Cailin Marcel Manson ain’t your average maestro

Cailin Marcel Manson ain’t your average maestro

From Homegoings by Vermont Public

December 3, 2025 · 43 min

About this episode

Cailin Marcel Manson discusses his experiences as a conductor and opera singer in a predominantly white field.

Cailin Marcel Manson is a conductor, baritone opera singer, and longtime vocal studies teacher who’s performed on some of the world’s biggest stages — from the Conservatoire de Luxembourg to Carnegie Hall. In this episode, we talk with Cailin about what it means to command a space long dominated by white men — armed with Black skin, a bit of Philly swagger, and a corset. Homegoings is a production of Vermont Public. Follow the show here . This episode was hosted and reported by executive producer, Myra Flynn and mixed by Sarah Baik. Our video director is Mike Dunn and Aaron Edwards is our story editor. Myra composed the theme music with other music by Blue Dot Sessions. Kyle Ambusk is the graphic artist behind this episode’s Homegoings portrait . Thank you for listening. You can see this episode on our YouTube channel . To continue to be part of the Homegoings family: Subscribe to our YouTube channel Sign up for the Homegoings newsletter Write to us at: hey@homegoings.co Follow us on Instagram @wearehomegoings Make a gift to continue elevating BIPOC storytelling Tell your friends, your family or a stranger about the show! And of course, subscribe!

People in this episode

Host: Myra Flynn

Guest: Cailin Marcel Manson

Topics covered

  • conducting
  • opera
  • BIPOC representation
  • music education
  • performance

Keywords

  • Cailin Marcel Manson
  • conductor
  • opera singer
  • BIPOC
  • music
  • Carnegie Hall
  • vocal studies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vermont Public, Blue Dot Sessions

Places: Conservatoire de Luxembourg, Carnegie Hall

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