So You Think You Can Belto?

Recorded Apr, 2024. Australian soprano Morgan Balfour made her San Francisco Symphony solo debut in 2023 with Bach’s Magnificat, conducted by Dame Jane Glover. In the same year, she made her European debut with Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart’s JSB Ensemble under the baton of Hans-Christoph Rademann and received praise for her "crystal clear tone (that) conveyed a broad palette of emoti...

New episode just arrived with Jessica and Jeremy. Recorded March 2025. LISTEN NOW: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/belto We answered your questions! You can submit new ones always here: https://soyouthinkyoucanbelto.weebly.com/qa.html -- Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners a...

Today's episode is with Fleur Snow, Director and co-host, Jeremy Boulton. Fleur Snow is a stage director and musician from West Wales. For the 2023-2024 season, she is resident staff director in St Gallen, Switzerland, and she will take up her next position in the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, Munich from September 2024. She is an organist and speaks English, Welsh, French, Italian, and Germa...

Today's episode is with Sharon Kempton. Australian born soprano Sharon Kempton, completed a Bachelor of Music Performance and Music Therapy with honours and Master of Music Performance at the University of Melbourne, under the tuition of Kevin Casey, Bettine MacCaughan OAM and the distinguished Merlyn Quaife OAM. Sharon has been the recipient of many prestigious prizes including the German Ope...

Today's episode is with Paull-Anthony Keightley. Bass-baritone Paull-Anthony Keightley made his European debut in 2018 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He sang in eleven productions with the company before joining Theatre Basel for two seasons. In 2021 he joined the full-time chorus of Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden and recently returned to Australia to join Opera Australia’s full-time choru...

Today's episode is with Anna Mahon. Anna Mahon spoke to Jeremy Boulton during their rehearsal period of ‘Les Misérables’ at Theater St. Gallen where they’re currently working together.  Anna Mahon was born in New Zealand and graduated with a Bachelor of Music with Honours from the University of Waikato, where she was also a Sir Edmund Hilary Scholar. Anna was Dame Malvina Major Foundation Stud...

Today's wrap + update episode is with Jessica & Jeremy. The podcast talks about how the podcast continues with more sporadic programming and less repetition going forward. It also reminds listeners of what we have heard in the inaugural three seasons. A reminder to subscribe on social media and in your podcast app/s to make sure you don't miss our next ep! It could be at any time! -- H...

Today's episode is with Fiona Jopson. Hosted by Jessica Harper. www.fionajopson.com https://www.instagram.com/fionajopsonsoprano/ -- Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners across Australia and the world with access to the direct knowledge and relayed experiences of professi...

Today's episode is with Marco Rizzello. Hosted by Jeremy Boulton. https://www.houstongrandopera.org/artists/marco-rizzello https://www.instagram.com/marco.rizzello/ -- Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners across Australia and the world with access to the direct knowledge...

Today's episode is a Germany Bonus Feature with Daniel Nicholson. Hosted by Jessica Harper & Jeremy Boulton. https://daniel-nicholson.com/ -- Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners across Australia and the world with access to the direct knowledge and relayed experience...

Today's episode is with Helena Dix. Hosted by Jessica Harper. www.helenadix.com -- Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners across Australia and the world with access to the direct knowledge and relayed experiences of professionals. It aims to help inform emerging artists by...

Today's episode is with Martin Cooke. https://www.staatsoper.de/en/biographies/cooke-martin -- Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners across Australia and the world with access to the direct knowledge and relayed experiences of professionals. It aims to help inform emerging...

Today's episode is two seperate interviews with Kristina Yorgova and Martin Lijauco, hosted by Jeremy Boulton. https://www.instagram.com/kyorgova/ https://www.instagram.com/martin_alfafara/ -- Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners across Australia and the world with access...

Today's episode is with Karina Bailey. https://www.instagram.com/karinabaileysoprano/ -- Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners across Australia and the world with access to the direct knowledge and relayed experiences of professionals. It aims to help inform emerging artis...

Today's episode is with Sam Sakker. https://www.samuelsakker.com/ -- Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners across Australia and the world with access to the direct knowledge and relayed experiences of professionals. It aims to help inform emerging artists by holding a mirr...

Jessica & Jeremy wrap up Season 1 of 'So You Think You Can Belto?' and chat about what's to come for the podcast! You'll hear from us next on September 4, 2023. We deeply thank and acknowledge all of the artists that have given us their time. Special mention goes also to Limelight Magazine in Australia for their coverage and support. Please consider a donation to help us keep m...

Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners across Australia and the world with access to the direct knowledge and relayed experiences of professionals. It aims to help inform emerging artists by holding a mirror to the opera system so that artists can make their own individually-in...

Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners across Australia and the world with access to the direct knowledge and relayed experiences of professionals. It aims to help inform emerging artists by holding a mirror to the opera system so that artists can make their own individually-in...

Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners across Australia and the world with access to the direct knowledge and relayed experiences of professionals. It aims to help inform emerging artists by holding a mirror to the opera system so that artists can make their own individually-in...

Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners across Australia and the world with access to the direct knowledge and relayed experiences of professionals. It aims to help inform emerging artists by holding a mirror to the opera system so that artists can make their own individually-in...

Hosted by Jessica Harper (soprano) & Jeremy Boulton (baritone), 'So You Think You Can Belto?' was created to empower emerging operatic practitioners across Australia and the world with access to the direct knowledge and relayed experiences of professionals. It aims to help inform emerging artists by holding a mirror to the opera system so that artists can make their own individually-in...