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Episode 26: Envisioning an Equitable Future in Opera w/ Veronica Chapman-Smith

We are honored to welcome Veronica Chapman-Smith to the podcast today! Veronica is a Philly-based singer, who is a member of the Opera Philadelphia chorus and is also their Vice President of Community Initiatives. Veronica shares with us her thoughts on what building an equitable future in opera might look like. (Please note: Veronica joins…

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Episode 23: Creating a Multi-Faceted Career with Zachary James💎

CW: there is mention of abuse/sexual assault in this episode. On today’s episode, we are thrilled to welcome bass Zachary James to the podcast! Zach is living the epitome of a multi-faceted career, with credits that include singing at the Metropolitan Opera and on Broadway, acting for film and television, as well as self-producing a…

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A Call to Action and Resources to Center BIPOC Voices in the Opera Industry

Black Lives Matter. For too long, the opera industry has participated in violence towards BIPOC. Blackface, brownface, and yellowface are common occurrences even at the highest levels of our art form. Singers of color are too often only used as performative tokenism, their pain is used for profit, and their voices are relegated to the…

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