Opera Box Score

[@ 6 min] Alright, this week…we go Inside the Huddle with Ian Rucker! The rising star American baritone is back in Chicago with a role debut as Dr. Malatesta in Don Pasquale. Later this season, he makes his MET debut in Kevin Puts’s Silent Night before reprising the title role of Billy Budd in Des Moines this summer... [@ 39 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…Nadine Sierra takes medical leave, Angel Blue goes on sabbatical, and Nice Opéra artists go on strike. But we’re still here bringing...

[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…November 7th marks the centenary of the great Dame Joan Sutherland, so we’re inducting La Stupenda into the OBS Hall of Fame! [@ 33 min] Then...we’ll keep the La Stupendaversary going when pianist, professor of voice, and Director of Opera at Yale University Gerald Martin Moore takes a Free Throw on some of his favorite recordings of the iconic Australian Diva… [@ 51 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…we’re recording on election day, but we can already give yo...

[@ 5 min] Alright, this week…Since we skipped it last week, we’re diving right in to the Two Minute Drill where a musicians’ strike threatens a world premiere at Minnesota Opera, an Angelotti gets cancelled in Calgary, and we bid farewell to the supreme soubrette, Judith Blegen... ...and there's nothing else in this episode. Nothing spooky at all this Halloween weekend. Nothing to be scared about here...we promise. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on...

[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…in tribute to the late, great Martina Arroyo, it's a replay of her induction into the OBS Hall of Fame originally broadcast in 2023... [@ 40 min] Then, in ‘Listener Mailbag,’ a field report from the Met’s current production of Cosi fan Tutte! ...And since we are all mourning Ms. Arroyo, we’ll put a pause on the Two Minute Drill. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 ope...

[@ 6 min] Alright, this week…One of her generation’s finest signing actresses, the great Ileana Cotrubas is posthumously inducted into the OBS Hall of Fame… [@ 33 min] Then, in ‘Listener Mailbag,’ a field report on what’s happening on the ground outside the Kennedy Center… [@ 41 min] Plus, in the 'Two Minute Drill'... awards season begins with winners of Gramophone and Neue Stimmen, and nominees are announced for the International Opera Awards.... GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new epis...