Marble City Opera

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Frank Murphy interviews Kathryn Frady about her work with Marble City Opera and upcoming performances.

Frank Murphy interviews Kathryn Frady, Executive Artistic Director of Marble City Opera, Knoxville's chamber opera company, with the goal of bringing American chamber opera and innovative performances of traditional operas to new audiences. Learn more about Kathryn and her upcoming schedule at https://www.kathrynfrady.com/   Kathryn Frady will direct Marble City Opera's production of  Josephine by Tom Cipullo at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at the Historic Grove Theatre in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Josephine is a one-woman opera about the legendary entertainer Josephine Baker, set in the final years of her life. Tickets and information are available at https://www.marblecityopera.com/josephine   Marble City Opera presents Opera in the Park at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at Lakeshore Park's Marble Hall in Knoxville, Tennessee. Admission to the concert is free. Sponsorship information is available at https://www.marblecityopera.com/operainthepark   Kathryn Frady with direct and star in Marble City Opera's production of The Tragedy of Carmen , adapted from Carmen by Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carrière, and Marius Constant, at 7:30 p.m. on…

People in this episode

Host: Frank Murphy

Guest: Kathryn Frady

Topics covered

• opera
• interview
• performing arts
• Knoxville
• chamber opera

Keywords

• Marble City Opera
• Kathryn Frady
• Josephine
• The Tragedy of Carmen
• Opera in the Park

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marble City Opera

Books & works: Josephine, The Tragedy of Carmen

Places: Knoxville, Oak Ridge

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