Sex, Drugs, and Opera Podcast

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Sex, Drugs, and Opera is a Podcast by singers for everybody. Professionals are featured biweekly to discuss the opera business, both on and off the stage.

Jared Ice and Michael Pegher


    • Nov 18, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 5m AVG DURATION
    • 103 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Sex, Drugs, and Opera Podcast

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S6 E3 - "Audience Attention Span" - November 15th 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 58:57


    Mike and Jared discuss the shrinking audience attention span.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S6 E2 - "Unhappy in Opera" - August 9th 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 67:51


    Mike and Jared discuss how to find happiness in an opera career. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S6 E1 - "A Triumphant Return" - July 26th 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 63:22


    Mike and Jared record their first podcast back after a 2 year break. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S5 E6 - "Episode 100, the Final Episode" - April 23rd 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022 134:44


    Mike and Jared record their final episode of the Sex, Drugs, and Opera podcast. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S5 E5 - "The End of an Era" - April 2nd 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 48:56


    Mike and Jared talk about the slap heard round the world, being open and honest with fellow singers, and the future of the SDAO podcast.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S5 E4 - "Where are the opera sub genres?" - March 12th 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 53:15


    Mike and Jared discuss opera and why there is a lack of modern sub genres. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S5 E3 - "Tin Pan Alley" - Feb 26th 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2022 54:41


    Mike and Jared discuss Tin Pan Alley and its effect on the music business.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S5 E2 - "Sending a message, or marketing? " - Feb 12th 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2022 65:55


    Mike and Jared talk about music's role in marketing, art, propaganda, and virtue signalling. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S5 E1 - "Music and Subcultures" - Jan 1st 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 53:45


    Mike and Jared start off season 5 with a discussion about music, the subcultures that follow different genres, and the importance of the right performance venue.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E22 - "SDAO Xmas" - Dec 25th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2021 54:25


    Mike and Jared do their annual Christmas themed, season-ender. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E21 - "Quitting Opera Pt. 2" - Dec 11th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021 66:49


    Mike and Jared continue their discussion on quitting the singing business. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E20 - "Quitting Porn, Interview with Nikki Rhodes" - Nov 26th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 61:45


    Mike and Jared discuss life in the porn industry, and deciding to quit with porn star Nikki Rhodes.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E19 - "Quitting Opera" - Nov 13th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021 68:29


    Mike and Jared discuss quitting the opera business.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E18 - "Fan Mail" - Oct 31st 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 73:59


    Mike and Jared answer questions from listeners, do a Text-Talk, and debut a new SDAO segment.  

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E17 - "Götterdämmerung" - Oct 16th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 57:47


    In the final episode of a four part series on Wagner's "Ring des Nibelungen", Mike and Jared discuss Götterdämmerung and do a Hollywood casting.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E16 - "Siegfried" - Oct 2nd 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 66:01


    In the third episode of a four part series on Wagner's "Ring des Nibelungen", Mike and Jared discuss Siegfried and do a Hollywood casting.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E15 - "Die Walküre" - Sept 18th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 66:43


    In the second episode of a four part series on Wagner's "Ring des Nibelungen", Mike and Jared discuss die Walküre and do a Hollywood casting.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E14 - "Das Rheingold" - Aug 4th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 74:13


    In the first episode of a four part series on Wagner's "Ring des Nibelungen", Mike and Jared discuss das Rheingold and do a Hollywood casting.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E13 - "Singing, Selling, Saving" - Aug 21st 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 59:21


    Mike and Jared discuss saving for retirement, and making art versus using music to make money.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E12 - "Fan Mail" - July 10th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2021 63:47


    Mike and Jared discuss toilet demons, baby-making music they missed out on, and read a Fach Fiction. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E11 - "Shame" - June 26th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2021 72:35


    Mike and Jared discuss the origins of shame in society. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E10 - "Baby-Making Music" - June 12th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 71:14


    Mike and Jared discuss the best music to get down to.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E9 - "Fan Mail" - May 29th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 64:15


    Mike and Jared answer questions from listeners. They discuss average singer salaries, and do a Fach Fiction. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E8 - "Don Giovanni" - May 15th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 78:57


    Mike and Jared discuss Mozart's opera Don Giovanni.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E7 - "Fiction that should be opera" - May 1st 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 59:47


    Mike and Jared discuss which fictional stories they think would make good operas, they also read one of the filthiest fach fictions yet. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E6 - "Lord of the Rings" - April 17th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 63:53


    Mike and Jared discuss the Lord of the Rings books and films.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E5 - "Our Highschool Music Experiences" - March. 27th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 55:15


    Mike and Jared swap Highschool music experiences, and discuss impactful movies. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E4 - "This was supposed to be about cold remedies" - March. 13th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 69:19


    Mike and Jared discuss whether the old composers were really that good, nerd out about harmony, and do a Fach Fiction. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E3 - "Studying in Germany" - Feb. 27th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 66:13


    Mike and Jared discuss life as a music student in Germany. From costs and visas, to living situations and general student life. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E2 - "Fan Mail" - Feb. 13th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 66:39


    Mike and Jared discuss Fach, Opera sex-playlists, plastic surgery, and Sci-Fi movies. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E1 - "Stuck in a Rut" - Jan. 30th 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 62:19


    Mike and Jared kick off season 4 with a discussion about how to get out of a rut. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E25 - "Handel's Messiah" - Dec. 25th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 68:56


    Mike and Jared finish off season 3 with an episode about Handel's Messiah.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E24 - "Negotiating and TikTok" - Dec. 12th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 64:26


    Mike and Jared discuss how to place value on yourself as a singer, and TikTok's place in the opera world.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E23 - "Kaufmann's Xmas Album" - Nov. 28th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 57:33


    Mike and Jared discuss Jonas Kaufmann's new Christmas album. Specifically his cover of "All I Want for Christmas Is You".

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E22 - "Tattoos and Mainstream Opera " - Nov. 14th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 59:25


    Mike and Jared talking about opera singers having tattoos, operatic music that has found it's way into mainstream culture, and do their Hollywood Casting of Rigoletto.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E21 - "Rigoletto" - Oct 31st 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 66:07


    Mike and Jared talk about Verdi's hit opera, Rigoletto.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E20 - "Putting on a recital, critics, and debt" - Oct 17th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 67:24


    Mike and Jared talk about putting on an effective recital, dealing with critics, and revisit their topic of student debt.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E19 - "Conducting" - Oct 3rd 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 60:27


    Mike and Jared talk about conducting, getting their music stolen, and smelling like onions.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E18 - "Fan Mail" - Sept 19th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 61:17


    Mike and Jared talk about energy drinks, voice gurus, cutting the cord after university, and more. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E17 - "Desert Island Part 2" - Sept 5th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2020 75:08


    Mike and Jared discuss more singers, songs, and instruments in this second installment of their desert island episode. They also discuss student loan debt for singers.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E16 - "Desert Island Part 1" - Aug 22nd 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 69:06


    Mike and Jared discuss which operas, singers, and roles they would take if they were stranded on a desert island. They also do a just the tip and rant about beer.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E15 - "Beethoven Part 2" - Aug 8th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 77:37


    In the final episode of a two-episode series, Mike and Jared discuss classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven, his music, and his life. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E14 - "Beethoven Part 1" - July 25th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 52:04


    In the first of two episodes, Mike and Jared discuss classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven, his music, and his life. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E13 - "Fan Mail" - July 11th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2020 54:56


    Mike and Jared return from their short summer break and try to make a dent in their fan-mail folder. How to start a conversation at an audition, and weed's effect on the voice are a few of the topics discussed. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E12 - "Music of Star Wars" - May 30th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2020 71:57


    Mike and Jared talk about the musical themes used in the Star Wars movies, they also do a reverse Hollywood casting.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E11 - "Queen of the Night" - May 16th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 64:54


    Mike and Jared talk about the Queen of the Night character from Mozart's Magic Flute.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E10 - "Singing in Choir" - May 9th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 59:43


    Mike and Jared reminisce on their choir days and introduce a new SDAO Quiz segment. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E9 - "Coping with Lockdown" - May 2nd 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 65:16


    Mike and Jared talk about the alphabet, dorm room stories, and living room concerts. They also do a Fach Fiction from the boys.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E8 - "Future of Music" - April 25th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 65:56


    Mike and Jared talk about the future of music, how it's created and how it's consumed. 

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E7 - "L'Orfeo" - April 18th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 55:21


    Mike and Jared discuss Monteverdi's opera L'Orfeo, and do a Hollywood casting.

    Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E6 - "Alcoholism" - April 11th 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 55:49


    Mike and Jared talk about alcohol use in the music world.

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