AT ITS (s)CORE is a bi-weekly podcast from Boston Lyric Opera centered around a single piece of music that sparks a conversation between artists about their shared experiences in the process of making opera, and living a life filled with music.

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Boston Lyric Opera Music Director David Angus and BLO Concertmaster Annie Rabbat helm the first episode. Angus and Rabbat discuss a selection of music from Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, which Rabbat used as an audition piece for her role in the BLO Orchestra.

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Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro sparks a varied and important conversation with Boston Lyric Opera Music Director David Angus and guest conductor Vimbayi Kaziboni, Assistant Professor of Orchestral Studies and Contemporary Music at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. This second episode focuses on th...

Boston Lyric Opera Jane and Steven Akin Emerging Artist Alumni Simon Dyer and Vincent Turregano reflect on their time with the company and working together for the first time during BLO's 2019 production of Fellow Travelers. From discussions of Fellow Travelers's difficult, yet melodic score to r...

Boston Lyric Opera Jane and Steven Akin Emerging Artists Brianna J. Robinson and Zaray Rodriguez share their passion for music-making through discussing "Mira, O Norma" from Bellini's Norma. They recount their career beginnings, reflect on their experiences in the opera industry as young women of...

2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Reid joins Boston Lyric Opera Music Director David Angus in a conversation around their love for Maurice Ravel's symphony/ballet Daphnis et Chloé. Reid shares her compositional influences, and they discuss the importance of new, innovative works in today...

Stage Director Sarna Lapine and Grammy Award-winning Mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor reunite for a discussion centered around their experience working together on BLO's 2019 production of Britten's The Rape of Lucretia. They discuss their process and reflect on the opera's parallels in today's soci...

American theater director Anne Bogart and Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano reconnect to discuss their experience working together on Poul Ruders' opera adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. They discuss the nuances of the score, their process in creating this world, and reflect ...

American Stage Director Matthew Ozawa and Santa Fe Opera's Director of Production Chelsea Antrim Dennis come together to reflect upon the start of their careers working together on a production of Richard Strauss' Salome. They discuss the unique process of score study from the perspective of an o...

BLO’s Wardrobe Supervisor Dianna Reardon and Staging Staff member Bruno Baker dive into the intricacies of opera wardrobe coordination. They reflect upon the nuances of their roles in the rehearsal and performance process and recall the joys and challenges of the wardrobe duties for BLO’s 2018 pr...

Boston Lyric Opera’s current Chorus Master Brett Hodgdon and former Chorus Master Michelle Alexander reunite to discuss their shared experience working together on BLO’s 2015 Production of La Bohème. They reflect on the joys and challenges of leading an opera chorus, and provide a glimpse into th...

Boston Lyric Opera's Director of Financial Operations Steve Atwater and former Artistic Associate Sydney Mukasa reunite to discuss BLO's 2019 immersive production of Pagliacci. They reflect upon their time in the artistic department and examine the importance of creating accessible opera.

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Music has the power to bring family and friends together, especially this time of year. In this special holiday bonus episode, Stanford Calderwood General & Artistic Director Esther Nelson is joined by her daughter and husband to recount their seasonal family traditions centered around music.

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Boston Lyric Opera Artistic Advisor John Conklin and filmmaker Greg Emetaz give the behind-the-scenes view of their new series on operabox.tv: RETRO+ Short Cuts. They discuss their artistic process, share their wishes for opera audiences, and asses the relationship of opera and film.

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This episode highlights Boston Lyric Opera Resident Teaching Artists Patricia Au and Lydia Jane Graeff. They give the inside scoop on all of the BLO education and community partnership programs, share their favorite experiences, and reflect upon the challenges and triumphs of their work. This epi...

This episode features Boston Lyric Opera's Director of Artistic Operations Jessica Johnson Brock and Stage Director Nathan Troup. They reflect on their shared experience working on BLO's 2016 presentation of Calixto Bieito's Carmen at the Boston Opera House. Both former BLO Emerging Artists, they...