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.
Mike and Jared discuss the shrinking audience attention span.
Mike and Jared discuss how to find happiness in an opera career.
Mike and Jared record their first podcast back after a 2 year break.
Mike and Jared record their final episode of the Sex, Drugs, and Opera podcast.
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.
Mike and Jared discuss opera and why there is a lack of modern sub genres.
Mike and Jared discuss Tin Pan Alley and its effect on the music business.
Mike and Jared talk about music's role in marketing, art, propaganda, and virtue signalling.
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.
Mike and Jared do their annual Christmas themed, season-ender.
Mike and Jared continue their discussion on quitting the singing business.
Mike and Jared discuss life in the porn industry, and deciding to quit with porn star Nikki Rhodes.
Mike and Jared discuss quitting the opera business.
Mike and Jared answer questions from listeners, do a Text-Talk, and debut a new SDAO segment.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mike and Jared discuss saving for retirement, and making art versus using music to make money.
Mike and Jared discuss toilet demons, baby-making music they missed out on, and read a Fach Fiction.
Mike and Jared discuss the origins of shame in society.
Mike and Jared discuss the best music to get down to.
Mike and Jared answer questions from listeners. They discuss average singer salaries, and do a Fach Fiction.
Mike and Jared discuss Mozart's opera Don Giovanni.
Mike and Jared discuss which fictional stories they think would make good operas, they also read one of the filthiest fach fictions yet.
Mike and Jared discuss the Lord of the Rings books and films.
Mike and Jared swap Highschool music experiences, and discuss impactful movies.
Mike and Jared discuss whether the old composers were really that good, nerd out about harmony, and do a Fach Fiction.
Mike and Jared discuss life as a music student in Germany. From costs and visas, to living situations and general student life.
Mike and Jared discuss Fach, Opera sex-playlists, plastic surgery, and Sci-Fi movies.
Mike and Jared kick off season 4 with a discussion about how to get out of a rut.
Mike and Jared finish off season 3 with an episode about Handel's Messiah.
Mike and Jared discuss how to place value on yourself as a singer, and TikTok's place in the opera world.
Mike and Jared discuss Jonas Kaufmann's new Christmas album. Specifically his cover of "All I Want for Christmas Is You".
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.
Mike and Jared talk about Verdi's hit opera, Rigoletto.
Mike and Jared talk about putting on an effective recital, dealing with critics, and revisit their topic of student debt.
Mike and Jared talk about conducting, getting their music stolen, and smelling like onions.
Mike and Jared talk about energy drinks, voice gurus, cutting the cord after university, and more.
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.
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.
In the final episode of a two-episode series, Mike and Jared discuss classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven, his music, and his life.
In the first of two episodes, Mike and Jared discuss classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven, his music, and his life.
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.
Mike and Jared talk about the musical themes used in the Star Wars movies, they also do a reverse Hollywood casting.
Mike and Jared talk about the Queen of the Night character from Mozart's Magic Flute.
Mike and Jared reminisce on their choir days and introduce a new SDAO Quiz segment.
Mike and Jared talk about the alphabet, dorm room stories, and living room concerts. They also do a Fach Fiction from the boys.
Mike and Jared talk about the future of music, how it's created and how it's consumed.
Mike and Jared discuss Monteverdi's opera L'Orfeo, and do a Hollywood casting.
Mike and Jared talk about alcohol use in the music world.
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