Operation Opera

We're back! In this episode we meet with Brian Stucki, tenor, and associate professor at Snow College.

The incredible collaborative pianist, vocal coach and music director, Lindy Tennent-Brown on collaboration and the guruisation of teachers. 

Composer, conductor and educator Russell Steinberg on transformative and informative musical moments, finding and keeping our artistic and personal truths. 

Finding your inner clown with Diane Fourès! 

New Zealand based journalist and music critic Richard Betts on art, work, and the journey of young singers in New Zealand. 

Actress and Human rights advocate, Nazanin Boniadi on bringing together our artistry and humanity. 

Vocal pedagog and professor Arden Hopkin on the university system and the place for vocal pedagogy with in it. 

Opera as Improv? Amanda Neal shows us how! 

Fine visual artist and mother of three gets into the nitty gritty of art and the importance of showing up. 

From home studios to microphones, what a singer needs to get started. 

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Ep 31: Fach Changes and Listening to your gut with Amy Shoremount-Obra by Operation Opera

Ep 32: Deficiencies in the Education & Business Side of Performing w/ Conductor Stephen P Brown by Operation Opera

Ep 30: First Rehearsal Process with Mark Lamanna(Part Two) by Operation Opera

Ep 29: Rachel and Alisa discuss artistic & personal integrity by Operation Opera

Ep 28: Artistic Co-Dependency With Stage Director, Mark Lamanna (Part One) by Operation Opera

Alan E. Hicks joins us in this episode as we discuss the many diverse and albeit unexpected paths into finding a consistent career in the theater and opera world.

In this episode, we talk with American Soprano, Amber Opheim on the character of resilience, the act of determination and what European singing contracts look like.

In this episode, we discuss the nuances of auditioning and performing in the US and Europe with classically-trained singer and agent, Anna Berg.

Rachel and Alisa have a chat with songwriter Bryan Benner about things old and new relating to opera and the role it can play in modern media.

After their engaging discussion with Stephen P. Brown, Alisa and Rachel sit down to unpack and further dig into some of the ideas brought up.

A two-time Global Music Awards Winner, Stephen P. Brown is a British-American Conductor-Composer bringing good music to life by performing on four continents for over 35 years. Alisa and Rachel had the opportunity to chat with him on his revolutionary ideas for approaching performing and building an audience.

Alisa and Rachel sat down with Kathleen Kelly to talk about being mothers in this business of opera and creating new works to satisfy new audiences. Kathleen Kelly enjoys a wide-ranging and dynamic musical life as a pianist, opera coach, conductor, and master teacher. The first woman and first American named as Director of Musical Studies at the Vienna State Opera, Kathleen joined the faculty of t...

This month Alisa Peterson Larsen and Rachel Payne chatted with Irish Soprano Mairead Buicke about balancing performance and family and the community we want to build.

Alisa and Rachel have another discussion on auditions, specifically the side of dealing with rejection and criticism.