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What's Up With Opera?

Written by: Pacific Opera Victoria
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  • Summary

  • As the world reckons with racism and sexism, opera luminaries including director Peter Sellars, bass-baritone Davóne Tines and conductor/soprano Barbara Hannigan dig into what’s changing — and what needs to change — in opera, and why now is the time for evolution and disruption in the centuries-old art form.
    © 2022 Pacific Opera Victoria
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Episodes
  • Episode 10 | David Devan

    Episode 10 | David Devan
    Aug 5 2022
    Opera Philadelphia General Director David Devan speaks about his experiences in making change through acts of creative destruction, the role of honest examinations of race and casting, radical approaches to engaging new audiences.
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    32 mins
  • Episode 9 | J’nai Bridges

    Episode 9 | J’nai Bridges
    Jul 29 2022
    J’nai Bridges discusses her personal experiences with racial stereotypes in casting, how her desire for social change impacts her career choices and the weight of that responsibility as an opera artist today.
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    33 mins
  • Episode 8 | Ian Cusson

    Episode 8 | Ian Cusson
    Jul 22 2022
    Canadian-Metis composer Ian Cusson speaks about the barriers that keep diversity out of new work creation and how his own culture fostered an undeniable passion to tell stories that compel him and his sense of responsibility to open the door for the next generation of IBPoC composers.
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    40 mins
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