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Thu, 26 July 2018
The usual...some good yuks and insight. |
Sat, 2 June 2018
The Met countersues James Levine...NPR "interview" on "#metoo" in opera...Real prisoners in Fidelio...Old Tyme recordings. Oliver's Corner finally says goodbye to Semiramide with some tenor love. This week features Michael, ,The OC, Doug Dodson, and Roberta is back! |
Thu, 10 May 2018
We are back again after a brief hiatus following our long hiatus. More #metoo, Sensational TV shows in headlines for operas. Oliver's Corner looks at Bel raggio from Semiramide and we finally give the OPERABUSTERS! answer from the last show when Jesus was still alive in the church calendar. This week features Michael, The OC, and DOug Dodson. |
Tue, 20 March 2018
James Levine finally fired from The Met...he sues, and bad blood has been in the air for awhile...Opera singer once played a game of tag football. Plus Oliver's Corner and the sad return of OPERABUSTERS! This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson and Matt Boresi. |
Thu, 8 March 2018
New Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin has a full day...James Levine and his coterie of acolytes...More sexual assault fallout at Opera Tampa...How to improve your bass voice. Plus, Oliver's Corner closes out Ulisse. |
Tue, 27 February 2018
The Met asks it's new music director to come early and Doug Dodson handicaps their new season...Austin Opera boots their artistic director after 27 women come forward...Transgiovanni. Plus, Oliver's Corner |
Mon, 12 February 2018
OperaNow! is back after a long hiatus. |
Sat, 23 December 2017
OperaNow! is back for the holidays with a look at A Christmas Carol in all of its many forms. Joining Michael are Chris Rice, John Greenbaum, and Anthony Barrese. Thanks to Bulova and Chesterfield for their kind sponsorship. |
Mon, 22 August 2016
Hey Munich: You're wrong about The Exterminating Angel...Singers gather around to create a better experience...San Diego Opera asks the community what they want...New marquee goes up at opera house in Travers City. Oliver's Corner closes out The Rakes Progress. Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, Kevin Kees and Roberta. |
Wed, 3 August 2016
10 years later, The Met's HD broadcasts...Edinburgh Festival offers refunds for Cosi before the show opens...Everyone wants to be in Mozart in the Jungle...Patinkin & Gunn...Anton Coppola going strong at 99. Plus OPERABUSTERS! and Guess Who Died? And listen through to the end for a special interview... This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, Mike Mayes and old school host, Kevin Kees. |
Wed, 13 July 2016
How do you solve a problem like Peter Gelb? That aria is way too long...Opera composed by psychiatrist attempts to address schizophrenia...Pole dancer spices up Verdi (about time)...Young Pavarotti discovered in Wales (sort of.) Olivers Corner continues it's look at The Rakes Progress with Act 2. This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson |
Fri, 17 June 2016
Yannick coming to The Met (in 20 years)... In Oliver's first Corner on The Rake's Progress we listen to Paul Appleby, Laura Claycomb, and Dawn Upshaw in her prime. This week features Micahel, The OC and Matthan Black |
Wed, 25 May 2016
As we we ease back into things, we shoot the shit and disucuss a few stories. The Norma Effect...New York City Opera announces first full season...NY Times talking heads try to get more people to the opera (and Michael solves the problem) Oliver's Corner goes on hiatus to retool...next week, a look at the TV show Jackass. Guess Who Died (again)? This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson.
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Wed, 20 April 2016
So long, James Levine... |
Thu, 7 April 2016
Upstart Opera in NYC...Another Camarena EncoreAt The Met...ENO Music Director Resigns...Verdic Cycle Comes To A Close in Sarasota...Florence Foster Jenkins Movie...Greenwich Residents to Perform in The Sorcerer. In Oliver's Corner we listen to Leyla Gencer, Piero Cappuccilli, and Dimitra Theodossiou in act 2 of Roberto Devereux. This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson. And be sure to check out La Familia Green for all your greeting card and stationary needs! |
Tue, 8 March 2016
The Hymen's Return!...First female conductor EVER this season at Baltimore Opera House...ENO chorus votes to go on strike...Roberto Alagna steps in to save Manon Lescaut at The Met (but thinks he overdid it). Oliver's Corner previews Roberto Devereux, an opera you should know. This week features Michael, The OC and Matt Boresi of The Paternity Test Podcast |
Wed, 24 February 2016
More mulling over James Levine's future at The Met...Seattle Opera unveils plans for new enormo-dome...Next season has first opera by a female composer in a jillion years. This week in Oliver's Corner we listen to historically important recordings featuring Grace Bumbry, Shirley Verrett, Simon Estes, and Dorothy Maynor. This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson.
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Wed, 10 February 2016
Peter Gelb and James Levine walk into a doctor's office...Castleton Festival goes on hiatus...The Vienna Opera Ball...Renee Fleming hints at retirement...Make opera more relevant (blah). This week on Oliver's Corner: The inimitable Roberta Alexander and rising stars Noah Stewart and J'nai Bridges. Plus, Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, the return of Jenny and special guest, director Paul Curran. |
Tue, 2 February 2016
NYCO Tosca arrives with mixed reviews...Are we being too sensitive on the operatic stage?...Cross-over Dido...No Verdi or Puccini next season a Lyric Opera Chicago...Police called on man screaming in his apartment.
It's February, so Oliver's Corner can take a break from researching operas and rely on the artistry of others. This week: Leona Mitchell, Robert McFerrin, and Barbara Hendricks.
This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson.
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Wed, 13 January 2016
NYCO will finally rise from the ashes as NYCO...Mope from Harvard fills culture "article" with quotes...Lyric Opera Chicago launches Chicago Voices program...Anna Netrebko weds again in style...Shasta College hires pantomime bear for Bartered Bride...Guns cheapen Lucia's death in Eugene. The final installment of La Sonnambula on Oliver's Corner: Amina, the Sleep-Cuddler This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson. |
Thu, 24 December 2015
NYCO Renaissance now front runner to lead NYCO...and puts on a Tosca in January...Montserrat Caballé avoids jail time on tax evasion verdict...Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker shows his "opera" pipes...Fred Plotkin, man about the world announce this year's "Freddies" for operatic achievement. Poverty, kleptomania, and child abuse - A very Menotti Christmas, THIS WEEK in Oliver's Corner. Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson. |
Wed, 2 December 2015
James Levine learns Die Fledermaus...Google will plant you right next to an oboe player on stage...fake transgender Carmen...Opera in a limo. This week in Oliver's Corner, YOU get to decide who is Bel Canto and who is just Can Belto. Plus Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson. |
Thu, 19 November 2015
NYCO Renaissance to present Tosca...Glyndebournenames new General Director...Sherrill Milnes celebrates 50 years at The Metropolitan Opera...Award- winning singer serenades stranded Eurostar passengers. In part 1 on Oliver's Corner on La sonnambula, RenataScotto can hold a high C longer than you. This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson. |
Wed, 4 November 2015
Why was Andrea Bocelli at the Richard Tucker Gala???...Another Opera Week in America has come and gone...More non-news with the New York City Opera revival...Opera Lyra Ottowa shuts down...Domingo survives galbladder scare. In the Oliver's Corner final installment of The Magic Flute: The Hero's Journey and Peeta is Pamina. This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson. |
Fri, 9 October 2015
Gotham Chamber Opera is kaput...Hvorostovsky comes back big...Leving cancels Lulu. In part two of Oliver's Corner on The Magic Flute, Pamina wants to be sexy and sad, just like her mommy. This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson. |
Wed, 23 September 2015
San Francisco Opera names new General Director...The Met talks a bigger lobby and their future...New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players cancel Mikado over racial outcry...panties tossed at Jonas Kaufmann at The Proms...Opera's "sexiest" Met stars...Houston Grand Opera offers free renewals to out of work oil barons. This week in Oliver's Corner: It's raining men - the dudes of the Magic Flute. This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson. |
Fri, 11 September 2015
Loft Opera seems to have their shits together...Why doesn't anyone do contemporary operas again?...Why to program 'Murican opera...Opera News gets a redesign..."opera school" noise complaint. In Oliver's Corner's final installment of Dialogues of the Carmelites: Blanche finally grows a pair. This week features Michael, The OC, and Doug Dodson. |
Mon, 24 August 2015
Metropolitan Opera to abandon what some call "blackface" for new Otello...Steve Jobs opera coming to Santa Fe...The trouble with digital classical music...WWII internment camp opera in Seattle...Here's a list of new operas people like...Australian opera singer called "faggot" by mope at basketball game...tenor sings during brain surgery. In Oliver's Corner - Part 2 of Dialogues of the Carmelites: Introducing Soeur Luna de Ravenclaw. This week features Michael, The OC, and Doug Dodson. |
Fri, 31 July 2015
Sorry for the sound quality...we tried our best to repair. Santa Fe Opera Has New Building...Hanoi Opera House...Mayor's Concert to Feature Area Vocalists...Helpmann Award winner Jennifer Rivera tells you the top 10 things you need to think about to sing...Hanoi opera house will be repainted the same color...First opera in Pidgin This week in Oliver's Corner: Does being a nun mean you don't get to sing a cabaletta? Part one of three on Dialogues of the Carmelites. Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC, and Doug Dodson. |
Wed, 15 July 2015
ENO Chief steps down...Opera booed for rape scene...San Diego ends season in the black...Katharine Jenkins to perform "full" Carmen...Police on the lookout for opera hold-up man. In Oliver's Corner: Rinaldo, part 3 -the perfect hero for our time. Part man, woman, and child. This week features Michael, The OC, and Mike Mayes. |
Tue, 23 June 2015
Vancouver Opera goes to a festival season and some aren't happy...Hey, I'm just a critic!...Opera by African-American composer sees a revival...Jake Heggie profiled in Opera News...Berlin Philharmonic names new music director...Trans woman sings national anthem at A's game...Robot makes operatic debut...It's not a UFO, it's marketing. In part 2 of Oliver's Corner on Handel's Rinaldo, everyone not named Rinaldo. This week features Michael, The OC and Matthan Black of the podcast Doing The Work. |
Sat, 6 June 2015
BEMF Preview...Bartoli lives in Amereeeeca...The couple that saved San Diego Opera...Alice Coote...Florida Grand Opera finishes season in the black... This week in Oliver's Corner, Another Mother of Dragons. Guess Who Died? (And Didn't)
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Tue, 12 May 2015
Zachary Woolfe gives The Met a physical on (but doesn't make them cough)...Lyric Opera Kansas City fires their Artistic Director...We do some of the work...Countertenor moves to St. Louis to quell riots...Opera website will show one opera a month...Fat Shirley's to hold auditions in late May. In Oliver's final installment of Dead Man Walking, Mazer the Hazer makes us cry. This week features Michael, The OC and Mike Mayes. |
Wed, 1 April 2015
New Yorker article takes a deeper look at what is happening at The Met and the board responds...Anthony Tommasini hints that Domingo should "just back away"...LA Opera has a costume sale...High School seniors in Mobile Opera chorus. This Week in part 2 of Oliver's look into Dead Man Walking: Helen and Joseph go together like peas and carrots. This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson. |
Tue, 17 March 2015
San Diego Opera names new General Director...Met Opera Board President doesn't stand for reelection...How to get rehired for a choral gig...ENO creates new CEO role...Bartoli pulls out of west coast tour...Julius Rudel memorial concert for NYCO Renascence. This week in Oliver's Corner: Spoiler Alert - Dead Man gets out of jail because his ma' sang an aria about forgiveness. Vote for us for a Podcast Award in Cultural/Arts. You can vote once a day till March 24th |
Fri, 6 March 2015
Every month is Black History Month! This week features Michael, The OC (coming in later), Jenny Rivera and Mike Mayes Voting has begun for the Podcast Awards...you can vote for us onece a day in the Cutural/Arts category...after you vote you submit your name and email and then need to confirm your vote via a link sent to your email address. |
Tue, 10 February 2015
Julius Rudel concert set to benefit NYCO Renaissance...Protestor storms The Met stage...The show goes on in Donetsk...Critic responds to critics. This week Oliver's Corner is feeling lazy and celebrates Black History Month but one has nothing to do with the other. Plus Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC and old pal, David Gordon (not THAT one). |
Sat, 24 January 2015
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Wed, 21 January 2015
Deborah Voigt bares all in new book...Conductor backs out of performance when they won't play Hatikva...The Hymens are back!...Flordia Grand Opera receives donation to save Ft. Lauderdale performances...Can you procreate and create?...Craigslist. Oliver says farewell Boheme with a broes before hoes dedication. Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, Jenny Rivera and Matt Boresi of the hit Podbean podcast, White Dad Problems. Check out Matt's upcoming show with Urban Arias here. |
Tue, 6 January 2015
Kennedy Center honors not high-brow enough...Opera Australia director bans critics...Idina Menzel like to justget by...More details emerge about the new NYCO prospects...Metropolitan Opera keeps changing the rush ticket policy...Turkish National Opera picks new ticket vendor. This week in the Corner, Oliver promises to listen more to his co-hosts until the flowers bloom again. This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson and Jenny Rivera. |
Thu, 25 December 2014
Didn't have the good mic, but enjoy! And thanks for listenig all year long. |
Wed, 17 December 2014
Is NYCO on th way back?...Anna Netrebko steps in it...The Opera News awards are back!...New roof for Tri-Cities Opera...Opera gets undressed. It's Christmas Eve in Oliver's Corner. Quick, add these two bills together. The gentleman who was with me will pay. Plus Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, Jenny Rivera and Mike Mayes. |
Tue, 2 December 2014
I was a teenage terrorist (in an opera)...Rome Opera agrees to endstandoff...Young Canadian singers vie for $450 loonies...Minnesota Opera GDresigns...San Diego Opera a "Going Concern"...Green Mountain Opera Festival shutting down......Met deficit sits at $22 million...Barenboim steps down at La Scala...Met seeks lunch-lady...Camels take center stage. In Oliver's Corner: The 2014 Fantasy League La bohème. This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, Jenny Rivera and Mike Mayes. |
Tue, 11 November 2014
Guess what we did for Opera Week in America?...Jenny's latest Huffington Post article on opera marketing...Should some singers be heard and not heard?...Florida Grand opera calls on Miami to get some cash...Enrico Caruso love letters on auction...Montserrat Caballe avoids jail sentence for tax evasion... Christine Goerke named Vocalist of the Year by Musical America. In the Corner, Oliver finally recognizes why he loves Electra. Plus Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson. |
Thu, 23 October 2014
Death of Klinghoffer debuts amid protests (but it seemed to go well in hindsight)...American Orchestras are shooting themsleves in the foot...Paris Opera Ejects Woman In Muslim Veil After Cast Refuses To Sing...Carmen Smoking Ban Lifted In Australia... In Oliver's Corner, Jean Madeira is mommy, dearest. Plus Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC, our old pal David Gordon and Our Man in Venice. |
Wed, 8 October 2014
Rome Opera shitcans orchestra and chorus...Netrebko moving on to Norma after Macbeth triumph...Apparently, The Met's production of Death of Klinghoffer will silence the Jews...The rumors of opera's death have greatly exagerated. This week in Oliver's Corner: part one of Strauss's Elektra -Girls just wanna have fun! Plus OPERABUSTES and Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC and Jenny Rivera. |
Mon, 22 September 2014
Vienna State Opera loses another conductor...Metropolitan Opera lays off 22 non-union workers thanks to Mike Mayes's's's' rants...Kiri Te Kanawa thinks Britain is "Killing" talent...Death of Klinghoffer protests scheduled for opening night at The Met...Man who beat cab driver fearing he wouldn't make the curtain of Fanciulla avoids jaintime. This week in Oliver's Corner, Carlo Bergonzi just does everything better. This week features Michael, The OC, Doug, Jenny Rivera and Mike Mayes. |
Wed, 10 September 2014
Opera Tells Before and After Tale...Singer Fired After Ranting On Facebook...Alagna Scared Away By The Audience Again...L.A. Opera Extends Domingo's Contract...Met Grand Tier Restaurant Seeks New Manager on Craigslist...Lyric Opera Virginia Closes Doors...Man Beats Cabbie With Cane For Fear of Being Late to Fanciulla. This week in Oliver's Corner: does Adina have any redeeming qualities besides being highly literate? Plus Guess Who Died and and a new segment: Who's That Guy In That Show? This week features Michael, The OC, Jenny Rivera, Mike Mayes and Megan Marino. |
Tue, 19 August 2014
Met Reaches Deal With AGMA and AFM...Met Predicts Larger Deficit Next Season...San Diego Opera: The Whole Story...Wainwright Selling The Shirts Off His Back To Fund Prima Donna Recording...Mountian Lion (And Accoridng To Peter Gelb, Most Americans) Scared Off By Opera...Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera Scraps Fall Season...The Show Must Go On...All Of Her Fingers Must Hurt. In part one of Oliver's Corner on Elixir of Love, Belcore is a d*ck. This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, Jenny Rivera and Michael Mayes. |
Sun, 3 August 2014
Our first live show, from sunny Santa Barbara... The Met union struggles continue but with some light at the end of the tunnel...Germany saves the day once again with opera jobs...Tamar Iveri plans gay bash to make up for her previous gay bash...Is opera racist? (probably). This week in Oliver's Corner, not even Marilyn Horne can get him off of his script about Act 2 of Carmen. Plus Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC, Jenny Rivera, Will Ferguson...and MARYLIN HORNE! |
Wed, 16 July 2014
Arts Council puts the squeeze on ENO (they lost weight in preparation)...Eric Owens puts his money where his mouth is...Some revalations on how The Met chorus is paid. In Oliver's Corner, seven tenors-you-should-know show you how to talk to a lady, how to scare the audience, and how to vocally demonstrate wood. Plus Guess Who Died? The Man, The Maestro, The Maazel. This week features Michael, The OC and Mike Mayes and Tim Myers (with special guest stars at the end.) |
Fri, 4 July 2014
Opera Australia PR Nightmare...Chicago Festival Can't Pay for Beethoven...Klinghoffer and other problems at The Met. This week in Oliver's Corner: I came here to give you a kiss. From your mother. Set your phasers to OPERA. Plus Guess Who Died? |
Wed, 18 June 2014
Metropolitan Opera on the edge of a precipice...Some companies are doing fine...Covent Garden wraps up homeless Dialouges...Anger over electronic orchestra causes postponement. In Oliver's Corner, we learn that Handel was the Stephen Spielberg of the high baroque, and Cavalli was the Orson Welles (?) of......aw, never mind. Just listen to some nice duets from La Calisto. Tune in to the end to hear an interview with Eric Einhorn and Jennifer Petersn on On Site Opera where we discuss the company and their new production of Rameau's Pygmalion happning now! |
Wed, 4 June 2014
San Diego Opera names former Lyric Opera Chicago chief Bill Mason as Artistic Advisor...What happened with the incoming director at La Scala...The Met opens up on budget and contract negations...Andrea Bocelli embroiled in eponymous wine scandal. In Oliver's Corner: if he-goats are a turn-on, Calisto is the opera for you. This week features Michael, The OC and Jenny Rivera |
Tue, 20 May 2014
The show will go on for San Diego Opera (sans Ian Campbell)...Metropolitan Opera and ALL the unions seem to be at odds with the orchestra authorizing a strike should talks fail...3 of Great Britain's hunkiest critics mercilessly go after the Octavian's appearance in Glyndebourne's Der Rosenkavalier and Alice Coote strikes back...Opera fans suffer more after treatment for prostate cancer...Opera News (Nudes) appoints new publisher...Anna Netrebko does video ad for Austrian Air. Oliver's Corner This week features Michael, The OC and Jenny Rivera. |
Wed, 30 April 2014
San Diego Opera Give Themselves Until May 19th...Ian Campbell placed on paid leave...Ben Heppner says "So Long, Eh?"...Javier Camarena receives rare encore in Cenerentola at The Met...Jonathan Pell steppingdown from Dalls Opera...Canadian Music Festival Takes Down "Questionable" Billboard...Dave Mustaine of Megadeath shreds Wagner in San Diego. In the final installment of Così, Oliver's Corner illustrates why you should never hire a sassy chamber maid if you want to live the Seria lifestyle. Plus the answer to last weeks OPERABUSTERS! and Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson and listener on the show Chris Ternes. |
Wed, 16 April 2014
The San Diego Opera madness continues: board members offers $1M to inspire a new direction...more and more scrutiny of Ian Campbell'scompensation...they hire Clinton spin doctor...A deeper look into Ian Campbell...Gheourghiu cancels Faust...Jonas Kauffman and wife conciously uncouple...singer tries to defect to Italy. This week in Oliver's Corner: Fiordiligi, ossia, singing coloratura means you are a good person. Plus OPERABUSTERS! and Guess Who Died? If you are in NYC April 28th, come to the Opera America Center and hear him spout off on online fandom. Plus, the gang will be at Music Academy of The West July 30th at 3:15 for a live show. More details to come. This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson andMike Mayes. |
Tue, 1 April 2014
San Diego Opera...nuff said. This week Oliver's Corner analyzes all of the secco recit in Cosi (whoopee!) and shows how singing in 6/8 can lead to immorality. This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson and Jenny Rivera. |
Tue, 11 March 2014
Metropolitan Opera to cut Union's pay and AGMA makes dire prediction...Placebo Dominguez is defying age (and gravity)...Kiri Te Kanawa (may) be retiring again...Thomas Hampson calls in sick for Wozzeck...Fabio Luisi wants you to smell you like rain-soaked skin and Earl Grey Tea...The 3 Little Piggies is back! This week in Oliver's Corner, Cosi Fan Tutte, Part One ossia Slut Shaming Dorabella Plus Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson and Jenny Rivera. |
Tue, 25 February 2014
Amateur archaeologist discovers Roman-era German treasure linked to Wagnerian Nibelung legend...The Hymens are back!...Lyric Opera Appoints Ethnic Ambassadors to the city of Chicago (they are free to wreak havoc across the city having possible diplomatic immunity)...City Opera family celebrate what would have been the 70th Anniversary. Oliver's Corner is taking requests for his last segment on Britten's Midsummer Night's Dream. Plus Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC, Douog Dodson and Jenny Rivera. |
Tue, 4 February 2014
Renee Fleming Super Bowl Anthem Monday EveningQuarterbacking...Katherine Jenkins Keeps Making No sense...Metropolitan Opera Reports Falling Attendance...Gerard Mortier says "Regrets...I've Had a Few."...Kim Kardashian to Attend Vienna Opera Ball...Botched Episiotomy Wreaks Havoc on Opera Singer's Career...Sacramento Opera & Symphony Gets Last Minute $500K Bailout. This week in Oliver's Corner Part 2 of A Midsummer Night's Dream - a look into the music of Britten's Middle- Earth. This week features Michael, The OC and Doug Dodson. |
Wed, 22 January 2014
Peter Gelb will now negotiate...Danielle de Niese says sexy is...can...blah...Jackie Evancho thumbs her tiny nose at musical education...Milli Vanilli scandal turned into opera...Samuel Ramey says BRAVO to cash offer on his house. This week Oliver's Corner investigates the world of the supernatural and the fairies in a Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Plus Weekly Dirge, the answer to OPERABUSTERS! and Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC and the return of Doug Dodson. |
Fri, 10 January 2014
Maestro Wants Mozart Turned Down...Brokeback Opera Coming Soon to Madrid...J&R Classical Section Shuttered (didn't know it was there)...Anna Netrebko Apparently Skips Out on Elixir Final Dress at The Met...NY Times Critics List Modern Operas They Like...Lesley Garrett Plans Changes on Home in Epworth...Shitty News. This week the Polar Vortex and Unnamable Indiscretions have resulted in Oliver's Corner examining the beloved American coloratura soprano Roberta Peters with examples from La Sonnambula, Hamlet, L'Elisir d'Amore, and a song byDebussy. Plus OPERABUSTERS! This week features Michael, The OC, Michael Mayes (he's like a bad penny) and Jenny Rivera. |
Mon, 23 December 2013
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Tue, 3 December 2013
Counter-tenor David Hansen teases..."Rufun" Wainwright getting back to the opera grind...Man will come drink, sing and put together your cheap Ikea desk...Man gets clotheslined by cable and sues cable company...Netrebko and Schrott splitting...Maazel doesn't care for Kim Kardashians's selfies. This week in Oliver's Corner, a furious, writhing Cosi teaser with examples by Agnes Baltsa and threemystery mezzos. Plus OPERABUSTERS! and Guess Who Died? If you are so inclined check out tenor/teacher Michael Sylvester's Kickstarter project, "English Diction and Enunciation for North American Singers". This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson and Michael Mayes. Be sure to tweet @rufuswainwrightand say that @mazerthehazer should play Hadrian #COC2018 #operanowpodcast |
Mon, 25 November 2013
No Thanks, America's Got Talent! And, why is an opera company thanking a critic on Twitter for a good review? Anne Midgette actually likes a singer...Alberto Vilar gets tossed back into the hoosegow...New York City Opera get the go ahead to sell their wigs and harp...Rolando Villazon returns to The Met after HORRIBLE vocal ailments...Soprano sings Messiah now that she has been asked...French opera company goes with the DAD AX32. The conclusion of Oliver's Corner on Otello with examples by Jonas Kaufmann, Ailyn Perez, Francesco Merli, and Julianne Baird (!?!?) Plus Guess Who Died? and the answer to last week's OPERABUSTERS! This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson and Mike Mayes. |
Wed, 13 November 2013
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Wed, 16 October 2013
Metropolitan Opera composer program finallyproducing show(s)...Breaking Bad: The (Possible) Opera...Peter Gelb's office is a secret swinger's pad...NYCO's financial meltdown in more detail...Richard Bonynge and that bel canto sound. This week Oliver's Corner celebrates Verdi's birthday by trying to wrap his tiny mind around Otello. Plus Guess Who Died? This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson, Jenny Rivera and the spoken-word return of Texapolitan Opera Road Show's Michael Mayes. |
Mon, 30 September 2013
James Levine Returns To The Met...Opening Night Protest at The Met...Composers Look to Books And Movies For Material...The bell tolls for thee, New York City Opera...Dallas Opera Balances Budget Ahead Of Schedule...Weight Loss Film Shown At Opera House...Human Piano. Oliver's Corner Finishes Up Eugene Onegin with the man himself and Prince Gremin. All that plus an alternate universe where NYCO thrives and The Met Dives...what could have happened? This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson and Jenny Rivera. Plus, some old tyme podcasters. |
Tue, 17 September 2013
Gerard Mortier out at Teatro Real...Juilliard grads bring opera to the schools via superhero stories...Opera makes mice live longer...Opera News Awards recipients announced...The tale of the Alma Mahler sex doll...Portland Opera has nobody to market their shows. This week in Oliver's Corner five sopranos "pull a Tatyana" by writing one very long and messy letter that repeats the same phrase over and over again. This week features Michael, The OC, Doug Dodson and Jenny Rivera. http://twitter.com/operanow http://facebook.com/operanowpodcast |