Podcasts about Long Beach Opera

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J. Mae Barizo, born in Toronto to Filipino immigrants, is a poet, essayist, librettist and multidisciplinary artist. She is the author of two books of poetry, Tender Machines (Tupelo Press, 2023) and The Cumulus Effect. A finalist for the Graywolf Nonfiction Prize and the 2023 Megaphone Prize, her work has been anthologized in books published by W.W. Norton, Atelier Editions and Harvard University Press. Recent writing appears in Poetry, Ploughshares, Esquire, Los Angeles Review of Books, Paris Review Daily, Boston Review, BookForum, among others. As a librettist, she is the inaugural recipient of Opera America's IDEA residency, given to artists who have the potential to shape the future of opera. Her monodrama ISOLA will have its world premiere at Long Beach Opera in 2024, and UNBROKEN, commissioned for Opera Theatre of St. Louis, will be premiered in 2024. She is also the recipient of fellowships and awards from Bennington College, Mellon Foundation, Opera America, Jerome Foundation and Poets House. She is on the MFA faculty of The New School and lives in New York City. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/viewlesswings/support

JESSE J. SANCHEZ is an award-winning composer-lyricist, writer, and music director. He is a highly sought-after collaborator in theatre, opera, TV, and film.As composer, lyricist, arranger and librettist, his works include: musical arrangement, "Musicals Based on Shakespeare" (Broadway League's Jimmy Awards on Broadway), original music for W. Fran Astorga's Exhaustion Arroyo: Dancin' Trees In The Ravine (Cutting Ball Theater), co-librettist for desert in (Boston Lyric Opera, Long Beach Opera; finalist for 2022 Opera America's Digital Excellence in Opera Award), book, music, and lyrics for Black Friday! (Prospect Theater Company's Musical Theater Lab), music and co-lyricist for The Fezziwig Promise (The 24 Hour Plays), book for Clopening (Prop Thtr Small Hours Festival), and book, music, and lyrics for SUEÑOS: Our American Musical, which has been developed at The Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Colony at Goodspeed Musicals, Barn on Fire Musical Residency (produced by Fire Island Pine Arts, Nicole La Fountaine, and NYTB), New York Theatre Barn, 2021 Frank Young NAMT Development Grant, Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Black Swan Lab, and The Choreography Lab. Linedy Genao - After receiving her bachelor's degree in Business Administration at the University of Connecticut, she began a career in banking. However, after receiving a message encouraging her to audition for the first open call of Gloria & Emilio Estefan's On Your Feet, her life changed forever. With only high school theater experience, Linedy landed her first Broadway-bound show, On Your Feet, and hasn't stopped since! Linedy has continued to rise through the ranks, most recently as the Alana/Zoe understudy on Dear Evan Hansen prior to its Broadway closing and on its first national tour. She was also recently named in Variety's “10 Broadway Stars to Watch” list. Additional credits include Passing Through, West Side Story, Havana Music Hall, A Taste of Things to Come, and In the Heights. She is honored to be the first Latina/Dominican-American to originate an Andrew Lloyd Webber Broadway-bound musical. Kris Carrasco is a genderqueer, Latino-American artist hailing from the Appalachian mountains of western North Carolina. Born to immigrant parents, his first taste of the stage was seeing Jennifer Lopez star in the hit movie Selena, and through the incredible power of representation, a flame was lit. Kris' love of storytelling stems from the belief that as artists, we are the storytellers of the human experience and that it is our duty to record humanity (and our experiences with it) as diversely and specifically as possible with a 21st-century anti-racist lens on everything. Kris' greatest hope is that anyone that comes to a performance of theirs leaves with a greater sense of empathy for themselves, their community, and most importantly those who've lived experience is different. SUEÑOS tells the untold story of three generations of a Mexican-American family and their pursuit of the American Dream. The story primarily focuses on the viewpoint of protagonist, Ali Viramontes,  and his journey to becoming a world renown composer. Juilliard is his one-way ticket and he won't let anything stop him, even if he has to sacrifice those close to him. Obstacles become too challenging to overcome and seems there's no other way, but to continue the cycle that tore down his family's dreams. This original, contemporary musical celebrates Latiné/Latinx people and cultures, and weaves their stories into the fabric of the American Musical Theatre.

The newest directions in 21st Century trumpet performance are being explored and defined by Courtney Jones, an award-winning Bach performing and recording artist who has also emerged as a leading figure in contemporary performance and pedagogy, conducting, and service to inner-city youth through music outreach programs. An artist who transcends stylistic boundaries and in high demand as a clinician and adjudicator, Courtney has performed with classical ensembles and orchestras throughout the United States, internationally, and has won multiple solo awards and accolades through regional and national trumpet competitions. This journey began in Jones' hometown of Columbus, Georgia. While earning his Bachelor of Music degree at Columbus State University, Courtney performed with various Columbus State University ensembles and recorded with artists such as Jens Lindemann, Joseph Alessi, John Bruce Yeh, and the Columbus State University Wind Ensemble under the Naxos Music label. While completing his Master of Music degree in Trumpet Performance at Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Virginia, Courtney studied under the instruction of J. Carlton Rowe, former Principal Trumpet of the “President's Own” United States Marine Band, Craig Fraedrich of The U.S. Army Blues, and performed as Substitute Principal with the Loudon Symphony Orchestra of Leesburg, Virginia. He also had additional studies with Steve Hendrickson of the National Symphony Orchestra Courtney conducted his doctoral studies at UCLA under the instruction of international soloist and former lead trumpet of the Canadian Brass, Jens Lindemann. During his time at UCLA, Courtney worked as a Teaching Associate for lecture courses and provided weekly lessons for university trumpet students under the direction of Lindemann. Winner of a Gluck Fellowship, Jones was then selected as the conductor of the UCLA Brass Ensemble during the latter part of his residency. His musicological research during this period explored 21st Century ideological and transcendental concepts of performance practice focusing on a lesser-known contemporary work of composer Frank Ticheli, The First Voice for Solo Bb Trumpet. The intention of this dissertation was to broaden the technical capabilities of 21st century performers and shed light on the ideological and philosophical foundations of Ticheli's composition. While the study is largely analytic and interpretive, the main purpose and goal is to help modern trumpet players develop more confidence in performing Ticheli's music and other contemporary compositions in related genres. Before completing his doctorate, Courtney was appointed as the Visiting Assistant Professor of Trumpet at the Voxman School of Music at the University of Iowa. During his two-year residency Jones served as the Principal Trumpet for the Iowa Faculty Brass Quintet, taught Graduate Brass Pedagogy and Literature, and served on recital and graduate committees. He was asked to lead the University's top performing Jazz Ensemble (director on leave) and produced an engaging performance concert by the University's Brass Ensemble (which had previously been inactive for a number of years) to showcase the importance of Brass Bands as an engaging training ground for solidifying technical and pedagogical facility for brass players. In addition to his applied obligations, Courtney performed with Orchestra Iowa, the Dubuque Symphony, and gave solo performances with both the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band and New Horizons Band. One of which was the Midwest Premiere of Kim Scharnberg's Travelogue for Eb Trumpet. Besides performing with well-known jazz and popular artists, he has shared the stage with famous artists or groups such as Kenny Burrell, B.B. King, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Rihanna, Lalo Schifrin, Vanessa Williams, Boy George and The Culture Club, Jennifer Cox, and Stevie Wonder. In addition to his solo performance career, Courtney has performed with the Golden States Pop Orchestra, the Southeast Symphony Orchestra, the Macao Orchestra (China), the Pasadena Orchestra, the Debut Orchestra, the Inspiravi Chamber Orchestra, the Gateways Festival Orchestra, the Orchid City Brass Band, the Oslo Philharmonic (Norway), the Long Beach Opera, the Chamber Singers of Iowa City, the Salt-River Brass Band, the Gateways Brass Collective, and most recently had his Carnegie Hall and Metropolitan Art Museum performance debut this past May in New York. His feature film and television credits include music performed for “Glee,” “Notes from Dad,” “Cougar Town,” and “Criminal Minds” among other productions listed under the media tab of his website. Prior to his appointment at Florida Atlantic University as the Assistant Professor of Trumpet & Artistic Director of Jazz and Chamber Ensembles, Jones was a Lecturer of Music at Columbus State University while recording his Solo CD project, “Between 2 Worlds,” at the Joyce and Henry Schwob School of Music. Between teaching and solo performing engagements, Dr. Jones has and continues to promote music education and instrumental performance in inner-city schools through the Music Outreach Program at UCLA, The Harmony Project of Los Angeles, Trumpets 4 Kids in Dallas, Texas, and the Nat King Cole Generation Hope, Inc. Each of these programs offers schoolchildren art-in-education opportunities. These programs are essential because they provide underserved, inner-city students, and communities with musical training and mentorship that would otherwise be inaccessible.

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Since 1933, The Los Angeles Sentinel has been a voice for the city's Black community, who felt ignored by mainstream outlets. Nine decades later, it's still publishing, but the media landscape is shifting. The Long Beach Opera is having a world premiere of Kate Soper's new opera “The Romance of the Rose,” but this isn't your grandma's idea of opera. Four art festivals are opening in LA bringing together global creators: Frieze in Santa Monica, Felix in Hollywood, LA Art Show in downtown, and SPRING/BREAK in Culver City.

Marlon Martinez is a young virtuoso bassist and composer emerging at the center of the resurgent Los Angeles jazz scene. He has demonstrated his virtuosity while touring with a wide range of artists, from rock icon Stewart Copeland to classical trailblazers Quatuor Ebène. Marlon is the protégé of mentor Stanley Clarke and studied with legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter in New York City. He is the music director and composer of his big band, Marlonius Jazz Orchestra. Marlon is a winner of Colburn School's 2020 New Venture Competition and was selected as an artist-in-residence for the inaugural Amplify Series at Colburn School in 2022.In 2010 and again 2011, Marlon was selected to participate in the highly acclaimed Verbier Festival Orchestra in Switzerland. During his membership, he performed under the baton of Charles Dutoit, Valery Gergiev, Neeme Järvi, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos and Yuri Temirkanov among others. He performed with international classical soloists such as Mischa Maisky, Leonidas Kavakos, Yuri Bashmet, Lisa Batiashvilli, Yuja Wang, and Deborah Voigt.Marlon is currently the bassist for Stewart Copeland and Jon Kimura Parker's epic collaboration Off The Score. Notable tour appearances include the 2015 21C Music Festival with Off The Score, the 2016 Gstaad Menuhin Festival and Academy with Quatuor Ebène and Stacey Kent, the premiere of his composition Jazz Impressions for String Orchestra, No. 1 at the 2016 Festival du Haut Limousin, and "Don't Box Me In: An Intimate Evening with Stewart Copeland" at Long Beach Opera in 2018. 

Marlon Martinez is a young virtuoso bassist and composer emerging at the center of the resurgent Los Angeles jazz scene. He has demonstrated his virtuosity while touring with a wide range of artists, from rock icon Stewart Copeland to classical trailblazers Quatuor Ebène. Marlon is the protégé of mentor Stanley Clarke and studied with legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter in New York City. He is the music director and composer of his big band, Marlonius Jazz Orchestra. Marlon is a winner of Colburn School's 2020 New Venture Competition and was selected as an artist-in-residence for the inaugural Amplify Series at Colburn School in 2022.In 2010 and again 2011, Marlon was selected to participate in the highly acclaimed Verbier Festival Orchestra in Switzerland. During his membership, he performed under the baton of Charles Dutoit, Valery Gergiev, Neeme Järvi, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos and Yuri Temirkanov among others. He performed with international classical soloists such as Mischa Maisky, Leonidas Kavakos, Yuri Bashmet, Lisa Batiashvilli, Yuja Wang, and Deborah Voigt.Marlon is currently the bassist for Stewart Copeland and Jon Kimura Parker's epic collaboration Off The Score. Notable tour appearances include the 2015 21C Music Festival with Off The Score, the 2016 Gstaad Menuhin Festival and Academy with Quatuor Ebène and Stacey Kent, the premiere of his composition Jazz Impressions for String Orchestra, No. 1 at the 2016 Festival du Haut Limousin, and "Don't Box Me In: An Intimate Evening with Stewart Copeland" at Long Beach Opera in 2018. 

Marlon Martinez is a young virtuoso bassist and composer emerging at the center of the resurgent Los Angeles jazz scene. He has demonstrated his virtuosity while touring with a wide range of artists, from rock icon Stewart Copeland to classical trailblazers Quatuor Ebène. Marlon is the protégé of mentor Stanley Clarke and studied with legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter in New York City. He is the music director and composer of his big band, Marlonius Jazz Orchestra. Marlon is a winner of Colburn School's 2020 New Venture Competition and was selected as an artist-in-residence for the inaugural Amplify Series at Colburn School in 2022. ​ In 2010 and again 2011, Marlon was selected to participate in the highly acclaimed Verbier Festival Orchestra in Switzerland. During his membership, he performed under the baton of Charles Dutoit, Valery Gergiev, Neeme Järvi, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos and Yuri Temirkanov among others. He performed with international classical soloists such as Mischa Maisky, Leonidas Kavakos, Yuri Bashmet, Lisa Batiashvilli, Yuja Wang, and Deborah Voigt. ​ Marlon is currently the bassist for Stewart Copeland and Jon Kimura Parker's epic collaboration Off The Score. Notable tour appearances include the 2015 21C Music Festival with Off The Score, the 2016 Gstaad Menuhin Festival and Academy with Quatuor Ebène and Stacey Kent, the premiere of his composition Jazz Impressions for String Orchestra, No. 1 at the 2016 Festival du Haut Limousin, and "Don't Box Me In: An Intimate Evening with Stewart Copeland" at Long Beach Opera in 2018.  ​ Dedicated to music education and outreach, Marlon is a jazz faculty member of CSArts San Gabriel Valley. He also serves as a double bass coach for the Capistrano Unified School District, and collaborates with the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles. With the support of the Colburn School and Billy Strayhorn Songs Inc., Marlon will record educational lectures and performances on the music of Billy Strayhorn, with Marlonius Jazz Orchestra, for Colburn School's Amplify Series in 2022.

How to create a sustainable acting career with Ray Buffer Ray was born and raised in South Florida where he attended college and majored in musical theater. He began his professional career in the Fine Arts at the age of 13 . He has worked as an actor and vocalist in opera companies, regional Equity theaters, and orchestras. After college, he moved to Central Florida where he held performing contracts as a vocalist and actor for various theaters, theme parks and attractions. Ray also has served as Producer, Director, and/or Musical Director for various stage plays and musicals throughout Florida. Ray relocated to Southern California where he has acted in Films, Television, Commercials, Music Videos, and Voice-Overs. Some of his most recent credits include portraying the Stage Manager "Darrell" on the award-winning HBO Comedy Series "Curb Your Enthusiasm", as well as touring throughout the U.S. as a vocalist with the Mantovani Orchestra. In addition to being an accomplished vocalist and actor, Ray composes music for films, theater and multimedia. Ray is the Director and Co-Executive Producer of "Rats & Bullies" which is his first feature length Documentary Film.Sally Lodge, PR After Ray Buffer (born 1969 as Raymond Ernest Buffer, Jr.,) is an American actor and singer. He was born and raised in Greenacres, Florida, and is the son of Delana (Hawks), a homemaker and housekeeper, and Raymond Ernest Buffer, Sr. A landscaper. His ancestry is European. He was adopted by the Buffer's when he was 29 days old. In 2003 after a long search he found his birth-mother to be Patricia (Levak) Odell. Through his reunion with his birth-mother he has expanded his family to include his maternal relatives. His birth-father's identity is still unknown. Buffer discovered his talent first in music, playing violin at an early age and progressing to other instruments. The theatre became his passion when he reached high school. Buffer attended John I Leonard High School in Lake Worth, Florida where he appeared within theatrical production, performed with jazz choirs, and played instruments (viola, piano, and string bass). Beginning in 1988, he attended Palm Beach State College and Florida Atlantic University earning his BFA in musical theatre. During the 1990's Buffer produced and directed theatre as well as appearing in regional and dinner theater productions. He married writer and actress, Roberta McMillan in 1992, and they divorced in 2009 with no children. In 1999 Buffer moved from Orlando, Florida where he had been working as an actor, in various theaters and theme parks across the country into Huntington Beach, CA. With McMillan, he produced and directed, Rats & Bullies, a documentary film about relational aggression centered on the suicide of Dawn-Marie Wesley following incidents of bullying in Mission, British Columbia - Canada. The film went on to win awards at film festivals and led to a speaking tour of schools and organizations throughout the United States and Canada. In 2004 Buffer began to appear in guest-starring roles on TV and film, including a stint as a Stage Manager on Curb Your Enthusiasm. In 2007, Buffer left a position as general manager of Long Beach Opera to start his own theatre company in San Pedro, CA: The Relevant Stage which produced mostly musical theatre works until 2011. In 2014, Buffer again launched a new theatre company with a business partner, Jonas Sills, called Art-In-Relation. The company was initially based out of Long Beach, CA but also produces works in Los Angeles and Hollywood. Buffer continues to work in television, film, and theatre, but with a deep, resonate and powerful voice, is also a busy concert soloist (bass-baritone) and voice-over artist. He now lives in Long Beach, CA, and is managed by Clayton Music Management (CMM). Jacqueline Stander, of The Stander Group, is his agent.

Challenging colonial definitions of "classical music" requires a multi-cultural approach, and Maryam Yusefzadeh is doing it in her own way. She joins Garrett to talk about her approach to broader aesthetics tied to the word "classical", engaging the spiritual connection she has with performing, and the album, "Migration", which features some of her music. Scott reprises the music of Dobrinka Tabakova and celebrates the newly created Nina Simone Piano Competition. Garrett challenges the idea of "pop" music and spends the weekly TRILLOQUY offering his take on developing drama in the opera world. Playlist: Nina Simone - "Love Me or Leave Me" (from the Ed Sullivan Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cnZjClf6zM) Silk Road Ensemble - "Arabian Waltz" Mazz Swift - "Poem for a Song That's Yet to Come" (at Mostly Mozart Across the Boroughs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekhZiBXm0o0) Walter Murphy - "A Fifth of Beethoven" Lady Gaga - "Dope" (Chatty Man 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTZuTBCGiJM) Lady Gaga - "Yoü and I" (acoustic cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrwvignOPmk) Dobrinka Tabakova - "Longing" Maryam Yusefzadeh/Thomas Nordlund - "Janeh Maryam" Maryam Yusefzadeh/Thomas Nordlund - "Goleh Sangam" Nicki Minaj - "Moment 4 Life" More: "MIGRATION"/Maryam Yusefzadeh: https://www.maryamymusic.com Downbeat (Joe Budden Interviews Nicki Minaj): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLzYLnJnoEA&t=69s Free Brittney Griner: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/brittney-griner-russia/ Escaping Escapism: https://www.representclassical.com/news-1/escaping-escapism-the-arts-ukraine-war Awadagin Pratt Launches Nina Simone Piano Competition: https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2022/03/02/celebrated-local-pianist-launches-new-competition-to-give-young-black-performers-chance-to-shine Silk Road Announces Residency At Spelman College: https://www.thestrad.com/news/silkroad-announces-residency-at-spelman-college/14619.article Long Beach Opera cancels ‘Stimmung': https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-03-14/long-beach-opera-cancels-stimmung-director-resigns Black Opera Alliance Response to Long Beach Opera: https://www.facebook.com/116164110144951/posts/487374483023910/?sfnsn=mo Petition to Cancel Emmett Till Opera: https://www.change.org/p/cancel-a-new-american-opera-emmett-till-at-john-jay-college?recruiter=14110632&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=share_petition&recruited_by_id=16117570-ba7e-11ea-a396-0f3efbad4052&share_bandit_exp=initial-32688396-en-US&utm_content=fht-32688396-en-us%3A1

Hailed by LA Weekly as a “force of nature”, soprano and Fat Politics artist-activist Tracy Cox is a performer whose talent has been recognized across the industry, garnering her a Sullivan Foundation Award, the Birgit Nilsson Prize at Operalia, the Kirsten Flagstad Award from the George London Foundation, a Sarah Tucker Study Grant, and the top prize from the Marilyn Horne Song Competition. She has sung with orchestras around the world, including the MÁV Symphony of Budapest, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony, Los Angeles Opera, and at the Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center in Moscow. Tracy has been interviewed by the New York Times on Fat Politics and restaurant accessibility, and currently has over 20,000 followers on her Instagram @sparklejams where she centers fat liberation, fat vanity, and fat talent in the performing arts. Tracy is a highly sought-after speaker and consultant on the topic of body justice in the performing arts and has been presented by numerous opera companies and arts organizations including Long Beach Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Opera NexGen, Sigma Alpha Iota, River City Opera, and the M Institute for the Arts in Washington D.C. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dreadingtheboards/message

How do you improve mental performance in sports and the performing arts? Is mental performance and mental illness along the same spectrum? How do you stay healthy in the face of failure and rejection? We talk to a doctor and a performer to find out how. Listen to Yasi and Steven talk with Dr. Stephen Gonzales of the Association of Applied Sports Psychology (AASP) and Brooke DeRosa, film composer and singer with the L.A. Opera. Learn more at the AASP conference October 6-9, 2021 at https://www.appliedsportpsych.org For more information about the Athletes and the Arts coalition, go to https://www.athletesandthearts.com About our guests: Stephen Gonzales, PhD, CMPC: Dr Gonzales is the scientific program division head at AASP and CMPC is the Assistant Athletic Director for Leadership and Mental Performance at Dartmouth College, where he works with 35 NCAA Division I athletic programs competing in the Ivy League. Dr. Gonzalez has extensive experience working with elite athletes, military populations, and with performers, including concert symphony musicians. Dr. Gonzalez received his PhD at the University of Utah, and was an NCAA Division I runner at the University of Pittsburgh. He plays piano and is a huge fan of his dad's hometown band, Flood City Brass in Johnstown, PA. https://www.stephen-gonzalez.com Brooke DeRosa: Originally from New York, Brooke deRosa has performed opera and musical theater nationally and internationally.  She currently resides in Los Angeles, having performed locally with LA Opera, Long Beach Opera, Pacific Opera Project, The Pacific Symphony, Redlands Symphony and the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra. Most recently she originated the role of "Nicely" in a new musical entitled "Witch's Night Out" which was workshopped for Stephen Schwartz as part of the ASCAP/Dreamworks Musical Theater Workshop at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.   Brooke has been a featured vocal soloist on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, on the Jimmy Kimmel stage, albums with Ghostface Killah and Snoop Dogg, and the scores of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Luke Cage and A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix.  In addition to performing she is also a composer. Her first opera “The Monkey's Paw” premiered with Pacific Opera Project in 2017.  Her musical "Gunfight at the Not-So-OK Saloon" premiered in 2019 as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival and won "The Pick of the Fringe", "The Encore Producer's Award" and "The John Raitt Award for Best Music and Lyrics." She has composed film scores for over twenty feature films. Instagram: @brookederosa https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fbrookederosa&e=ATMhbcpUIwO9ALNSdcEp7jXJR7VQVDQqrv94pzU7erCDKT0i6UJLtKsZ0wq4xFvm7xka36Ii7c-E1IwWNdWcmnmQnYcpO5oJZOf3mg&s=1 (linktr.ee/brookederosa) http://www.brookederosa.com/ (www.brookederosa.com)

James Darrah, stage and film director, and newly appointed artistic director of Long Beach Opera sits down with Rabbi Adam and Raviv to discuss a pivotal turning point in the Torah narrative- when Moses passes the torch to the next leader of the Israelites. What does it mean to carry a tradition for the next generation, and how does a  young interpreter of old texts make them accessible, exciting, inspiring, and relevant. Tune in to find out.

Professional international opera singer, Babatunde Akinboboye, otherwise known as the HipHopera Guy, joins us again for a deeper exploration of his life journey told in the previous episode. We explore the generational shifts between himself and his father regarding masculinity and how these differing embodiments of manhood effect psychological health and love. And while Babatunde discusses his mother's jarring immigration from Nigeria to the U.S. and the consequent plummet in the cultural respect given to her, he envisions a human race that is more stable and nurtured if we gave Black women, with their unrivaled deep warmth, the respect they deserve. Other topics discussed include his deep belief in getting mental health care, crying if you need to, and fighting injustice where you find it. And finally, he tells us about his bold vision for the future of opera including hiphopera. Please join us for another fascinating and informative episode of Open Deeply. About Babatunde Akinboboye: Nigerian American Baritone, Babatunde Akinboboye, also known as the HipHopera Guy, is recognized for combining his operatic training with his love of hip hop and trap beats to create a new genre of music that he refers to as HipHopera. As a professional opera singer, Babatunde has performed in many notable opera houses around the country, including the Los Angeles Opera, Opera San Jose, Opera Santa Barbara, Long Beach Opera, Opera St. Louis, and Utah Opera. An advocate for the performance of art song and operatic works written by African, and African American composers, Babatunde has headlined the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry awards in Lagos, Nigeria performing a fusion of opera and traditional African music and has been a featured performer at both the National Association of Negro Musicians Annual Conference, as well as the African American Art Song Alliance Conference. In December of 2018, Babatunde combined Largo al Factotum by Rossini with Kendrick Lamar's Humble, in the now viral car video that gaining over 10 million views and was featured on Time.com, Classic FM, MSN.com, and more. How to find Babatunde Akinboboye: paypal.me/hiphopera https://www.blackoperaalliance.org/donate https://www.babatundebaritone.com/ How to find Sunny Megatron: Website: http://sunnymegatron.com Facebook http://facebook.com/sunnymegatron Twitter http://twitter.com/sunnymegatron Instagram http://instagram.com/sunnymegatron Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@sunnymegatron YouTube https://www.youtube.com/sunnymegatron American Sex Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/2HroMhWJnyZbMSsOBKwBnk How to find Kate Loree: Website http://kateloree.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kateloreelmft Twitter http://twitter.com/kateloreelmft Instagram http://instagram.com/opendeeplywithkateloree YouTube https://youtube.com/channel/UCSTFAqGYKW3sIUa0tKivbqQ Open Deeply podcast is not therapy or a replacement for therapy. Please know this episode has themes of sexual and emotional abuse and neglect. If you catch yourself becoming emotionally overwhelmed by this episode's content, please get support. Call a friend, therapist, or an emotional support hotline, such as, 800-273-talk (8255).

Waiting for Places is a podcast highlighting stage managers in the flyover states. Episode 14 features Dr. Jennifer Leigh Sears Scheier. She is a freelance AEA stage manager and recently completed her PhD dissertation at the University of Illinois. Her dissertation, “The Quest for Professionalization: A 20th Century Cautionary Tale for United States Stage Managers,” focused on reclaiming stage management history while investigating the field's current challenges through a historical lens. Her past stage management credits include: Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Knoxville Opera, La Jolla Playhouse, Lamb's Players Theatre, Long Beach Opera, San Diego Repertory Theatre, and Tennessee Repertory Theatre. Editor's Note: The interview implied Dr. Scheier was the only person with a PhD in Stage Management. This is incorrect. Dr. Tracey Catherine Cattell recently got her PhD on British Stage Management history, looking at British promptbook notations. Sue Fenty, current faculty at DePaul University has a PhD from an Australian University and her dissertation was on modern day stage management and working Internationally.

Babatunde Akinboboye, the HipHopera Guy, joins us in an eye opening episode of Open Deeply. While Babatunde weaves operatic excellence seamlessly with hiphop and trap beats, you can see that he brims over with next level passion and joy. You would never suspect the intense struggle that he has overcome across his life. While his early childhood was filled with love and cuddles, it brutally shifted to one of physical abuse, a struggle with undiagnosed ADHD while feeling lost, depressed and lonely. But soon, Babatunde was kidnapped out of this emotionally unbearable situation by a benevolent family intervention leading to new opportunities, especially in music. However, the struggle didn't end there. Once in the U.S., he contended with racism and the experience of being othered, not just in school, but later from the international opera establishment despite its self-assessment of being evolved and civilized. Clearly, not so much. But neither struggle nor obstacle has ever blocked Babatunde for long. Eventually, he, along with the Black Opera Alliance, stood up against the old school opera establishment and he broke free from their stagnant rules when he launched his hiphopera style which has been embraced by ever growing fan base and the media. Please join us for another amazing life story on Open Deeply. About Babatunde Akinboboye: Nigerian American Baritone, Babatunde Akinboboye, also known as the HipHopera Guy, is recognized for combining his operatic training with his love of hip hop and trap beats to create a new genre of music that he refers to as HipHopera. As a professional opera singer, Babatunde has performed in many notable opera houses around the country, including the Los Angeles Opera, Opera San Jose, Opera Santa Barbara, Long Beach Opera, Opera St. Louis, and Utah Opera. An advocate for the performance of art song and operatic works written by African, and African American composers, Babatunde has headlined the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry awards in Lagos, Nigeria performing a fusion of opera and traditional African music and has been a featured performer at both the National Association of Negro Musicians Annual Conference, as well as the African American Art Song Alliance Conference. In December of 2018, Babatunde combined Largo al Factotum by Rossini with Kendrick Lamar's Humble, in the now viral car video that gaining over 10 million views and was featured on Time.com, Classic FM, MSN.com, and more. How to find Babatunde Akinboboye: paypal.me/hiphopera https://www.blackoperaalliance.org/donate https://www.babatundebaritone.com/ How to find Sunny Megatron: Website: http://sunnymegatron.com Facebook http://facebook.com/sunnymegatron Twitter http://twitter.com/sunnymegatron Instagram http://instagram.com/sunnymegatron Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@sunnymegatron YouTube https://www.youtube.com/sunnymegatron American Sex Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/2HroMhWJnyZbMSsOBKwBnk How to find Kate Loree: Website http://kateloree.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kateloreelmft Twitter http://twitter.com/kateloreelmft Instagram http://instagram.com/opendeeplywithkateloree YouTube https://youtube.com/channel/UCSTFAqGYKW3sIUa0tKivbqQ Open Deeply podcast is not therapy or a replacement for therapy. Please know this episode has themes of sexual and emotional abuse and neglect. If you catch yourself becoming emotionally overwhelmed by this episode's content, please get support. Call a friend, therapist, or an emotional support hotline, such as, 800-273-talk (8255).

Towards a New Opera! Ep 4 | Dr. Naomi André - Ways of Seeing // Black Opera created by Alexander Gedeon design by Yuki Izumihara a co-production of Long Beach Opera & Social Convention --- for mature audiences --- This week author and scholar Dr. Naomi André joins us to discuss the continued use of blackface in 21st century opera, opera in South Africa, and all of the cognitive dissonances of race in American opera today. Dr. André is the author of “Black Opera: history, power, engagement.” Towards a New Opera! is a new podcast intended to engage discussion with diverse artists on the expanding possibilities of new American opera. What does a new opera look and sound like if classical music is not treated as a culturally 'superior' form? How can conceptual artists from outside the field be engaged in the 'public dreaming' of new approaches? Each is a ‘message in a bottle’ — with the dream of awakening new connections across vast cultural seas." Alexander Gedeon is a stage director and performer born and based in Los Angeles, working primarily in the field of contemporary opera. He is currently Long Beach Opera's Minister of Culture. — The Towards a New Opera! intro/outro theme is an interpolation of Aretha Franklin's 'Amazing Grace' with Philip Glass's 'Dance No. 1'. — RABBIT HOLES: The title of this episode is partially borrowed from the John Berger book and mini-series “Ways of Seeing” from 1971. Dr. André began a lecture of hers a while back citing this work — a feminist touchstone of understanding the presentation of the feminine in Western media. I encountered it in college and it had a profound effect on me. An obscure but highly recommended (and enjoyable) rabbit hole: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pDE4VX_9Kk Will Liverman’s new album “Dreams of a New Day” https://open.spotify.com/album/5fLcTLH7sr3J1s29wQwOyG?si=PHT5KmOjQ2asjjRH4OhyXg In this clip Sibo Bangoura plays a cora and sings in the Senegambian ‘griot’ tradition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdrPmZwsXiM The moment Winnie Mandela spoke to the crowd after the premiere of “Winnie the Opera” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tozZudTny2M I’m watching a video analysis of “The Death of the Author”… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9iMgtfp484 … but haven’t read the 8 page essay… YET https://sites.tufts.edu/english292b/files/2012/01/Barthes-The-Death-of-the-Author.pdf

Towards a New Opera! Ep 3 | Charlotte Brathwaite created by Alexander Gedeon design by Yuki Izumihara a co-production of Long Beach Opera & Social Convention --- for mature audiences --- This week Alexander connects with opera director Charlotte Brathwaite, currently producing some of the most innovative and exciting work in the field of new opera. Charlotte discusses her journey to finding her directorial voice and the myriad implications of creating freely as an operatist. Director Charlotte Brathwaite (Canada/Barbados/UK) is known for her unique approach to staging classical and unconventional texts, dance, visual art, multi-media, site-specific installation, video, film, performance art, plays and music events. Named as one of the “up-and-coming women in theatre to watch” by Playbill, her work has been seen in the Americas, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. With subject matter ranging from the historical past to the distant future, her work offers unique perspectives on form as it illuminates issues of race, sex, power and the complexities of the human condition. www.charlottebrathwaite.com --- RABBIT HOLES: Sanctuaries, my collaboration with Darrell Grant & Anis Mojgani https://www.thirdangle.org/sanctuaries "What a CITY is For" by Matt Hern https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/what-city Where are the Black designers? wherearetheblackdesigners.com artnet feature on Abigail Deville https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/abigail-deville-art21-madison-square-park-1919345 Ellen Stewart, Mama of La Mama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Stewart "We were never meant to survive" is from the Audre Lorde poem "A Litany for Survival" https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147275/a-litany-for-survival From the Autobiography of Omar ibn Said http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai/community/text3/religionomaribnsaid.pdf Rhiannon Giddens https://www.rhiannongiddens.com Courtney Bryan https://www.courtneybryan.com Cauleen Smith https://www.cauleensmith.com

Towards a New Opera! Ep 2 | Carmina Escobar - image, body, text & music created by Alexander Gedeon design by Yuki Izumihara a co-production of Long Beach Opera & Social Convention --- for mature audiences --- Towards a New Opera! is a new podcast intended to engage discussion with diverse artists on the expanding possibilities of new American opera. What does a new opera look and sound like if classical music is not treated as a culturally 'superior' form? How can conceptual artists from outside the field be engaged in the 'public dreaming' of new approaches? Each is a ‘message in a bottle’ — with the dream of awakening new connections across vast cultural seas." Alexander Gedeon is a stage director and performer born and based in Los Angeles, working primarily in the field of contemporary opera. He is currently Long Beach Opera's Minister of Culture. The Towards a New Opera! intro/outro theme is an interpolation of Aretha Franklin's 'Amazing Grace' with Philip Glass's 'Dance No. 1'. --- SUPPORT CARMINA ESCOBAR ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/CarminaEscobar EXPLORE HOWLSPACE! https://www.howlspace.com

Towards a New Opera! Ep 1 | Long Beach Opera's "Minister of Culture" created by Alexander Gedeon design by Yuki Izumihara A co-production of Long Beach Opera & Social Convention --- for mature audiences --- Towards a New Opera! is a new podcast intended to engage discussion with diverse artists on the expanding possibilities of new American opera. What does a new opera look and sound like if classical music is not treated as a culturally 'superior' form? How can conceptual artists from outside the field be engaged in the 'public dreaming' of new approaches? Each is a ‘message in a bottle’ — with the dream of awakening new connections across vast cultural seas." Alexander Gedeon is a stage director and performer born and based in Los Angeles, working primarily in the field of contemporary opera. He is currently Long Beach Opera's Minister of Culture. The Towards a New Opera! intro/outro theme is an interpolation of Aretha Franklin's 'Amazing Grace' with Philip Glass's 'Dance No. 1'.

Sitting down with Babatunde Akinboboye, Operatic Baritone & creator of the musical genre #hiphopera was like a masterclass in technical imagination. The analogies and sensations Babatunde expresses to explain vocal events is worth the watch. A singer of diverse talents, Nigerian American Baritone, Babatunde Akinboboye is known for his enthralling stage presence. He has performed with the Los Angeles Opera, Opera San Jose, Opera Santa Barbara, Long Beach Opera, and Utah Opera. Babatunde has also debuted the roles of Drew in the Opera Works'Arts for Social Awareness Project's world premiere production of The Discord Opera, and Zanni in the world premiere of Gloria Coates' Stolen Identity. His most recent performances include Daggoo in LA Opera's Moby Dick, Escamillo in Pacific Opera Project's production of Carmen, and Lucha's Father in The Industry's production of Hopscotch. As an advocate for the performance of art song and operatic works written by African, and African American composers, Mr. Akinboboye has headlined the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry awards in Lagos, Nigeria performing a fusion of opera and traditional African music and has been a featured performer at both the National Association of Negro Musicians Annual Conference, as well as the African American Art Song Alliance Conference. Babatunde's honors include Regional Finalist of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition, and finalist in the International Eisteddfod Vocal Solo Competition in Llangollen, Wales. In December of 2018, Babatunde combined his love of classical opera and hip hop and created the new genre Hip Hopera in a viral video that gained over 10 million views and was featured on Time.com, Classic FM, MSN.com and more. His debut EP “Della Citta” is now available. Babatunde can be found at https://www.hiphoperaworld.com and https://www.babatundebaritone.com Voice with Julia's #techniquetalks is where we demystify conversations surrounding vocal technique with behind-the-scenes access to great singers of today. Forget what you thought you knew about singing from your pedagogy textbook. In this series, singers get real about what works, and what doesn't. Get inspired. Try these tips. Use your judgement. Show Notes: 00:00 Babatunde Akinboboye's Bio 03:45 The vocal journey 09:02 How to think as a creative singer 12:12 How to work on technique 16:19 How different languages affect vocal positions 19:51 How to turn the baritone voice 24:11 How to tilt the larynx 26:19 How to breathe as a singer 35:00 How to feel intention 38:18 How to sing baritone high notes 43:48 How to have good singing posture 48:32 How to sing falsetto 50:30 Babatunde talks about #hiphopera 57:22 What is your desert island vocalise _________________________________________ ❤️ Free content is my passion! Want to show your appreciation? Venmo: Julia-Radosz PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7GXEDFC3PN2T2 ❤️JOIN my FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/techniquetalksforsingers/ ❤️Subscribe to my #techniquetalks mailing list to catch all the latest Vocal Technique Info: https://www.voicewithjulia.com ❤️Visit my Artist site at https://www.juliaradosz.com

Jennifer Williams interviews performer, teacher and activist Dr. Derrell Acon. A Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Acon received an Andrew W. Mellon grant for his work on Verdian scholarship and performance. His most recent scholarship on Blacktivism and the power of performance education has been presented around the country, and he is well-known for his groundbreaking work as an activist on the subject matter of race and equity. He also enjoys an active performance career as an acclaimed bass-baritone, including recent appearances at The Glimmerglass Festival and LA Master Chorale. We discuss an overlooked avenue in Verdian scholarship, Blacktivism as scholarship and in practice, his experience as Long Beach Opera’s Director of Engagement and Equity and Black Opera Alliance’s leader, and his advice for young performer-activists. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Without the Opera House, Long Beach Performers Get Creative The coronavirus has shuttered live performance venues and created enormous headaches for California's theaters, symphonies, and opera companies. That includes Long Beach Opera. Guest: Jennifer Rivera, Long Beach Opera executive director Kincade Fire Caused By PG&E Power Lines, Says CalFire State fire investigators have ruled that last fall's Kincade Fire in Sonoma County was caused by power lines belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric. Lily Jamali, KQED Judge Set to Uphold California's Ban on Private Prisons A federal judge in San Diego is set to allow parts of California’s ban on private prisons to move forward. The ban includes immigration detention centers. Max Rivlin-Nadler, KPBS With Visits Off-limits, Nursing Home Staff Step Up COVID-19 cases are surging again in California, calling into question the health and safety of some of our most vulnerable: the elderly. Benjamin Gottlief, KCRW Most Nursing Home Staff Know Co-worker Infected by Covid-19, New Poll Shows A new poll by the California Healthcare Foundation finds more than three quarters of the state’s nursing home employees say they know a coworker who’s had COVID-19, or are part of a staff with suspected cases. Former San Quentin Inmate Fights for Friends Still Behind Bars Adnan Khan got life in prison but was freed after 16 years thanks to a new law that challenged his sentence. He says the state is not doing enough to protect prisoners who are getting sick, and he’s calling on Governor Newsom and prison officials to step up. Sasha Khokha, The California Report Magazine

Opera News has called UC San Diego Music Professor Anthony Davis A National Treasure, for his pioneering work in opera. His six operas include works centered on recent historical figures & events, including Malcolm X and Patty Hearst. Davis' latest opera The Central Park Five, an exploration of the wrongful conviction of five teenagers of color in NYC in the 1980s, premiered at Long Beach Opera in 2019 to international acclaim. In this conversation with UC San Diego Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle, Davis explains the genesis of The Central Park Five, and the challenges that ensue when art collides with current events. Series: "Contemporary Composers (1900-Present)" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 35078]

Opera News has called UC San Diego Music Professor Anthony Davis A National Treasure, for his pioneering work in opera. His six operas include works centered on recent historical figures & events, including Malcolm X and Patty Hearst. Davis' latest opera The Central Park Five, an exploration of the wrongful conviction of five teenagers of color in NYC in the 1980s, premiered at Long Beach Opera in 2019 to international acclaim. In this conversation with UC San Diego Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle, Davis explains the genesis of The Central Park Five, and the challenges that ensue when art collides with current events. Series: "Contemporary Composers (1900-Present)" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 35078]

Opera News has called UC San Diego Music Professor Anthony Davis A National Treasure, for his pioneering work in opera. His six operas include works centered on recent historical figures & events, including Malcolm X and Patty Hearst. Davis' latest opera The Central Park Five, an exploration of the wrongful conviction of five teenagers of color in NYC in the 1980s, premiered at Long Beach Opera in 2019 to international acclaim. In this conversation with UC San Diego Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle, Davis explains the genesis of The Central Park Five, and the challenges that ensue when art collides with current events. Series: "Contemporary Composers (1900-Present)" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 35078]

Opera News has called UC San Diego Music Professor Anthony Davis A National Treasure, for his pioneering work in opera. His six operas include works centered on recent historical figures & events, including Malcolm X and Patty Hearst. Davis' latest opera The Central Park Five, an exploration of the wrongful conviction of five teenagers of color in NYC in the 1980s, premiered at Long Beach Opera in 2019 to international acclaim. In this conversation with UC San Diego Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle, Davis explains the genesis of The Central Park Five, and the challenges that ensue when art collides with current events. Series: "Contemporary Composers (1900-Present)" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 35078]

Opera News has called UC San Diego Music Professor Anthony Davis A National Treasure, for his pioneering work in opera. His six operas include works centered on recent historical figures & events, including Malcolm X and Patty Hearst. Davis' latest opera The Central Park Five, an exploration of the wrongful conviction of five teenagers of color in NYC in the 1980s, premiered at Long Beach Opera in 2019 to international acclaim. In this conversation with UC San Diego Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle, Davis explains the genesis of The Central Park Five, and the challenges that ensue when art collides with current events. Series: "Contemporary Composers (1900-Present)" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 35078]

Opera News has called UC San Diego Music Professor Anthony Davis A National Treasure, for his pioneering work in opera. His six operas include works centered on recent historical figures & events, including Malcolm X and Patty Hearst. Davis' latest opera The Central Park Five, an exploration of the wrongful conviction of five teenagers of color in NYC in the 1980s, premiered at Long Beach Opera in 2019 to international acclaim. In this conversation with UC San Diego Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle, Davis explains the genesis of The Central Park Five, and the challenges that ensue when art collides with current events. Series: "Contemporary Composers (1900-Present)" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 35078]

Opera News has called UC San Diego Music Professor Anthony Davis A National Treasure, for his pioneering work in opera. His six operas include works centered on recent historical figures & events, including Malcolm X and Patty Hearst. Davis' latest opera The Central Park Five, an exploration of the wrongful conviction of five teenagers of color in NYC in the 1980s, premiered at Long Beach Opera in 2019 to international acclaim. In this conversation with UC San Diego Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle, Davis explains the genesis of The Central Park Five, and the challenges that ensue when art collides with current events. Series: "Contemporary Composers (1900-Present)" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 35078]

Opera News has called UC San Diego Music Professor Anthony Davis A National Treasure, for his pioneering work in opera. His six operas include works centered on recent historical figures & events, including Malcolm X and Patty Hearst. Davis' latest opera The Central Park Five, an exploration of the wrongful conviction of five teenagers of color in NYC in the 1980s, premiered at Long Beach Opera in 2019 to international acclaim. In this conversation with UC San Diego Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle, Davis explains the genesis of The Central Park Five, and the challenges that ensue when art collides with current events. Series: "Contemporary Composers (1900-Present)" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 35078]

On Episode #17 of “CAN YOU HEAR ME, LONG BEACH? "Arts" can be a pretty daunting, dandy world, rife with black ties and velvet ropes. At the beginning of this, National Arts Month, we spoke with two groups looking to make their particular corner of the art world more accessible, more understandable and more fun. Long Beach Opera is hosting a Divalicious Drag-Off on Sunday at Hamburger Mary’s. Opera singers will be paired with drag queens to perform as teams: the Opera Diva will first perform an aria, followed by a lip-synced number by the Drag Queen (think “Un Bel Di” followed by “I Will Survive”) to be judged on originality and fabulosity. We spoke with LBO's executive director Jennifer Rivera and singer Joanna Ceja about the show. We asked Rivera how the search for a new artistic director is going. We asked Ceja to sing. They both obliged. Next, artist inhabit a sometimes mysterious world of creation and cleaning supplies. To wipe away a bit of the mystery, encourage a dialogue with the public, not to mention a chance to spend some art dollars in town, the Arts Council of Long Beach has put together Open Studio Tours. The Council's Tina Burnight spoke with us about this four-weekend event Oct. 5 – Oct. 27 that features artists all over Long Beach opening their art studios to the public; some studios are inside the artists’ homes (so it’s kind of like a home and garden tour!), some are in their garages, some are co-ops with several artists sharing space. It’s really a great way to see, in person, what local artists constantly chirp about, that there are just so many of them that call Long Beach home, and so few spaces (galleries) for them to show. The tour starts this Saturday and Sunday in the Zaferia/Eastside area with eight different destinations for tour-goers to check out. And, support your local artist!

Lorraine Burdick says she came late to her love for both her vocation and avocation. By day, Burdick is a librarian at Sno-Isle Libraries working in collection development. Away from the library, Burdick can often be found on the Seattle Opera stage as a member of the regular chorus. “I've been working in the library since I was in high school. I started as a page putting books away,” Burdick says.  “And I've worked in all the different levels of being a staff member at the library. I put myself through college, my undergraduate degree by working in the library.” After graduation, Burdick was working full time in a library. “… but I was not a librarian,” she says. “A few years and went and, ‘Boy, I really like this work. I want to be a librarian.’ So I've been in the library since I was very young, and decided when I was about 28 to become a librarian.” Similarly, Burdick says her early musical tastes ran toward musical theater, Harry Belafonte and the Kingston Trio, not opera. After happening upon a role with the Long Beach Opera in California, Burdick has been focused on the classic form. That opportunity turned out to be a gold-medal choice. Burdick decided to enter the solo category as a mezzo-soprano in the International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales. “(The) choir that I was singing with was going and I thought, ‘Well, I'm a singer, I will go and audition; I will go and participate in the solo competition,’” she says “I'd never done anything like that before. “… I won first place.” For the past 11 years, Burdick has been singing as a member of Seattle Opera’s regular chorus. “Whenever there is a show that has a full chorus, I'm in it, unless I'm not available but I usually I'm because I love it,” she says. Burdick says her interest and expertise in music pays off while performing her duties as a collection development librarian focusing on children’s materials, which she has been doing since about 1985. When reviewing additions to the library’s musical collection, she casts a critical eye. “I listen to see if it sounds like it's well-produced because a lot of these are self-published,” Burdick says. “I listen to how it's orchestrated, meaning what kind of instrumentation it has. I listen to how the person sounds, I listen to several of the songs on it to make sure they don't all sound exactly the same. And I look and see what they're singing about, and such.” Combining both vocation and avocation makes Burdick smile. “One of my favorite points is when I finish singing and there's this moment of silence before the audience starts to applaud, that is just, I just feed on that,” Burdick says. “That's just a joy.” And the library? “I really believe that the library provides many, many, many tools for people to live fully,” Burdick says. “Collection development gets to choose all the books, audiobooks, eBooks, DVDs; all the materials people can check out.” And she loves that, too. Chapter length: 47:05 Episode links Seattle Opera Long Beach Opera Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod Cal State Long Beach music University of Washington music Seattle Opera Il Trovatore Seattle Opera Chorus 2013 – The Daughter of the Regiment Vashon Opera Baroque dance Seattle Symphony Lorraine’s favorite genres Romance Science Fiction Lorraine’s favorite authors Lois McMaster Bujold Connie Willis

UC Irvine's Bryan Jackson joins Janeane to talk about the UCI Collegiate Showcase at the Newport Beach Film Fest. SCREENING INFO 1:15PM Saturday April 27 Starlight Triangle Square Cinemas, Costa Mesa, CA TICKETS/NBFF PROGRAM PAGE: https://newportbeachfilmfest.com/event/university-of-california-irvine/ www.digifilmuci.com "DigiFilm is the hub for creative film production at UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts. Our courses challenge students to put critical thinking and technical skill into action. The curriculum is a model of what it means to be a working film artist." ABOUT BRYAN JACKSON Bryan Jackson Continuing Lecturer Digital Filmmaking + Digital Arts MFA, University of California, Los Angeles BRYAN JACKSON is a interdisciplinary artist working in Los Angeles. His self-portrait video Softly (2007) employs dolls as actors staged on miniature, handcrafted sets and features music created by his collaborator, the Tokyo-based composer Yoshizawa Eiji. Haircut (2004), written and directed by Jackson and features James Kyson Lee (NBC’s Heroes) won the Jury Prize for Best Experimental Film at New Orleans’ Reel Identity Film Festival, and was named Best Experimental Short at Cinekink New York. The film was shot entirely in first-person with a surveillance camera mounted to the forehead of its protagonist. Haircut has screened as an official selection at 41 international film festivals. Jackson earned his MFA studying Theater Directing and Experimental Film at the University of California Los Angeles. As a theater director he has staged works by Jean Genet, E.E. Cummings, and Naomi Wallace. Jackson produced video installations for the premiere of Long Beach Opera’s Downtown Opera Project. In 2007, he had his New York gallery premiere at Alexander Gray Associates. In 2006, he co-produced video installations for LACMA Lab’s ‘Consider This…’ with artist Bruce Yonemoto. As a member of ASCAP, his writing credits include lyrics on albums for the Japanese band Scudelia Electro, and are featured on the Sony/NHK-1 anime King of Thieves: Jing. Jackson has taught acting and directing at UCLA, and video-making at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc), and the San Francisco Art Institute.

Stacy first worked with Christopher Murrillo (for longer than a day or two), this last December with the Troubadours "A Year With Out A Santana Clause".  Come to find out, their paths have been crossing for years!  Chris did props at the Long Beach Opera the first season Cindy and Stacy started there.  He worked a number of shows at East West Players before Stacy got there.  Chris' resume is full of theatre, opera, dance and TV productions all over the LA/San Diego area.  Hear how he was in the right place at the right time to become the set dresser for "Desperate House Wives" and a model building for the Oscars!   You can learn more about Chris at his web page: http://www.christopherscottmurillo.com   Attribution: ----more---- Logo: Ritzy Remix font by Nick Curtis - www.nicksfonts.com/index.html Music and Soundcello_tuning by flcellogrl / Licence: CC BY 3.0freesound.org/people/flcellogrl/sounds/195138/ Flute Play C - 08 by cms4f / Licence: CC0 1.0freesound.org/people/cms4f/sounds/159123/ "Danse Macabre - Violin Hook" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) / Licence: CC BY 3.0 LicensesCC BY 3.0 - creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/CC0 1.0 - creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Hi Friend, welcome to the blog and show notes for Episode 41 of Sally’s Performing Arts Lab Podcast. On Episode 41, my awesome guest is Stage Manager Cynthia Hennon Marino.  Her work with the ground-breaking immersive-devised opera, The Wreck, is just one of the things we discuss.   I’m your SallyPAL podcast host, Sally Adams. And every week I talk to people about creating original work for a live audience. Send an email anytime to Sally@sallypal.com. Because your ideas keep great conversations coming every week.   Check out sallypal.com/join for a cool free theatre resource called the Creator’s Notebook. You can also be a Sally ‘pal’ just by joining. There are other good reasons to join. Members get theatre cartoons, inside scoop on fresh productions, and entry into a larger creator community.   Stage Manager Cynthia Hennon Marino hit the ground running after getting an MFA in Stage Management from the College-Conservatory of Music. She went to New York and got hired almost immediately. She became a production assistant on the Broadway production of Equus starring Richard Griffiths and Daniel Radcliffe in 2008.   Cindy's journey started when she and her identical twin, Stacy Hennon Stone, did props for the musical Anything Goes their freshmen year of high school. The two now host a podcast called Twins Talk Theatre. The show is a series of great convos about working backstage.   Sister Stacy is a professional technical director in Long Beach, California. But neither twin planned on becoming a theatre professional. Cindy started by pursuing a degree in math. Stacy started in the business school. But theatre has powerful magnetic pull.   Each Hennon sister graduated from a different college with a theatre degree. Cindy’s sister headed to Southern California. Cindy followed when she found work with Palos Verdes Performing Arts.   Cindy and I talk about Long Beach Opera, the opera, Nixon in China, the LA opera, Hopscotch, and Portland Opera. She currently stage manages the opera, Faust, with the Oregon company. This latest venture features 3-D projections based on the work of sculptor John Frame.   The projections and projection mapping are a collaboration among designers Frame, Vita Tzykun, David Adam Moore, and Duane Schuler. It’s received a lot of attention from a previous reveal with Lyric opera in Chicago. Opera Wire called this production “a visual feast for the ages.”   But Portland’s production isn’t the most progressive thing Cindy’s done this year. In March, she and a small contingent with Opera Omaha embarked on a rare journey. The work they created is unique.   The Wreck is an immersive devised opera created in only 10 days. The Wreck borrows music and other bits from Slavik mythology and mermaid folklore. It features the writings of Anne Sexton, Alice Walker, and Adrienne Rich. It also floats on the music of Donizetti, Schubert, and Von Bingen. Ukrainian composer Mariana Sadovska adds new music creating an eclectic, otherwordly piece set in Omaha… sort of.   I know you’re going to enjoy what Cynthia has to say about stage managing and opera. There’s plenty of fresh ideas in the world of live opera performance. I can’t wait to see what she does next. Be sure and listen until the end of the interview for Concise Advice from the Interview, and Words of Wisdom from George.   Concise Advice from the Interview 7) Stage manage a show as opposed to a genre of theatre 6) Help the designers make a safe working environment for the performers 5) Focus on the show and focus on the people and everything else will fall into place 4) Go see opera! 3) Use physical cues to show you are open to a conversation 2) Experiment and have fun! 1) Think outside of the box   Thank you for following, sharing, subscribing, reviewing and joining. And thank you for listening. Download the SallyPAL podcast and listen on your drive to work. Or fall asleep to my recitatives like my sister does. Just be sure to let me know you’re out there.   Storytelling through plays, dances, opera, and other types of performances is the most important thing we do as a culture. That’s why I encourage you to share your stories. You’re the only one with your particular point of view. And SallyPAL is here with resources, encouragement, and a growing community of storytellers.   I want to help you tell your stories. All the stories ever expressed once lived only in someone’s imagination. Now… Think outside the box!

‘I didn't realize how much I had to say' ~ Lizzie BrenkusMeet Lizzie Brenkus, who has lived a life that has revolved around creativity and shares how life can change in the quietest of moments as she joins the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast with Yogi Roth.From being a member of the Long Beach Opera at age 8 to ultra marathons and Ironman competitions amid meeting the man of her dreams and now, creating a band—Lizzie's life is one that will inspire you to follow your inner voice and ‘live big.'The lead singer of the band BRINK OF MIDNIGHT, she has been performing since childhood. What makes this conversation unique is learning how she cultivated her opportunities as ‘life' happened and that she views fear as ‘excitement in disguise.'If you're in a rut, nervous to take a chance on your passion or think that being a parent/partner means you have to give up your dreams just listen in, as Lizzie will nudge you to find your dream & chase it relentlessly, as she eloquently reminds us that ‘the work is the reward.'  Follow BRINK OF MIDNIGHT at https://www.brinkofmidnight.com or subscribe to BRINK OF MIDNIGHT podcast at https://www.brinkofmidnight.com/podcast. Follow Lizzie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizzie.brenkus/ or FB: https://www.facebook.com/lizzie.brenkus.

The lovely and talented soprano, Jamie Chamberlin is my guest on this episode. Jamie is a very successful working singer here in LA, singing with the Los Angeles Opera, Long Beach Opera and in recordings such as Mark Abel's new opera, "Home Is a Harbor". She's lively, funny, hard-working and vivacious, and she's one of my favorite people. Enjoy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From the "Best of Sterling and Stroili - 2011" - A Special Repeat: It’s a laugh-a-minute as Sterling and Stroili welcome Broadway and television stars Jenny O’Hara (Promises, Promises; My Sister Sam) and Nick Ullett (Me and My Girl; Loot). The foursome discuss the 65th Annual Tony Awards Broadcast. O’Hara and Ullett are interviewed about their marriage, their careers, and their co-starring roles in Steven Sachs’ world premiere comedy Bakersfield Mist at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood, CA. The Live Arts Calendar features the Pasadena Playhouse’s west coast premiere of Twist, An American Musical directed by Debbie Allen; and the Long Beach Opera’s presentation of The Difficulty of Crossing a Field at the Terrace Theatre in California’s Long Beach Performing Arts Center. O’Hara and Ullett recant their most embarrassing moments on stage. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)

It???s a laugh-a-minute as Sterling and Stroili welcome Broadway and television stars Jenny O???Hara (Promises, Promises; My Sister Sam) and Nick Ullett (Me and My Girl; Loot). The foursome discuss the 65th Annual Tony Awards Broadcast. O???Hara and Ullett are interviewed about their marriage, their careers, and their co-starring roles in Steven Sachs??? world premiere comedy Bakersfield Mist at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood, CA. The Live Arts Calendar features the Pasadena Playhouse???s west coast premiere of Twist, An American Musical directed by Debbie Allen; and the Long Beach Opera???s presentation of The Difficulty of Crossing a Field at the Terrace Theatre in California???s Long Beach Performing Arts Center. O???Hara and Ullett recant their most embarrassing moments on stage. Sponsored by Breakdown Services (http://www.breakdownexpress.com/)