Podcast appearances and mentions of ned canty

Ned Canty and Dennis Whitehead Darling joined Eric Barnes on this week's episode of The Sidebar to talk about the production, the cast and how Darling came to love opera.

A for-sale sign recently went up in front of  one of the last clinics to provide abortions in Louisiana. As WWNO's Rosemary Westwood reports, the Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport has been forced to close following Louisiana's near-total ban on abortions. WYES-TV honors the monumental life of a living legend with tonight's premiere of Dr. Norman C. Francis: A Legacy of Leadership. The one-hour documentary tells the story of the retired Xavier University president and civil rights leader's 70 years of community service. Producer and journalist Thanh Truong tells us more about the film and how to watch it. The New Orleans Opera opens its season with The Barber of Seville. Set in the French Quarter of antebellum New Orleans, this new production gives a nod to America's first city of opera. Stage director of this production of Rossini's comic masterpiece, Ned Canty, joins us with details.  Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Diane Mack. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh.  You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:30 pm. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As our holiday gift to you, dear listener, we're revisiting a few of our favorite episodes in a series we're literally calling "Our Favorite Things." (cue the Julie Andrews music!) This first one was hand-selected by our sometimes co-host, AT, and originally aired in December 2020. As to why she selected this particular episode, she said: "First, Ned Canty is hilarious! But more importantly, he has a way of explaining things that seem so high-brow to make them very accessible and exciting. I assumed I wouldn't like opera, but this episode made me rethink that entire notion completely." We dare you to not smile while you re-visit just how fun opera (and Opera Memphis) can be!

Ned Canty of Opera Memphis joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

In the final episode of the season, Keturah speaks with director, Crystal Manich, director and General Director of Opera Memphis, Ned Canty, and conductor, Joseph Mechavich, about three texts that move them in opera.  The conversation goes from the specific text to why sounds can be so moving, to how we approach text in our practice, and these three interviews sit beautifully as a trio in thought and structure.Texts discussed are Colautti’s Adriana LeCouvreur, Romani’s The Elixir of Love, and Maeterlinck’s Pelleas et Melisande.

Keturah starts her Second Season talking to a myriad of singers, conductors, and directors about how opera text affects them.Sound bites from:Joseph Mechavich https://www.ada-artists.com/conductor-joseph-mechavichStephen Costello https://stephencostellotenor.com/Karen Kamensek https://www.karenkamensek.com/Daniel Kramer http://www.danielkramerdirector.com/indexAlexandra Deshorties https://www.opera-arias.com/singers/alexandra-deshorties/Emily Fons https://www.emilyfons.com/Frederica Von Stade http://www.fredericavonstade.com/Efrain Solis https://www.efrainsolis.com/Thaddeus Strassberger https://www.tstrassberger.com/Patrick Summers https://www.opus3artists.com/artists/patrick-summers/Jonathan Lemalu https://jonathanlemalu.com/Steven Osgood http://www.srosgood.com/Alexandra LoBianco https://imgartists.com/roster/alexandra-lobianco/Crystal Manich https://www.crystalmanich.com/David Walker https://pbopera.org/about-us-2/general-director/Alexandra Loutsion https://www.alexandraloutsion.com/Ned Canty https://operawire.com/qa-opera-memphis-general-director-ned-canty-on-equity-in-the-arts-and-30-days-of-opera/Eva Maria Westbroek https://www.evamariawestbroek.com/William Burden https://www.opus3artists.com/artists/william-burden/

Ned Canty tells Eric Barnes about his journey from watching the Ramones in CBGB's in New York to heading Opera Memphis.

This conversation takes us to the comfortable confines of the new Ballet Memphis facilities. Steven McMahon is the artistic director of the company. We discuss the history of Ballet Memphis as well as his own journey through the art. We also get into what it takes to be a dancer and choreographer and to keep ballet relevant. If you enjoy this episode I suggest you go back and listen to our conversation with Ned Canty and Michael Sakir (Opera Memphis) in season 1.

Memphis Machine gets classy and takes a goes to the Opera, Opera Memphis. We speak with Michael Sakir (conductor) and Ned Canty (director). These gentlemen are titans of opera and a joy to talk to. We have a very enlightening discussion about opera and its relevancy in Memphis. Enjoy.

In this episode Ned Canty general director and Michael Sakir music director both of Opera Memphis tell us how September is the perfect time for opera, how opera doesn't suck and has it's fair share of sex drugs and rock n roll.   Opera Memphis YouTube | Facebook |  Twitter | Pintrest   Ned Canty - Opera Doesn't Suck Michael Sakir website Suggested Episode - Virginia Murphy of Playback Memphis Billy "Unexpected traverser" Nation Kim “Connected to all the things all the time” Morrison

Ned Canty is the General Director at Opera Memphis and has over 20 years of experience as an opera stage director. As a freelance artist for 20 years, Canty directed operas at dozens of companies in the US, Italy, Israel, China and Canada. The New York Times described his work as having "a startling combination of sensitivity and panache.” Follow him on Twitter here→ @poilaparola