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Episode 37: Inside Katrina Thurmanโ€™s Multi-Passionate Opera Life

Weโ€™re so happy to welcome soprano Katrina Thurman (she/her/hers) to the podcast! Katrina is a fellow Philly-based opera singer and the founder and artistic director of one of Philadelphia’s newest arts organizations East Passyunk Opera Project (ePOP)! Katrina gives us a peek into her multi-passionate and multi-faceted life as a producer, opera singer, and arts…

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Episode 34: Behind the Microphone w/ Singer & Voice Actor Nadia Marshall ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿป

We are so excited to welcome fellow singer and voice-over artist, Nadia Marshall (she/her/hers), to the podcast! Nadia recounts for us how voice acting went from being a simple suggestion from a colleague into being a correlating career. Her story is full of practical advice on how to get started, and her commitment to creating…

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Episode 31: Catching Up with Your Fav Hosts, Elise & Marcelle ๐Ÿ˜˜

You asked for more of us chatting on the podcast and we listened!  Marcelle and Elise share some updates about what theyโ€™ve been up to since we wrapped on Season 3 and also give their takes on the current news in the opera world. They talk about: Learn more about Marcelleโ€™s work here and here,…

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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 this seasonโ€™s topics. We were curious to hear other viewpoints on the opera business and to have a little fun, too! We dig back into rejection, application fees, creating community, and…

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Episode 9: Jessica Fishenfeld Keeps Opera ‘Alive & Kicking’ 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, she has a branded parallel career in personal training — JecaFit — where she helps clients to discover and achieve their own health and fitness goals. If that wasnโ€™t enough, she…

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Episode 3: Eugenia Forteza of 360 of Opera

On todayโ€™s episode we chat with the amazing Eugenia Forteza! In addition to being a fabulous soprano, Eugenia runs 360 of Opera, a blog where she highlights the many facets of the opera world. Sheโ€™s passionate about sharing her love of the art form, but also works to prioritize her own artistic voice and dreams….

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