The Opera Glasses Podcast

A west coaster living in Toronto, Stephen Bell works as a director of photography and lead UX/UI designer for the media design company Coffeeshop Film & Creative. His passion for all things digital has led Coffeeshop Film & Creative to be recognized as one of Toronto’s leading media studios for arts and design. From full length features and music videos to commercial and social media adver...

Joel Ivany, a Canadian director and Artistic Director of Against the Grain Theatre and Edmonton Opera AND Program Director for Opera at the Banff Centre, joins Elizabeth Bowman in a conversation about the opera industry right now, reviews, where we're headed, and more.  All episodes of The Opera Glasses podcast are hosted by the editor of Opera Canada , currently Michael Jones after Elizabeth...

Karen Stone has retired from the Aalto Theater Essen after 23 years of opera prompting - a job that many opera fans might not know exists.  An opera prompter is key to the success of any performance. Stone is a Canadian flute player with a McGill education, and an affinity for languages. This episode is for all who are interested in opera—both those on stage and in the audience.  All episodes of T...

A special episode dedicated to the winner of the Canadian Opera Company Centre Stage Competition for Emerging Artists.  Polish-Canadian soprano Karoline Podolak won singing Violetta's famous aria "Sempre libre" from Verdi's La traviata.  She also took home the Audience Choice Award.   In this episode Podolak talks about how she prepares for a competition, who has guided her, wh...

Catherine Pisaroni, Founder, Principal and Art Director of Lenny's Studio—a design, PR, and digital marketing firm specializing in opera and classical music clients—is our guest on today's show.  We talk about the art of ENGAGEMENT in opera—how we can bring more people into the world of opera, where to focus our efforts and what we would like to see more of.  Elizabeth Bowman, Editor-in-...