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A River Unbroken Runs Through It! ft. Kelley Rourke

[@ 2 min] Alright, this week...for our season 11 finale, Librettist, translator, and dramaturg Kelley Rourke goes Inside the Huddle in advance of the world premiere of &a

Bel Canto Bug ft. Iván Ayón-Rivas

[@ 4 min] Alright, this week...Iván Ayón-Rivas goes Inside the Huddle! The Peruvian tenor made his American debut this summer as Lensky in Eugene Onegin at Santa Fe Opera

Lucy Crowe Sings the Four Last Songs! ft. Damien Sneed

[@ 5 min] Alright, this week...it’s part two of our coverage of the Santa Fe Opera ,starting with a Free Throw on the artistry of Iestyn Davies!  [@11 min] Then, Handeli

Tiger Lili! ft. Lucia Lucas and Tobias Picker

[@ 3 min] Alright, this week...we begin our Olympic-size field report on the Santa Fe Opera season with a Free Throw from Tobias Picker, whose Lili Elbe received its Nort

No Cause for Alarm! ft. Alan Pierson

[@ 3 min] Alright, this week...we go Inside the Huddle with conductor Alan Pierson, whose band Alarm Will Sound collaborated on friend of the show David T. Little’s What

BBC Promposal! ft. Laurence Kilsby

[@ 3 min] Alright, this week...we go Inside the Huddle with Laurence Kilsby! The rising British tenor just performed in the BBC Proms with the Jupiter Ensemble and is cur

Feral Handelians! ft. R.B. Schlather

[@ 5 min] Alright, this week...ahead of the premiere of Santa Fe Opera’s 'Rodelinda,' we go Inside the Huddle with director R.B. Schlather! Will our baroque pur

Oops! All Des Moines Metro Opera

[@ 4 min] Alright, this week...we get the full field report on the 2026 Des Moines Metro Opera Festival! First up, a Monday Evening Quarterback on Carlisle Floyd’s Of Mic

A League of Her Own! ft. Suzanne Nance

[@ 5 min] Alright, this week...we go Inside the Huddle with Suzanne Nance, the new Executive Director of Wexford Festival Opera! Find out how the career of this “Woman of

Freemen, Cowboys, and Immigrants!

[@ 3 min] Alright, as America prepares to celebrate its semiquincentennial, this week in Chalk Talk…we’re breaking down the history of American vocal music by playing 250

House of the Countertenor! ft. John Holiday

[@ 4 min] Alright, this week…John Holiday goes Inside the Huddle! The American countertenor and 'The Voice' finalist is wrapping up a banner 25-26 season at the

A Very Gay Tragedy! ft. Jory Vinikour

[@ 3 min] Alright, this week…Early music specialist Jory Vinikour goes Inside the Huddle! The conductor and harpsichordist returns to his native Chicago to lead a product

What I Did For Love! ft. James Conlon

[@ 3 min] Alright, this week…Maestro James Conlon takes a Free Throw on his tenure as Music Director of LA Opera, a post he held for 20 years…and we’re rewarding him by l

Welcome to my TED Talk! ft. Ben Bliss

[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…tenor and author Ben Bliss goes Inside the Huddle to share his financial survival guide for singers and other freelancers in the performing a

American Bratwurst! ft. James Gaffigan and Amanda Forsythe

Alright, this week…it’s a holiday week! Soooo we’re skipping the Two Minute Drill and dipping into the Inside the Huddle archives to replay a pair of recent interviews.

Big Tech Traviata! ft. Robert K. Meya

[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…how DO you solve a problem like Jeff Bezos? How do you catch a donation and pin it down, in an era when the hills are NOT alive with the soun

Opera's Premier League! ft. Patricia Racette

[@ 1 min] Alright, this week…we continue  with the OBS playbook for the upcoming Summer Opera Season. This time the team picks the most anticipated performances in the We

Single Origin Pour-Over Opera! ft. David Neely

[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…Conductor David Neely goes Inside the Huddle to share highlights from Des Moines Metro Opera’s upcoming festival season!  [@ 22 min] And sin

Our Man in Hawaii! ft. Dane Lam

[@ 4 min] Alright, this week…we go Inside the Huddle with Dane Lam! Just in time for AAPI Heritage Month, the Australian-Chinese-Singaporean conductor shares his perspect

A Tenor in Your DMs! ft. Anthony Gregory

[@ 3 min] Alright, this week…Anthony Gregory goes Inside the Huddle. The British tenor is currently starring in the title role of 'Glaucus and Scylla' at Opernh