Opera Box Score

Returning to the OBS are stage director Amy Stebbins and composer Hauke Berheide, so you know this episode's discussions are going to be intelligent, thoughtful and informed. Hey, sometimes change is good... First, we go ‘Inside the Huddle’ and talk about what shows Amy and Hauke have seen recently, as well as catching up on what sorts of projects they’re working on now... Then, it’s ‘Chalk Talk’: recently, there’ve been extensive debates about race, gender and ‘equal opportunity’ casting in standard repertoire operas. Tonight we go one step further and discuss casting decisions made by librettists and composers of new works, and how modern categories like ‘realism’ and ‘authenticity’ have put limits on how the distinctions between role, body, and voice are utilized... And of course you get all your opera headlines and our hot takes on them in the ‘Two Minute Drill’... operaboxscore.com @operaboxscore