Episode 20: Building Community w/ Jordan Weatherston Pitts (aka YAC Mom ๐)
We are so excited to kick off Season 3 with an interview with the incredible Jordan Weatherston Pitts! Jordan is a tenor and the...
Episode 19: ๐ Season 2 Finale ๐
In the Season 2 Finale, Elise and Marcelle reflect on the twists and turns of creating a podcast during a global pandemic. They share...
Episode 18: Creating a Kick*ss Personal Brand with Tara Priolo
Branding. Weโre all supposed to do it, especially with our work being pushed mostly into the digital realm. ๐ป Many of us donโt know...
Episode 17: We Are Stronger Together with the AGMA Soloist Coalition ๐ค๐ช
โOpera singers need a better (or a new) union.โ Itโs a phrase that we know weโve heard โ or letโs be real, said ourselvesโ...
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, weโre facing a delayed audition...
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,...
Episode 15: Content Creation in the Time of COVID with Matthew Maisano (aka the FAB drag queenโจBalena Cantoโจ)
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Happy Pride! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ On todayโs show we sit down with the fabulous baritone Matthew Maisano to talk about his parallel career as the...
Episode 14: Demystifying Management with Stratagem Artists ๐ง
โDo you have a manager yet?โ In opera, weโre often led to believe that management is the Holy Grail, the sign that youโve โmade...
Episode 13: Personal Growth & Mental Wellness with Dr. Glenn Doyle ๐ฉบ
As quarantine drags on, weโre faced with a lot of questions as artists and as people: What do I do now that my work...
Episode 12: Conductor Anthony Barrese of Opera Southwest
On todayโs show we talk to conductor Anthony Barrese, who is the artistic director at Opera Southwest and the music director at OperaDelaware.ย From...
Episode 11: Zach Finkelstein on the #operalife during and after COVID
Season two begins NOW and weโre hot off the presses in our first episode, talking to Zach Finkelstein, a tenor, a research analyst, and...
BONUS EPISODE: COVID ๐ท Part 2
10 days laterโฆ. And all sense of time has evaporated. ๐ค We check back in with each other after Philadelphiaโs โstay-at-homeโ protocol goes into...
BONUS EPISODE: COVID ๐ท Part 1
Weโre back and podcasting in the time of COVID! First up on this bonus episode, we share some updates for the podcast! Most importantly,...
Episode 10: ๐๐ผ Season One Finale ๐๐ป
To celebrate the completion of our first season, we invited some opera singer friends to join us for drinks and conversation around some of...
Episode 9: Jessica Fishenfeld Keeps Opera โAlive & Kickingโ ๐๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ช
On todayโs show we interview Jessica Fishenfeld, a soprano who isnโt afraid to make things happen! In addition to building her career in opera,...
Episode 8: Hacking the Side Hustle๐๐ผโโ๏ธ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ๐๐พโโ๏ธ
Day Job. Parallel Career. Side Hustle. As creatives, weโve all heard about them and probably have had one (or many). However, we can often...
Episode 7: Getting After Those #DivaGoals ๐๐ป
Sometimes our dreams can seem impossible to achieve. Sometimes weโre working hard to achieve them and weโre still feeling like weโre just running in...
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...
Episode 6: Rethinking Rejection
Audition season can be an exciting time of year, but it also comes with a lot of rejection. And letโs face it, while rejection...
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. Sheโs got a MM from Westminster...