen), and Hannah Bullock (Micaela), and talk about all things Carmen .

EP 18: Our 2023-24 Season! 19.09.2023 12:49

Julia, Jeannette and Kelsi chat all about OC's incredible 2023-24 Season

EP 17: Rigoletto Chat with Eve Summer and Hilary Ginther 26.03.2023 1:02:49

Learn all about Eve and Hilary, the upcoming OC + CSO’s Rigoletto, and two new opera-isms!!

EP 16: A Chat with Aubry Ballarò (Gilda) & Cody Müller (Sparafucile) from Rigoletto! 20.03.2023 30:49

Join us and while we learn more about Aubry & Cody and chat all things Rigoletto.