Podcast appearances and mentions of george manahan

Why has Carmen been, since 1875, one of the world's most popular operas? Seattle Opera Dramaturg Jonathan Dean introduces this beloved masterpiece with musical examples from Seattle Opera's archival recordings of Carmen: from 1995, with Greer Grimsley as Escamillo (conducted by Steven Sloane); from 2004, with Stephanie Blythe (Carmen) and Paul Charles Clarke (Don José), conducted by George Manahan; and from 2011, with Anita Rachvelishvili (Carmen), Fernando de la Mora (Don José), and Norah Amsellem (Micaëla), conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit paulpodolsky.substack.comMan has always asked the question: what is it all about?J. Krishnamurti, 1969Stories are intrinsic to being human, a survival mechanism. Some forms of story—poetry—can be created virtually for free and others—movie making—cost millions of dollars. But just because we need something, doesn't mean it's easy money.What's a good business? Monopolies (toll bridges), massive economies of scale (big tech), products people are addicted to (cigarettes), and services you are legally obligated to buy (insurance) all offer good cash flow even if some of them, like cigarettes, are terrible for you. Making movies is far cooler than any of these businesses but faces a structural challenge. Supply is unlimited and demand (our time) is fixed. That's why I wanted to talk to Mike D'Alto, the founder of First Gen Content, a film finance and production company that has made the films Bird, Catch the Fair One, Call Jane, and On Swift Horses. Mike co-founded the company with three others: Claude Amadeo, Randal Sandler, and Chris Triana. Mike and I both share a passion for stories and business. Many storytellers don't understand finance; many business people don't understand stories. Mike is the rare person with an understanding of each. The basic issue is stories and businesses operate on different time frames. You can only measure good art over long time frames, like centuries. Does it have staying power? Yet, we measure business acumen in quarters or years. Any storyteller who is not independently wealthy must navigate these opposing realities. Also, before turning to the investment update, I want to share that one of the previous podcast guests, George Manahan, testified before Congress, the link to his testimony is here, before the passage of the National Plan to End Parkinson's Act. I'm hopeful this podcast gave him a platform to share his message. Investment Update

Professor of the Practice in the Department of Music at Duke University, Anthony Kelley joined the Duke faculty in 2000 after serving as Composer-in-Residence with the Richmond Symphony for three years under a grant from Meet the Composer, Inc. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Duke University, and he earned a Ph.D. in Musical Composition from the University of California at Berkeley.In 2021, Kelley was appointed as Composer in Residence for the North Carolina Symphony. His major works for symphony orchestra include: Spirituals of Liberation (commissioned and  premiered in 2022 by the North Carolina Symphony, with Evan Feldman and Michelle Di Russo, conducting); the piano concerto, Africamerica (premiered in 1999, by the Richmond Symphony with piano soloist, Donal Fox and George Manahan, conducting); and The Breaks (commissioned and premiered in 1998 by The American Composers Orchestra under the direction of Gerard Schwartz). The Baltimore, Detroit, Atlanta, Oakland East Bay, Marin (CA) and San Antonio symphony orchestras have also performed Kelley's symphonic music.Among his awards and honors are the Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Institute and Academy of Arts and Letters, and composition fellowships from the North Carolina Arts Council, the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation.  Some of his other work includes his soundtracks to the H. Lee Waters/Tom Whiteside film, Conjuring Bearden, (2006), and Dante James's film, The Doll (2007), explores music as linked with other media, arts, and sociological phenomena. A recording of Kelley's work, Grist for the Mill (commissioned by the Mallarme Chamber Players), was released in August, 2009 and is available for purchase on iTunes.Support the Show.

We start out our show with Dr. Ayne Amjad talking about the new documentary "Impossible Town," which looks at chemical contamination in the West Virginia Town of Minden. The town's issues have been going on for decades due to a chemical with cancer-causing PCBs contaminating the water and soil.In our second segment, we continue our look into "Impossible Town," with the documentary's co-producers, Scott Faris and Meg Griffiths. We'll hear from Faris and Griffiths about putting the film together and its importance in bringing awareness to the deadly contamination issues the people of Minden face.For segment three, Mark sits down with George Manahan to discuss and the annual Fox Trot for Parkinson's Research events, which take place Saturday, Oct. 7 in Charleston and Saturday, Oct. 14 in Huntington. Manahan says everyone is welcome to register for the event, which raises money for the Michael J. Fox Foundation to raise money for research on Parkinson's disease. Manahan also discusses a bill in Congress that could help expand rural healthcare, which would also impact healthcare treatment for Parkinson's and similar diseases in rural communities.In our final segment, this weeks, we talk to West Virginia Broadcasting Hall of Fame board member Tom Restler about the 2023 Hall of Fame induction coming up Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the Museum of Radio & Technology in Huntington. This year's inductees include founding member of the Mountaineer Sports Network Mike Parsons, WVRC Media's Joe Parsons, Broadcast Attorney and Engineer Tom Taggart, V100 Radio's morning team Steve Bishop and Jenny Murray, and posthumously Radio DJ Jay Jarrell.

Welcome to the daily304 – your window into Wonderful, Almost Heaven, West Virginia.   Today is Tuesday, April 25 Get your tickets now for a special Mountage Stage show in Marietta…an aviation group's expansion means more work at a Bridgeport facility…a Charleston man is honored for his work with the Michael J. Fox Foundation…and tune in to Mountain State Music on YouTube…on today's daily304. #1 – From MOUNTAIN STAGE  –  Mountain Stage visits Marietta, Ohio, on May 7, for a fantastic show featuring the Amy Ray Band, The Lone Bellow, Villages, Tony Furtado and Alison Brown. The live music radio show is recorded and produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and distributed to over 280 NPR stations nationwide. The show typically features five acts, with performances from seasoned legends and emerging stars in genres ranging from folk, blues and country, to indie rock, synth pop, world music, alternative, and beyond.   Get your tickets now before they sell out!   Get tickets: https://mountainstage.org/event/may7/ #2 – From MHIRJ –  MHIRJ Aviation Group, the largest regional maintenance, repair and overhaul service provider in the U.S., has signed a three-year Aircraft Heavy Maintenance Service Agreement with Piedmont Airlines. A wholly owned subsidiary of the American Airlines Group, Piedmont operates more than 300 daily departures to 70 destinations and employs more than 10,000 aviation professionals. A crucial part of MHIRJ's growth strategy and commitment to broadening its markets, maintenance work will be conducted on Piedmont's fleet of Embraer E145 aircraft at the Bridgeport, West Virginia facility. Under the terms of the agreement, MHIRJ will operate a single dedicated nose-to-tail heavy maintenance line at the service center with the potential of adding more lines in the future. The first Piedmont aircraft is scheduled to enter the facility in early May.   Read more: https://mhirj.com/news/mhirj-signs-three-year-heavy-maintenance-agreement-piedmont-airlines   #3 – From WOWK-TV – Congratulations to Charleston business owner George Manahan, who was honored this month with the first-ever Hero of Advocacy Award from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. According to the Foundation, Manahan, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's in April 2010, is one of their most active advocates.  Manahan is founder of the West Virginia Fox Trot, a fundraising 5K for the Fox Foundation. In the 10 years since West Virginia Fox Trot's inception, the event has raised more than $530,000. He has also traveled to Washington D.C. with the Fox Foundation to advocate for research to end Parkinson's disease. Manahan said he was surprised and pleased to receive the award. “I think it says a lot for the great work West Virginia is doing in all of these areas – in policy, providing services for people with Parkinson's, and fundraising to support research,” he said. Read more: https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/michael-j-fox-foundation-presents-inaugural-award-to-west-virginia-man/   #4 – From The Daily 304 -- The daily304 and Folklore Music Exchange are excited to bring you LIVE music from West Virginians. Watch a variety of talented musicians perform right here on our channel. And don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss an update! Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTM5yDvRLqI   Find these stories and more at wv.gov/daily304. The daily304 curated news and information is brought to you by the West Virginia Department of Commerce: Sharing the wealth, beauty and opportunity in West Virginia with the world. Follow the daily304 on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @daily304. Or find us online at wv.gov and just click the daily304 logo.  That's all for now. Take care. Be safe. Get outside and enjoy all the opportunity West Virginia has to offer.

George is an expert in public relations, West Virginia and facing a tough disease, Parkinson's. In this conversation, he shares his perspectives on all three and what "be here now" means in practice. This episode was produced by Dave Manahan. 

Subscribe to the Mindset Forge Newsletter:  https://bit.ly/3xKWAqNDr. Jolly sits down with Barton Bryan to discuss her career as an Opera Singer and her work helping aspiring singers overcome performance anxiety and creating a strong mindfulness practice.  They also discuss the  parallels between Singers and Athletes.  Episode Highlights:  Discover the power of having a word or mantra that allows you to relax and reset your body in the middle of performance.Performance habits of singers that can work for any discipline or sportThe importance of not people pleasing and searching for external validation in performance. Soprano Katherine Jolly is an Associate Professor of Music (Voice) at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. She has performed with Opera companies including Opera Theatre Saint Louis, Houston Grand Operaco., Florida Grand Opera, New York City Opera,  and appearing with conductors including George Manahan, Stephen Lord, Michael Christie,  and Jerry Steichen. Upcoming appearance include performances with Omaha Symphony, Lima Symphony and the Kingsbury Ensemble.  Katherine made her debut with Houston Grand Opera in 2012, in a world premiere of New Arrivals. “Katherine Jolly, also making her HGO debut, employed tender and expressive soprano vocals to make her portrayal of Iris poignant and unforgettable”, Operaworld.com.  She debuted with Virginia Opera, reprising Yum-Yum, in The Mikado, and returned to New York City Opera in 2010 for performances as Laoula in L'Etoile following her performances in Cendrillon, in 2007, where Variety wrote of her debut, “As the Fairy Godmother, coloratura soprano Katherine Jolly, delights with her endlessly flowing trills, runs and roulades.”    Dr. Jolly received the Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Barbara Honn and Thomas Baresel. As certified yoga teacher with research background in music performance anxiety, she has presented workshops on yoga, singing, and performance anxiety at the Voice Foundation Symposium, Performing Arts Medical Association, the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and is a frequent guest clinician with organizations including Schmidt Vocal Arts, Opera Theatre Saint Louis's Spring Training program, NATS, and Arts Bridge. Dr. Jolly is an Associate Professor of Voice at Oberlin Conservatory, where she recently received the Faculty Excellence in Teaching award.  Learn more about Dr. Katherine Jolly at: http://www.katherinejollysoprano.comWatch and Listen to Katherine JollyVideo: https://youtu.be/uks6SYYZ-X0Video: https://youtu.be/7mQLMBro_Z4Audio: https://spoti.fi/3OhLjVEFor more information about Coaching with Barton, contact him at: Email Barton: bgbryan@gmail.com Let's be 1% better each week by Forging a Powerful Athlete's MindsetMindset, Dedication, Athlete, Strength, Consistency, diet, exercise, grit, endurance, cardio, weights, powerlifting, functional strength training, flexibility, CEO, Entrepreneur, Business,  opera, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Classical Voice, Soprano, Coloratura, aria, baritone, basso, Mezzo Soprano, Lyric Opera, Cincinati Opera, New York City Opera, The Met, Metropolitan Opera, Davis, California, Broadway, musical theater, tenor, La Boheme, Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Beethoven, Mindfulness practice for singers, Diaphragmatic breathing for singers, Visualization

In today’s episode, we are in the “Windy City”, the “City of Big Shoulders”, or more commonly Chicago! He is originally from Reno, Nevada, but now lives in Chicago where he attends the University of Chicago in pursuit of his PhD in Music Composition. I met Paul when he was just in high school and he blew me away with his musical knowledge and insanely deep musical intuition. He is a brilliant composer and we know he will be a big star very soon. He was recently the recipient of the American Composers Orchestra’s 2020 Underwood Commission for a new work that will premiere in Carnegie Hall. Paul also traveled to Burapha, Thailand, as part of the Thai Experimental Laboratory for Young Composers where he collaborated with Thai musicians and composed a new piece for traditional Thai instruments. He currently has several commissions from ensembles including the Boston New Music Initiative, KINETIC Ensemble, and Willinger Duo. In our episode today, we talk about Scriabin, harmonic melody, the erhu, the idea of “ma”, and having a life changing experience by having a pieced performed as a young person. Guest: Paul Novak Paul Novak’s website: www.paulnovakmusic.com ( http://www.paulnovakmusic.com ) Music Included in this Episode: As Light begins to Drift by Paul Novak. Performed by the American Composers Orchestra, conducted by George Manahan. © Paul Novak 2019 Anatomies of Fragile Things by Paul Novak. Performed by Julia Simpson (oboe), Angela Bae (violin), and Wesley Ducote (piano) © Paul Novak 2018 Figures in Violet Light by Paul Likhuta. Performed by students of Burapha University. © Paul Novak 2018. Ensemble Links: www.americancomposers.org ( http://www.americancomposers.org ) Hosts: William F. Montgomery - www.williammontgomerycomposer.com ( http://www.williammontgomerycomposer.com ) Hillary Lester - www.thehealthymusiciansite.com ( http://www.thehealthymusiciansite.com ) Become a Patreon: Patreon Link - https://www.patreon.com/soundsoftheworldpodcast Links for social media: Website – www.soundsoftheworldpodcast.com ( http://www.soundsoftheworldpodcast.com ) Host site link - https://redcircle.com/shows/sounds-of-the-world Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/soundsoftheworldpodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/soundsoftheworldpodcast Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sounds-of-the-world/id1532113091 © Sounds of the World Podcast 2020 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sounds-of-the-world/donations

Susannah chats with the brilliant and charming George Manahan, Portland Opera’s Music Director and the conductor of The Barber of Seville, and the lovely and talented Aleksandra Romano, who will be our city’s own Rosina. Their wide-ranging conversation covers Rossini, mischief and fun in opera, and what’s up in Portland!

Michel Beaulac explique à Maryse Jobin ce qui l’a conquis dans l'opéra Champion d’abord présenté aux États-Unis en 2013 et qui est dirigé par l’Américain George Manahan, en tant que chef invité.

Why has Carmen been, since 1875, one of the world’s most popular operas? Seattle Opera Dramaturg Jonathan Dean introduces this beloved masterpiece with musical examples from Seattle Opera’s archival recordings of Carmen: from 1995, with Greer Grimsley as Escamillo (conducted by Steven Sloane); from 2004, with Stephanie Blythe (Carmen) and Paul Charles Clarke (Don José), conducted by George Manahan; and from 2011, with Anita Rachvelishvili (Carmen), Fernando de la Mora (Don José), and Norah Amsellem (Micaëla), conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi.

On September 15, 2018, Opera San José will open our 35th season with Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio to the stage of the California Theatre conducted by George Manahan and directed by Michael Shell. In Episode 1 of the 2018 | 2019 season of OSJ TALKS, Opera San José General Director Larry Hancock sits down with stage director Michael Shell and assistant conductor Ming Luke to discuss opera, influences, and of course Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio.

This week, Susannah sits down with Katrina Galka and George Manahan to chat about the Portland Opera's upcoming production of Rigoletto.