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House of the Countertenor! ft. John Holiday
Jun 25, 2026
1h 03m 27s
A Very Gay Tragedy! ft. Jory Vinikour
Jun 18, 2026
50m 10s
What I Did For Love! ft. James Conlon
Jun 11, 2026
1h 02m 57s
Welcome to my TED Talk! ft. Ben Bliss
Jun 4, 2026
59m 54s
American Bratwurst! ft. James Gaffigan and Amanda Forsythe
May 28, 2026
54m 46s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/25/26 |  House of the Countertenor! ft. John Holiday | [@ 4 min] Alright, this week…John Holiday goes Inside the Huddle! The American countertenor and 'The Voice' finalist is wrapping up a banner 25-26 season at the Munich Opera Festival. Next month, his solo album, 'Over My Head,' with pianist Kevin Miller, drops on the Pentatone label! John joins us from Munich where he co-stars with Jeanine De Bique and Julian Pregardien in Handel’s 'Alcina. ' [@ 43 min] Creatine Price is making herstory in France…and John Eliot Gardner comes out as a dendrop... | 1h 03m 27s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 |  A Very Gay Tragedy! ft. Jory Vinikour | [@ 3 min] Alright, this week…Early music specialist Jory Vinikour goes Inside the Huddle! The conductor and harpsichordist returns to his native Chicago to lead a production of a pretty gay tragedy…no, not Oliver’s mid-life bachelorhood, but Charpentier’s "David and Jonathan" for Haymarket Opera! [@ 35 min] Then, in the Two Minute Drill…Audiences at La Scala are protesting ticket prices, an ousted music director is threatening to sue La Fenice, Washington National Opera is suing the Kennedy ... | 50m 10s | ||||||
| 6/11/26 |  What I Did For Love! ft. James Conlon | [@ 3 min] Alright, this week…Maestro James Conlon takes a Free Throw on his tenure as Music Director of LA Opera, a post he held for 20 years…and we’re rewarding him by letting him talk to Oliver? Poor guy! [@ 23 min] Then, in Monday Evening Quarterback…The Tony Awards were last Sunday, but as many longtime listeners will attest, Weston doesn’t know anything about Broadway. Luckily, Ashlee Hardgrave is here to take him through a new segment she’s calling, ‘Tonys for Dummies!’ [@ 35 mi... | 1h 02m 57s | ||||||
| 6/4/26 |  Welcome to my TED Talk! ft. Ben Bliss | [@ 2 min] Alright, this week…tenor and author Ben Bliss goes Inside the Huddle to share his financial survival guide for singers and other freelancers in the performing arts. It’s all in his new book, 'Making it Work,' coming to a TedTalk near you! [@ 35 min] Then, in Listener Mailbag...it’s a Field Report on Orfeo from Ars Lyrica Houston, starring friend of the show Karim Sulayman! [@ 42 min] Plus, in the Two Minute Drill...let me see here…it says here that…Donald Trump…did something…illeg... | 59m 54s | ||||||
| 5/28/26 |  American Bratwurst! ft. James Gaffigan and Amanda Forsythe | Alright, this week…it’s a holiday week! Soooo we’re skipping the Two Minute Drill and dipping into the Inside the Huddle archives to replay a pair of recent interviews. [@ 1 min] First up, conductor James Gaffigan tells us why the Komische Oper is a total party! He went Inside the Huddle shortly after being named Music Director of Houston Grand Opera last fall. [@ 38 min] And then...Grammy Award-winning soprano Amanda Forsythe joins us from last summer’s Boston Early Music Festival, w... | 54m 46s | ||||||
| 5/21/26 |  Big Tech Traviata! ft. Robert K. Meya | [@ 2 min] Alright, this week…how DO you solve a problem like Jeff Bezos? How do you catch a donation and pin it down, in an era when the hills are NOT alive with the sound of donors? Is this bit working? We answer these questions, and more, in Chalk Talk… [@ 18 min] And then...Santa Fe Opera General Director Robert K. Meya takes a Free Throw on the recently announced 2027 festival season, and picks where HE wants to go see opera this summer. [@ 29 min] Shocking news from the Met. Yes, we’re... | 1h 00m 44s | ||||||
| 5/14/26 |  Opera's Premier League! ft. Patricia Racette | [@ 1 min] Alright, this week…we continue with the OBS playbook for the upcoming Summer Opera Season. This time the team picks the most anticipated performances in the Western European League! [@ 17 min] And then...soprano, stage director, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis artistic director Patricia Racette returns to take a Free Throw on performing MT at OTSL! [@ 28 min] Lakmé gets cancelled, and the Met gets a visit from Typhoid Mimi... GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes ev... | 50m 22s | ||||||
| 5/7/26 |  Single Origin Pour-Over Opera! ft. David Neely | [@ 2 min] Alright, this week…Conductor David Neely goes Inside the Huddle to share highlights from Des Moines Metro Opera’s upcoming festival season! [@ 22 min] And since we're already on the topic of the Summer opera season, in Chalk Talk, the team handicaps the opera festivals here in the US of A… [@ 38 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…Bard College’s Leo Botstein steps down, and Friend of the Show Eric Einhorn steps up! GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Satur... | 52m 18s | ||||||
| 4/30/26 |  Our Man in Hawaii! ft. Dane Lam | [@ 4 min] Alright, this week…we go Inside the Huddle with Dane Lam! Just in time for AAPI Heritage Month, the Australian-Chinese-Singaporean conductor shares his perspective on the state of opera in the Asia-Pacific, as well as collaborating with thee Sir Thomas Allen, the stage director of the Marriage of Figaro for Scottish Opera. [@ 38 min] And then...the Listener Mailbag is full of Field Reports from the Giulio Gari Competition Finals AND the Yale Baroque Opera Project... [@ 49 mi... | 1h 07m 35s | ||||||
| 4/23/26 |  A Tenor in Your DMs! ft. Anthony Gregory✨ | operatenor+2 | Anthony Gregory | InstagramInside the Huddle+5 | US | Glaucus and ScyllaOpernhaus Zürich+2 | — | 57m 04s | |
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| 4/16/26 |  The Champagne of Countertenors! ft. Randall Scotting✨ | Lyric Opera of ChicagoNicolò Grimaldi+2 | Randall Scotting | Divine ImpresarioLyric Opera+2 | — | operacountertenor+2 | — | 57m 19s | |
| 4/9/26 |  The Anti-Fachist! ft. Adam Smith✨ | operatennis+1 | Adam Smith | MetZeffirelli Boheme+4 | — | Madame ButterflyZeffirelli Boheme+1 | — | 1h 07m 57s | |
| 4/2/26 |  Period Performance Pelléas! ft. Opera Atelier✨ | Period PerformancePelléas and Melisande+1 | Marshall PynkowskiJeannette Lajeunesse Zingg | Opera AtelierInside the Huddle+1 | — | Opera Atelierlavish productions+3 | — | 1h 00m 41s | |
| 3/26/26 |  Diamond Bass-Baritone José van Dam!✨ | Hall of FameJose Van Dam+1 | — | Hall of FameOBS | the Big Apple | bass-baritonecompetition+1 | — | 1h 09m 22s | |
| 3/19/26 |  Bel Canto Boss! ft. Rosa Feola✨ | Bel CantoDonizetti+2 | Rosa Feola | Donizetti Songs albumOpera Rara+4 | Naples | lyric sopranoalbum release+2 | — | 47m 05s | |
| 3/12/26 |  Marty Mediocre! ft. Susanne Burgess✨ | sopranoquadrathlon+4 | Susanne Burgess | Florentine OperaMet+4 | — | trainingvoice+1 | — | 1h 05m 42s | |
| 3/5/26 |  One Vivaldi Battle After Another! ft. Hugh Cutting✨ | VivaldiCountertenor+2 | Hugh Cutting | OBSthe Irish Baroque Orchestra | ManhattanEngland | Free Throwdodgy audio+1 | — | 36m 43s | |
| 2/26/26 |  The Diva Dance! ft. Christopher Tin✨ | figure skatingWinter Olympics+3 | Christopher Tin | MetThe Diva Dance+2 | Milan | Olympicsticket revenues+1 | — | 1h 07m 07s | |
| 2/19/26 |  Pod God! ft. Cecilia Molinari✨ | Cecilia MolinariTurandot remix+3 | Cecilia Molinari | Turandot remixInside the Huddle+2 | US | mezzo-sopranoLyric Opera of Chicago+2 | — | 1h 01m 14s | |
| 2/12/26 |  The Benito Bowl! ft. Andrzej Filończyk | [@ 4 min] Alright, this week…Andrzej Filończyk goes Inside the Huddle as he is set to return to the Met for the limited bonus run of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay beginning next week. Can the Polish baritone think like The Escapist when it comes to unwanted advances from Oliver? [@ 37 min] Then, it's the return of the 90’s divas starring Mariah Carey, Cecilia Bartoli, and … Ricky Martin! That’s right, we’re talking about the intersection of music and sports in Sportzando, the O... | 1h 12m 03s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 |  Legion of Boomy Bass-Baritones! ft. Denyce Graves | [@ 6 min] Alright, this week…we handicap the Big Game between New England and Seattle, the best way we know how: OPERA COMPANY cage match! Benjamin Sokol, a member of the Ryan Opera Center, joins us to fill in the considerable gaps in Weston's and Oliver's football knowledge... [@ 18 min] Then, Denyce Graves takes a Free Throw on portraying opera’s strongest and most powerful women while being a vulnerable human being with a tender heart... [@ 31 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…Roberto... | 59m 23s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 |  All-Court Baritone Joseph Lattanzi! ft. Joyce DiDonato | [@ 2 min] Alright, this week…as the national 10th anniversary tour of the trailblazing opera 'Fellow Travelers' is set to launch next month, one of the stars of the tour, baritone Joseph Lattanzi, goes Inside the Huddle to talk Tennis, Hawkins Fuller, and his upcoming role debut as another gay mid-20th century American: Van Cliburn! [@ 36 min] Then, JOYCE DIDONATO, the Queen D herself, takes a Free Throw on how to make the most impact in one of her public masterclasses. [@ 41 min] Plus, in ... | 59m 49s | ||||||
| 1/22/26 |  The Americans! ft. Christopher Sokolowski, Zachary Wilder, and Anthony León | [@ 4 min] Alright, this week…we go Inside the Huddle with Christopher Sokoloski! The American Heldentenor had a breakout year in 2025, coming to international attention singing Captain Vere in the Story of Billy Budd at Aix-en-Provence, followed by an unscheduled role debut as Parsifal at Flanders Opera. Listen for the exact moment when Oliver falls in love…I promise you can hear Oliver’s heart break wide open, and its strange because we know he doesn’t even like Wagner operas. [@ 34 min] Th... | 1h 15m 32s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 |  The Battle for the Soul of Opera! ft. Caitlin Vincent | [@ 4 min] Alright, this week…In addition to everything else that’s happening in the world, there’s a War On Opera! We go Inside the Huddle with librettist (and war correspondent) Caitlin Vincent, author of 'Opera Wars: Inside the World of Opera and the Battle for its Future.' [@ 39 min] Then, in Listener Mailbag, an OBS fan asks us if Caleb Williams is the Pavarotti of football? Glad Ashlee is here to help us answer that one. [@ 44 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’…WNO has officially aban... | 1h 06m 38s | ||||||
| 1/8/26 |  The Papageno Sessions! ft. Will Liverman | [@ 3 min] Alright, this week…we tip off 2026 with a Free Throw from WIll Liverman. The baritone, composer and pianist has a shot at winning TWO Grammys next month! He’ll share a story on the making of his grammy-nominated album, 'The Dunbar-Moore Sessions.' [@ 18 min] Then, it’s the first episode of the year, which means new resolutions....and an update on our resolutions from last year. Oliver, did you ever get around to listening to an entire Meyerbeer opera? [@ 45 min] Plus, in the ‘Two ... | 1h 05m 11s | ||||||
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