The Notes Session

by The Notes Session

We love opera. We have some notes. Welcome to The Notes Session. We are two American opera singers who trained in the US, built careers in Europe, and have spent years swapping voice notes about the art form. Now we're doing it with microphones. What can you expect? Mainly something we're calling "consensus punditry," along with live-show reports, long-form researched video essays, guest conversations, close listening to great singing, and discussions about the industry's sticky questions. New episodes (most) Thursdays. We're glad you're here.

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The Notes Session, Episode 3: Fantasy Football, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

It’s draft day. Welcome to the league. Neither of us has ever played fantasy football, but we’re pretty sure this is how it works. In our new series, we draft a dream p

Oct 22
1 h 02 min

The Notes Session, Episode 2: You know it when you see it

In July, Theo dragged Jackie (decidedly not a Wagner fan) to the Bayerische Staatsoper's Oper für Alle to watch Tobias Kratzer's new production of Die Walküre on the big

Oct 15
46 min

The Notes Session, Episode 1: No Better Way

NB: frank discussion of onstage nudity. When is nudity onstage the only way to tell the story? Jacquelyn Stucker and Theo Hoffman have both done it: Jackie in a love sc

Oct 8
1 h 29 min

The Notes Session, Episode 0: Why Are We Here?

We are Jacquelyn Stucker and Theo Hoffman, the creators and co-hosts of The Notes Session. Despite having similar artistic sensibilities and lots of friends in common, we

Sep 29
18 min