Episodes

Episode 20: Building Community w/ Jordan Weatherston Pitts (aka YAC Mom ๐Ÿ’–)

We are so excited to kick off Season 3 with an interview with the incredible Jordan Weatherston Pitts! Jordan is a tenor and the...

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Episode 19: ๐ŸŽ‰ Season 2 Finale ๐ŸŽ‰

In the Season 2 Finale, Elise and Marcelle reflect on the twists and turns of creating a podcast during a global pandemic. They share...

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Episode 18: Creating a Kick*ss Personal Brand with Tara Priolo

Branding. Weโ€™re all supposed to do it, especially with our work being pushed mostly into the digital realm. ๐Ÿ’ป Many of us donโ€™t know...

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Episode 17: We Are Stronger Together with the AGMA Soloist Coalition ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’ช

โ€œOpera singers need a better (or a new) union.โ€ Itโ€™s a phrase that we know weโ€™ve heard โ€” or letโ€™s be real, said ourselvesโ€“...

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Episode 16: What if Audition Season is a Sh*tty Infinity Scarf?

Elise and Marcelle are back on their own this week, and the TEA IS HOT.ย  โ˜•๏ธ As an industry, weโ€™re facing a delayed audition...

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Opera Diaries, Part 1: Chantal Freeman on Finding Validation

Today we begin a new mini-series on the podcast, Opera Diaries, in which we will share first-person accounts from individual artists about their journeys,...

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Episode 15: Content Creation in the Time of COVID with Matthew Maisano (aka the FAB drag queenโœจBalena Cantoโœจ)

๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ Happy Pride! ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ On todayโ€™s show we sit down with the fabulous baritone Matthew Maisano to talk about his parallel career as the...

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Episode 14: Demystifying Management with Stratagem Artists ๐Ÿง

โ€œDo you have a manager yet?โ€ In opera, weโ€™re often led to believe that management is the Holy Grail, the sign that youโ€™ve โ€œmade...

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Episode 13: Personal Growth & Mental Wellness with Dr. Glenn Doyle ๐Ÿฉบ

As quarantine drags on, weโ€™re faced with a lot of questions as artists and as people: What do I do now that my work...

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Episode 12: Conductor Anthony Barrese of Opera Southwest

On todayโ€™s show we talk to conductor Anthony Barrese, who is the artistic director at Opera Southwest and the music director at OperaDelaware.ย  From...

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Episode 11: Zach Finkelstein on the #operalife during and after COVID

Season two begins NOW and weโ€™re hot off the presses in our first episode, talking to Zach Finkelstein, a tenor, a research analyst, and...

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BONUS EPISODE: COVID ๐Ÿ˜ท Part 2

10 days laterโ€ฆ. And all sense of time has evaporated. ๐Ÿค” We check back in with each other after Philadelphiaโ€™s โ€œstay-at-homeโ€ protocol goes into...

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BONUS EPISODE: COVID ๐Ÿ˜ท Part 1

Weโ€™re back and podcasting in the time of COVID! First up on this bonus episode, we share some updates for the podcast! Most importantly,...

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Episode 10: ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿผ Season One Finale ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป

To celebrate the completion of our first season, we invited some opera singer friends to join us for drinks and conversation around some of...

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Episode 9: Jessica Fishenfeld Keeps Opera โ€˜Alive & Kickingโ€™ ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ช

On todayโ€™s show we interview Jessica Fishenfeld, a soprano who isnโ€™t afraid to make things happen! In addition to building her career in opera,...

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Episode 8: Hacking the Side Hustle๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ

Episode 7: Getting After Those #DivaGoals ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป

Sometimes our dreams can seem impossible to achieve. Sometimes weโ€™re working hard to achieve them and weโ€™re still feeling like weโ€™re just running in...

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BONUS EPISODE- 6.5: Revising the YAP Process

Not ones to feel defeated by rejection, Marcelle and Elise have a candid conversation about the problems with the current YAP application process and...

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Episode 6: Rethinking Rejection

Audition season can be an exciting time of year, but it also comes with a lot of rejection. And letโ€™s face it, while rejection...

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Episode 5: Kristen Seikaly of Operaversity

Kristen Seikaly is a blogger, content writer, and creative writer. She also happens to be an ex-opera singer. Sheโ€™s got a MM from Westminster...

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