Makin' It In Opera
Gwendolyn Kuhlman
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How (not) to make it
Makin' It In Opera
10/18/21 • 36 min
Like many others, I got my opera degree because I loved singing, I loved music, and I dreamed of being in the spotlight. After years in the chorus and schlepping from audition to audition, it became clear that we had been trained that in order to “make it” in opera, you had to follow a prescriptive path. One that has its artists doing everything they can to fit into a box, rather than figure out who they are, what it is they want to say, and who they want to serve with their art.. No wonder the industry has spent years struggling for relevance in the wider culture.
The people I’ll talk to in this podcast have followed their art, making it on their own terms. I’ve found that there are many facets to making it on your own terms, and it’s a process with many different outcomes.In this season, all have remained in the music industry, and all are performing. In seasons to come, we’ll branch out from there to explore paths that lead people in all different directions With this podcast, I hope to contribute to the conversation about how we train artists, so that they can enter the workforce prepared not just to get a job, but to shape their art form
At makinitinopera.com, you can
- Get access to a spreadsheet of resources and inspiration from folks who are changing the conversation about how we tell stories and how we train artists
- Subscribe to the Audition Pep Talk Series newsletter
- Donate and support the podcast
If you’d like to share your point of view of what it means to “make it”, send me a voice recording to [email protected] and I may feature you in a future episode.
Poetry on Instagram @wonderlanddispatches
Housing Activism and Resources with Jocelyn's Corner on Instagram @jocelyns_corner
www.gwendolynkuhlmann.de
Music credit: Our Block Party by Reaktor Productions
A Podcast Launch Bestie production
Makin' It with Raehann Bryce-Davis
Makin' It In Opera
11/15/21 • 46 min
Raehann Bryce-Davis has been hailed by the New York Times as a "striking mezzo soprano" and by the San Francisco Chronicle for her "electrifying sense of fearlessness." 2021/22 includes performances of Der Komponist in Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Preziosilla in Verdi's La Forza del Destino at Théâtre du Capitole, Azucena in three productions of Verdi’s Il Trovatore at The Glimmerglass Festival, LA Opera, and Staatstheater Nürnberg, Gods and Mortals, at The Glimmerglass Festival, singing selections of Wagner’s Lohengrin as Ortrud and Die Walküre as Fricka, as well as her company debuts at La Monnaie de Munt as La Zia Principessa in Puccini's Suor Angelica, Konzert und Theater St Gallen as Joan of Arc in Tchaikovsky's Maid of Orleans, and her company debut at Teatro alla Scala as Ulrica in Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera. Last season featured highlights like her role debut as Eboli in Verdi’s Don Carlos at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, her LA Opera debut in the World Premiere of Aucoin and Ruhl’s Eurydice, a coproduction with The Metropolitan Opera, and her role debut as Sara in Roberto Devereux opposite Angela Meade and Ramon Vargas.
As a producer/performer Bryce-Davis has released "To the Afflicted," her first music video, which received much critical acclaim and was chosen as an official video for World Opera Day. Her second digital short, “Brown Sounds,” was co-produced with LA Opera and Aural Compass Projects, and won Best Music Video at film festivals around the globe including the New York International Film Awards, New York Cinematography Awards, Hollywood Boulevard Film Awards, the Anatolian Short Film Festival, and the Silk Road Film Awards - Cannes.
Bryce-Davis is a 2018 recipient of the prestigious George London Award at the George London Competition, the 2017 1st Place and Audience Prize-winner of the Concorso Lirico Internazionale di Portofino competition; chaired by Dominique Meyer, Winner of the 2016 Richard F. Gold Career Grant at the Merola Opera Program, Winner of the 2015 Hilde Zadek Competition at the Musikverein in Vienna, and the 2015 Sedat Gürel - Güzin Gürel International Voice Competition in Istanbul. She holds a Master of Music and Professional Studies certificate from the Manhattan School of Music and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Raehann Bryce-Davis is a co-founder of the Black Opera Alliance and is an advocate for social justice in opera.
Visit her website: http://www.raehann.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raehannbrycedavis/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/raehannbd
Video of To The Afflicted: https://youtu.be/QAPtCED5nlw
Video of Brown Sounds: https://youtu.be/22OR3ygygqg
Learn more about the Black Opera Alliance: https://www.blackoperaalliance.org
Donate to Support the Black Opera Alliance: https://blackoperaalliance.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/blackoperaalliance/donation.jsp
At makinitinopera.com, you can
- Get access to a spreadsheet of resources and inspiration from folks who are changing the conversation about how we tell stories and how we train artists
- Subscribe to the Audition Pep Talk Series newsletter
- Donate and support the podcast
If you’d like to share your point of view of what it means to “make it”, send me a voice recording to [email protected] and I may feature you in a future episode.
Music credit: Our Block Party by Reaktor Productions
This show was a production of Sounds Like Cool Studios, LLC.
Makin' It Part II with Jayme Alilaw
Makin' It In Opera
03/29/22 • 63 min
This is Part II of my conversation with the incredible Jayme Alilaw, where we dive deep into her journey as an entrepreneurial artist and the intricacies of the work the Black Opera Alliance is doing to move opera forward.
Jayme Alilaw is a soprano, activist, empowerment coach, and anti-racism facilitator.
She's a specialist in African American Spirituals and Art Song Repertoire, she's part of the four-member Leadership Council of the Black Opera Alliance, and she's the CEO of From the Core Coaching, where she coaches and leads seminars centered on setting free the voices of the oppressed.
You can find her on Twitter and Instagram, @sangmsjayme, website is www.jayme-alilaw.com
You can follow her coaching for individuals and organisations @fromthecorecoaching
Website is www.fromthecorecoaching.com
Donate to The Black Opera Alliance and sign their pledge at www.blackoperaalliance.org
Keep up with the pod Instagram @makinitinopera
Support us by telling your friends and rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts.
You can pitch in to keep us going by donating on ko-fi - find the link when you go to www.makinitinopera.com.
Makin' It with Jillian Paige
Makin' It In Opera
04/12/22 • 58 min
My interview with Jillian Paige, singer, actress, producer, and creator of Meisner in Music, where we talk about how we can turn singing back into an expression of our feelings, rather than a facilitation of feelings we want other people to have.
Jillian Paige @jillianpaige on Instagram, www.jillianpaige.com
Meisner in Music @meisnerinmusic on Instagram, www.meisnerinmusic.com
Read Jillian’s story of how she came to Meisner
Trauma Informed Healing Intensive with Meisner in Music (till May 4th early bird $100 off with code SONGBIRD)
Info about their Equity and Inclusion Scholarship
Keep up with the pod on Instagram @makinitinopera and support us by telling your friends, rating and reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, and pitch in some money by donating on ko-fi - you can find the link when you go to www.makinitinopera.com.
Makin' It with Dana Lynne Varga
Makin' It In Opera
05/02/22 • 54 min
Follow Dana’s Work:
The Empowered Musician
Mass Opera
Dana Lynne Varga’s Artist Page
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theempoweredmusician/
Articles:
Excluded, Penalized, Indebted, Harassed: Systemic discrimination against women in opera
https://theempoweredmusician.com/systemic-discrimination-in-opera/
DMA’s and the elusive, coveted, full-time faculty position: https://theempoweredmusician.com/dmas-and-the-elusive-coveted-full-time-faculty-position/
An Impossible Choice: Music majors, COVID-19 and an uncertain future
https://theempoweredmusician.com/an-impossible-choice-music-majors-covid-19-and-an-uncertain-future/
Keep up with the pod on Instagram @makinitinopera
Support the Pod: www.makinitinopera.com
Makin' It with Minka Wiltz
Makin' It In Opera
05/31/22 • 70 min
My interview with the incredible Minka Wiltz - actor, singer, voice-over artist, podcaster, and playwright.
Follow on Minka on Instagram: @minkawiltz777
See Heal, Hope, Love on her website, www.minkawiltz.com or on YouTube:
Find the Cultural Workers podcast: https://anchor.fm/minka-wiltz
Keep up with the pod on Instagram @makinitinopera
Support the Pod: www.makinitinopera.com
Clip from the beginning of the podcast is "Hope" by Jason Robert Brown, recording from Heal, Hope, Love
Makin' It with Jonnet Solomon
Makin' It In Opera
06/27/22 • 56 min
My interview with the incredible and persistent Executive Director of the National Opera House in Pittsburgh, Jonnet Solomon.
Instagram: @nationaloperahousepgh
Website where you can donate to the NOH: www.nationaloperahouse.org/donate
Short documentary from WQED on the NOH made in 2009: https://youtu.be/q3TxB-S9VtQ
Upcoming events at the NOH:
If you happen to be in Pittsburgh, the NOH will be participating in a Women Owned Market on Saturday July 9, and a beer festival called Barrel & Flow on August 18, 2022.
One Year of Makin' It
Makin' It In Opera
10/21/22 • 12 min
Celebrating 1 year of Makin' It in Opera & Kicking off the THIRD SEASON: The Rethink - which is what we do after we've healed and recalibrated.
Follow the pod @makinit.opera
Support the pod/get resources at www.makinitinopera.com
Makin' It with Monika Beal
Makin' It In Opera
11/01/22 • 70 min
A deep conversation on what it really means to be an artist and find your path with creative coach, prolific artist, and my dear friend, Monika Beal.
Check out Monika’s coaching and her writing at www.monikabeal.com
Essay: An Artist by Monika Beal: https://monikabeal.com/musingsmischief/2021/6/17/essay-an-artist
IG: @makinit.opera
Find resources and support us at www.makinitinopera.com
Makin' It With Opera Programs Berlin
Makin' It In Opera
10/18/21 • 82 min
In this episode I will visit with my dear friends, Julie Wyma and Anastasia Nikolov, founders of Opera Programs Berlin.
Both Julie and Anastasia went through traditional conservatory training, and were both taken aback by the insistence that there’s only one prescribed path to success in opera. Their answer to filling the gaps in vocal education was to create Opera Programs Berlin, an online and in-person opera academy which has grown exponentially over the last year in the online space.
As an educator, Julie’s passion lies in helping singers make the transition from student to professional, and in guiding talented people to the places where they are needed. She has served as a vocal coach, preparing singers for auditions and talent competitions, as well as an audition panelist and advisor. With organizations such as Opera Programs Berlin, Dramatic Voices Program Berlin, Irrational Entertainment, Midwest Early Opera Works, Voci Inglesi, Berlin Wagner Gruppe and Berliner Opernverein, she has facilitated performance opportunities for singers seeking additional stage experience and the chance to hone their craft in a supportive, professional environment.
As a professional operatic soprano she has performed more than 25 roles, including die Königin der Nacht and Pamina in Die Zauberflöte, Rosina in I barbiere di Siviglia, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Gilda in Rigoletto, Marie in Die verkaufte Braut, Musetta in La Bohème, Sophie in Werther, Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, the Waldvogel in Siegfried, and Norina in Don Pasquale. Of her Norina, the Kansas City Metropolis said: “soprano Julie Wyma sparkled with a self-confident air and a strong, beautiful voice.”
An active concert performer and recitalist, her recent appearances include concerts at the US Consul General in Düsseldorf and the Residence of the US Ambassador to Germany in Berlin; a song recital at the University of Pittsburg at Greensburg; Lovers’ Quarrels, a concert of operatic duets and arias in Concord, New Hampshire and Niemegk, Germany; Three Tenors and a Soprano concerts in Cornish and New London, New Hampshire; and Viva Divas!, a concert of operatic arias, duets, and trios in Cornish, New Hampshire, Phoenix, Arizona and Berlin, Germany.
Soprano Anastasia Nikolov started her musical training at the age of 5, studying piano. She was a member of the Bulgarian National Theater Youth Ensemble, where she was cast in numerous main stage and touring productions. Her training at the National Theatre included acting, improvisation, Latin and folk dance. Other musical studies also included percussion and classical guitar.
Ms. Nikolov is a champion of new music. She has premiered works by prominent American and British composers such as Vartan Aghababian, Michael Djupstrom, Victoria Ellis, Heather Gilligan and Eric Sawyer; some of these works were written and dedicated to her. In addition to numerous song cycles and solo concert works with orchestra, she also created the role of Anna von Mildenburg in the new piece Geboren Alma Schindler (Berliner Opern Verein); the role of Member of the Chamber in the premiere performance of Eric Sawyer's Our American Cousin (Composers in Red Sneakers); and the title role in the world premiere of Victoria Ellis' opera Darling (One of Us Foundation).
Twitter @operaberlin
Instagram @operaprogramsberlin
Facebook @operaprogramsberlin
At makinitinopera.com, you can
- Get access to a spreadsheet of resources and inspiration from folks who are changing the conversation about how we tell stories and how we train artists
- Subscribe to the Audition Pep Talk Series newsletter
- Donate and support the podcast
If you’d like to share your point of view of what it means to “make it”, send me a voice recording to [email protected] and I may feature you in a future episode.
Music credit: Our Block Party by Reaktor Productions
A Podcast Launch Bestie production
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How many episodes does Makin' It In Opera have?
Makin' It In Opera currently has 19 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Podcasts, Arts, Business, Careers and Performing Arts.
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The episode title 'Makin' It Part II with Raehann Bryce-Davis' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Makin' It In Opera?
The average episode length on Makin' It In Opera is 54 minutes.
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Episodes of Makin' It In Opera are typically released every 10 days, 22 hours.
When was the first episode of Makin' It In Opera?
The first episode of Makin' It In Opera was released on Sep 25, 2021.
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