| Title: |
John O'May talks about Stephen Sondheim |
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Celebrated baritone John O’May has performed in more professional Sondheim productions than anyone else in the country. He’s played Bobby in Company for the Sydney Theatre Company, The Baker in a benefit concert of Into the Woods for the AIDS Trust of Australia in 1992, Benjamin Stone in an ill-fated production of Follies, and most memorably, John Wilkes Booth in Assassins and Fredrik Egerman in A Little Night Music, for the Melbourne Theatre Company. |
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Sat, 6 Mar 2010 7:40 PM |
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| Duration: |
19:05 |
| Download: |
JohnOMay.mp3 |
| Title: |
Stephen Sondheim Special Part 2 |
| Author: |
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Part 2 of the retrospective to celebrate Stephen Sondheim's 80th Birthday |
Published: |
Sat, 6 Mar 2010 7:26 PM |
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| Duration: |
25:20 |
| Download: |
Sondheim part 2.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera Stephen Sondheim Special |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Stephen Sondheim turns 80 on March 22nd. This podcast of The Frequency charts Sondheim’s progression from lyricist on West Side Story and Gypsy, through his hits including Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George to his most recent production, Road Show. |
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Sat, 6 Mar 2010 7:19 PM |
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| Duration: |
24:04 |
| Download: |
Sondheim part 1.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and the Opera (28 Feb 10) Episode 62 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Post Mardi Gras, Personal Masseuse and Peach Melba. Dan Vo was joined by audio producer, Jed Gilbert, Diff'rent Strokes presenter, Jade Gulliver and technical engineer, Nick Bassett sharing their favourite opera tracks with Grant Mildwaters and Natalie Bennett in the kitchen cooking up a storm. |
Published: |
Tue, 2 Mar 2010 1:04 PM |
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| Duration: |
39:38 |
| Download: |
62 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and the Opera (21 Feb 10) Episode 61 |
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Monkey morphology, morning medicine and melody mitosis. In this episode, Dan Vo returned for the penultimate show! To help Dan out was the gorgeously fabulous Christian Gillette. We had a listen to the new album by electro pop duo The Knife - Tomorrow, In a Year an opera that covers the life and work of Charles Darwin. And our guest Christian joined Dan to talk about the In Good Company production of Carmen and also the upcoming show directed by Greg Eldridge - iOpera 2.0. |
Published: |
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 5:17 PM |
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| Duration: |
32:08 |
| Download: |
61 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and the Opera (14 Feb 10) Episode 60 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Star crossed lovers, a dream lover and an icy Princess. Yes all this love in the air can mean only one thing, it's Valentine's Day. Join summer host Paul Williamson for arias of love from Gershwin, Gounod, Bellini, Giordano, Berlioz, Verdi and Puccini. |
Published: |
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 2:51 PM |
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| Duration: |
17:41 |
| Download: |
60 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
Interview with Alex Budd |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises for Opera Australia, joins summer host Paul Williamson to talk about his background and his love of opera. Alex's music choices are Verdi, Monteverdi and gay composers Samuel Barber and Benjamin Britten. |
Published: |
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 5:51 PM |
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| Duration: |
35:23 |
| Download: |
Alex Budd Interview.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and the Opera (7 Feb 10) Episode 59 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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A South American mission, two pairs of lovers and the Liebestod. We hear the remainder of the interview with Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises, for Opera Australia. Alex’s music choices are Monteverdi and Britten. As well there’s a quirky track from a movie soundtrack, and selections from Puccini, Bizet and Wagner. |
Published: |
Thu, 11 Feb 2010 6:55 PM |
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| Duration: |
21:36 |
| Download: |
59 The Fool & the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (31 Jan 10) Episode 58 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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A religious radical, a genial General Manager and a date with the devil. Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises for Opera Australia, joined Paul Williamson to talk about his background and his love of opera with tracks by Gershwin, Calvin Bowman and Berlioz. Alex's choices were Verdi and gay composer Samuel Barber. |
Published: |
Sun, 7 Feb 2010 11:47 AM |
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| Duration: |
31:06 |
| Download: |
58 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (24 Jan 10) Episode 57 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Four bitching Jews, three lush female voices and a soprano with an aria. Special guest Melanie Adams, soprano and member of Aria Co, joined summer host Paul Williamson to talk about operatic training, repertoire, voice types and Aria Co's upcoming series of concerts at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Melanie's musical selections were Villa-Lobos, Nicolai, Thomas and Richard Strauss. |
Published: |
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 6:22 PM |
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| Duration: |
28:35 |
| Download: |
57 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (17 Jan 10) Episode 56 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Queen of Carthage, Sister Angelica and a rip roaring mezzo. Summer host Paul Williamson was joined by special guest Rebecca Bywater, a chorus member of Victorian Opera. She discussed the role of the chorus in operas and her musical selections included Purcell, Puccini, Verdi and Rossini. |
Published: |
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 7:08 PM |
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| Duration: |
39:04 |
| Download: |
56 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (10 Jan 10) Episode 55 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Castrati, cross dressing and an evening prayer. Paul Williamson and Dan Vo delved into the art of the castrati, the boys who sacrificed their most precious asset, and the travesti, which is the Italian word for male characters sung by women. There was also arias from Handel and Mozart along with a beautiful Beethoven quartet. |
Published: |
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 6:42 PM |
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| Duration: |
29:44 |
| Download: |
55 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera Peter Burch Interview |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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| Summary: |
Peter Burch, Musica Viva's Concert Manager and opera reviewer for The Australian give insights on the art of reviewing and waxes lyrical about Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Verdi and Richard Strauss. |
Published: |
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 5:18 PM |
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| Duration: |
43:13 |
| Download: |
Peter Burch Interview.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (03 Jan 10) Episode 54 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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The Fool and the Opera welcomed the New Year with devastating duos, bel canto magic and more of Melbourne's Mr Music. Summer host Paul Williamson presented tracks by Bellini and Rossini and the rest of what Peter Burch had to say about opera, Verdi and Richard Strauss. |
Published: |
Tue, 5 Jan 2010 4:50 PM |
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| Duration: |
30:08 |
| Download: |
54 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (20 Dec 09) Episode 52 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Christmas gaiety, the late Miss Eartha and a joyous ode. Like everyone else we counted down to Christmas, so we kept it light, bright and gay. We joined summer host Paul Williamson for a gay romp through tracks from Broadway, operetta, cabaret and opera. We paid tribute to a unique woman who died on Christmas Day last year and celebrated the anniversary of the birth of one of the world's greatest composers. |
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 4:16 PM |
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| Duration: |
16:21 |
| Download: |
52 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (13 Dec 09) Episode 51 |
| Author: |
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A Real Life Duo, Melbourne’s Mr Music and two handsome men. Two of Australia's leading ladies sing Sondheim. Peter Burch, Musica Viva's Concert Manager and opera reviewer for The Australian give insights on the art of reviewing and waxes lyrical about Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Puccini. A track featuring two of Australasia's most handsome opera singers is also played. |
Published: |
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 9:09 PM |
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| Duration: |
37:19 |
| Download: |
51 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (06 Dec 09) Episode 50 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Literary luminaries, dynamic divas and a touch of magic. The Fool and the Opera celebrates its 1st birthday. Dan and Paul explore works by Shakespeare, Thomas Mann and Tennessee Williams which have been turned into operas by Thomas, Gounod, Puccini, Benjamin Britten and Andre Previn. |
Published: |
Mon, 7 Dec 2009 8:33 PM |
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| Duration: |
34:47 |
| Download: |
50 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (29 Nov 09) Episode 49 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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FRed ribbons, fantastic fairy tales and a broom sweeps clean. Hadleigh Adams, Andrea Katz and Stacey Alleaume join us to talk about the upcoming concert for the Positive Living Centre for World AIDS Day, with keynote speaker Justice Michael Kirby. We also talk about Melbourne Opera School's Hansel and Gretel. |
Published: |
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 8:20 PM |
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| Duration: |
45:23 |
| Download: |
49 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (22 Nov 09) Episode 48 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Historical headliners, rival queens and a triumphal march. Join Blog Reviewer Paul Williamson to explore some of the historical events which have inspired operas by Handel, Donizetti and Verdi. As well we celebrate the birthday of a gay English composer and a regal Australian soprano. All that, and we hear from Warracknabeal's most famous son. |
Published: |
Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:25 PM |
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| Duration: |
26:20 |
| Download: |
48 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (15 Nov 09) Episode 47 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Six feed under, the clap and to D or not 2D. Dan Vo is joined by Byron from the Casting Couch and audio producer Jed Gilbert to discuss Australian Opera's Graeme Murphy directed Aida, and opera clapping etiquette. |
Published: |
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 9:39 AM |
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| Duration: |
37:08 |
| Download: |
47 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (08 Nov 09) Episode 46 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Plonky pyramids, triumphant toasts, and vivid visions. The Fool and the Opera celebrates its shortlisting in the awards of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia for outstanding contribution from a young person, and looks at opera in the year to come. |
Published: |
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 9:17 AM |
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| Duration: |
31:22 |
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46 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (01 Nov 09) Episode 45 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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The Fool and the Opera goes to the movies. With gay heroes, Valkyries in full flight and Mozart's Marriage of Figaro. Dan Vo and blog reviewer Paul Williamson do a quick romp through some of the famous opera arias and themes which have made their way onto movie soundtracks. |
Published: |
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 8:44 AM |
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| Duration: |
28:51 |
| Download: |
45 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (25 Oct 09) Episode 44 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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The phantom, the gallant crew and the dancing queen. It's opera meets broadway and there's a cavalcade of weird and wonderful characters in celebration of JOY 94.9's Broadway at Bedtime's 200th show. |
Published: |
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 9:18 AM |
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| Duration: |
26:46 |
| Download: |
44 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (18 Oct 09) Episode 43 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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Old maids, billy goats and other tall tales. We speak to Adrian McEniery and Mandy Lyn Brook from the Opera School Melbourne. We also explore the Tales of Hoffman. |
Published: |
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 8:21 AM |
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| Duration: |
42:14 |
| Download: |
43 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (11 Oct 09) Episode 42 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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French skippies, musical revolutionaries and the resistance. We use Sebastien Izambard from Il Divo (the gorgeous French one) as our 'muse' for a themed show that features French music à gogo. |
Published: |
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 7:49 AM |
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| Duration: |
29:16 |
| Download: |
42 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (04 Oct 09) Episode 41 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Unreserved bastards, unforgiving bitches and utter berks. Paul Williamson, our blog reviewer, joins us on the show to give us his impressions of the Tosca production starring Antoinette Halloran. |
Published: |
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 8:40 AM |
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| Duration: |
32:02 |
| Download: |
41 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (27 Sep 09) Episode 40 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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Operatic fanaticism, scabies ridden mattresses and bouncing divas. The absolutely gorgeous Antoinette Halloran, Australia's Puccini soprano, lives up to her name by joining me on the show today to talk about her role in Melbourne Opera's Tosca. |
Published: |
Mon, 5 Oct 2009 9:03 AM |
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| Duration: |
38:05 |
| Download: |
40 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (20 Sep 09) Episode 39 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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On today's show operatic topography, September issue and love letters. We have a chat with the charming Brett Sheehy about the upcoming Melbourne International Arts Festival and in particular Medea the dance opera, that has a lack of doof-doofs, but plenty of choreographed splendour. |
Published: |
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 8:56 AM |
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| Duration: |
37:23 |
| Download: |
39 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (13 Sep 09) Episode 38 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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Twenty volunteers, two pearl fishers and one perfect day. On today's I talk to operatic superstar, nay superspunk David Hobson. Prepare your bibs lest you drool during the interview (as I did). The embarrassment was I used this as part of the intro to the interview and David paused and ask "... really?", so I've cut it from the start and just gone straight to the business. |
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Thu, 24 Sep 2009 7:47 PM |
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| Duration: |
35:52 |
| Download: |
38 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (06 Sep 09) Episode 37 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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Today we delve into operatic propaganda, cross dressing and intersellar basterds. On the anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - the catalyst for World War I, the Great War or The War to End of All Wars, we're going to look at the music of war.
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Published: |
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 7:26 PM |
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| Duration: |
27:41 |
| Download: |
37 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (23 Aug 09) Episode 36 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Adoring fans, young ways and variations on a dream. We talk with winner of Australia's Got Talent winner Mark Vincent about his rising career and his chart busting album that has put the likes of Nessun Dorma back on the ARIA top tracks again. |
Published: |
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 9:15 AM |
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| Duration: |
34:25 |
| Download: |
36 The Fool and the Opera Podcast 128.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (16 Aug 09) Episode 35 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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A President, a pot plant and one hundred heifers. JOY President Stephen Duns is a well travelled man and joins us to talk about his love of opera. We also catch up with Greg Elridge as he tackles the story of Helen of Troy as director of the latest production by The Lyric Opera of Melbourne. |
Published: |
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 8:52 AM |
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| Duration: |
35:54 |
| Download: |
35 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (2 Aug 09) Episode 33 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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Trial by aria, musical examination and red lanterns. On the show today I'll be joined by soprano Karen Michelle Lyon from the Opera School Melbourne and Artistic Director Linda Thompson to help dissect and examine the intricacies of one of Mozart's most magificent arias. |
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Sun, 16 Aug 2009 6:27 PM |
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| Duration: |
40:19 |
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33 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (9 Aug 09) Episode 34 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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Gay fifties, hopeless crushes and battered hearts. We talk with Sonia Orchard about her rollickly wonderful novel about the virtuosic and gay pianist Noel Mewton-Wood. |
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Wed, 12 Aug 2009 6:50 PM |
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| Duration: |
38:23 |
| Download: |
34 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (26 Jul 09) Episode 32 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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Writing Listz, cyber opera and local legends. We present the first cut of our doco on Dirty Apple, the extraordinary opera that has been created by a crew of young people in Brisbane. |
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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:23 PM |
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| Duration: |
32:53 |
| Download: |
32 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (19 Jul 09) Episode 31 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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Backstage opera, absurd opera and fruity opera. James McCaughey joins us to talk about directing Victorian Opera's upcoming production of Ariadne auf Naxos. Also we play a special promo for next week's review of the best opera Dan has ever seen! |
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Mon, 20 Jul 2009 8:24 AM |
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| Duration: |
37:34 |
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31 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (12 Jul 09) Episode 30 |
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Primo donnos, classroom antics and electric opera. The Ten Tenors sing live in the studio and get saucy with our Dan Vo. And Dan Vo stuffs up a lot. |
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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 7:13 PM |
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| Duration: |
42:06 |
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30 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (05 Jul 09) Episode 29 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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One ring, family ties and the great escape. we have an extended chat with Lyndon Terracini the newly appointed Artistic Director of Opera Australia about his exciting bid to stage The Ring in Australia, collect a library of Australian works and how to engage new audiences. |
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Thu, 9 Jul 2009 8:10 PM |
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| Duration: |
48:13 |
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29 The Fool and the Opera Podcast 96.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (28 Jun 09) Episode 28 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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Camp classics, gym junkie and a boy band. Josh Piterman from the dieci-tet The Ten Tenors gets Nostalgica and joins us to talk about all manner of things. From AFL to Emos, music theatre to opera. |
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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 12:27 PM |
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| Duration: |
38:10 |
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28 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (21 Jun 09) Episode 27 |
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Soup opera, musical language and live music. For the 2nd Radiothon souper-califragilistic episode, Oliver Mann from Victorian Opera joins us for some live music in the studio. |
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Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:49 AM |
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| Duration: |
44:17 |
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27 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (14 Jun 09) Episode 26 |
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Rewinding the record, soup sells and perfect pitch. We rewind the record on the last two seasons and opera soup-erstar Anthony Mackey joins us to make some souper radio. |
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Tue, 16 Jun 2009 4:22 PM |
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| Duration: |
51:30 |
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26 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (7 Jun 09) Episode 25 |
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Welsh ways, sex sells and affordable audiences. Lucy Shorrocks, Managing Director of the Victorian Opera joins us and shares some of her favourite opera. |
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Sun, 7 Jun 2009 7:46 PM |
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| Duration: |
33:11 |
| Download: |
25 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (31 May 09) Episode 24 |
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Gamelan games, harmonic highlights and Indonesian insights. This week we catch up with classical producer Erza ST, one of the co-founders of the Indonesia Opera Society.
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Sun, 7 Jun 2009 7:29 PM |
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| Duration: |
34:53 |
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24 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (24 May 09) Episode 23 |
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Mysterious paths, distant reflections and common passions. We catch up with author and New Yorker critic Alex Ross, and New Zealand bass baritone Hadleigh Adams joins us in the studio. |
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Mon, 25 May 2009 1:28 PM |
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| Duration: |
40:56 |
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23 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (17 May 09) Episode 22 |
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Eurovision stages, Europera singers and eurethral splashes. David Knox from TV Tonight and SBS Eurovision blogger fame join me in the studio. We also play A Little Night Music with Matt 'Henrik' Robinson. |
Published: |
Mon, 18 May 2009 2:06 PM |
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| Duration: |
49:26 |
| Download: |
22 The Fool and the Opera Podcast var.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (10 May 09) Episode 21 |
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Strange couplings, space reimagined and secular humanism. This interstellar episode geeks it up to talk Space Opera. Plus we talk to Nicole Youl, Melbourne’s leading Madama Butterfly. |
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Mon, 11 May 2009 5:27 PM |
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| Duration: |
48:37 |
| Download: |
21 The Fool and the Opera Podcast 128.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (3 May 2009) Episode 20 |
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Drunken antics, weakened sphincters and a wet Aeneas. We talk to Kanen Breen about the his award winning performance. Also, director Cameron Menzies joins us in the studio. |
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Mon, 11 May 2009 1:53 PM |
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| Duration: |
42:30 |
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20 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (26 Apr 09) Episode 19 |
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Super heroes, missing diapers and miss moon. On today's who we showcase things that have been, things to come, a birthday and a passing. We chat with Kate Miller Heidke about her role in Jerry Springer the Opera. |
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Mon, 27 Apr 2009 9:24 PM |
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| Duration: |
37:11 |
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19 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (19 Apr 09) Episode 18 |
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Silly buggers, funny bones, comedic gems. Jan Russ and Maggie Haggart joins us on the show to talk funny business and Jade Gulliver joins co-host. |
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Mon, 27 Apr 2009 9:04 PM |
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| Duration: |
43:06 |
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18 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (12 Apr 09) Episode 17 |
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The soul divine, the spirit reborn and goddess ecstatic. Emma O'Brien joins us live in the studio to talk about her extraordinary operatic work Avatara, based on cancer patients' stories. |
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Mon, 13 Apr 2009 7:00 PM |
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| Duration: |
40:31 |
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17 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (5 Apr 09) Episode 16 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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A baroque king, queens rocking and Queen rocks. Coloratura soprano Lorina Gore joins us on the show and talks about her debut as The Queen of the Night in Mozart's The Magic Flute. |
Published: |
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 3:28 PM |
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| Duration: |
30:54 |
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16 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (29 Mar 09) Episode 15 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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Thai tucker, a time-traveller and tuneful trunks. 28 year-old, gay, Thai, composer Thanapoom Sirichang talks about his new work The Lunch Box. With music from Doctor Who to elephant opera. |
Published: |
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 2:28 PM |
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| Duration: |
33:00 |
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15 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (Interview 22 Mar 09) Cheryl Barker |
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JOY 94.9 |
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Exclusive extended version of our interview with Australia's world famous Cheryl Barker about taking risks in opera and the need for emotion to triumph over perfection when it comes to music-making. |
Published: |
Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:30 AM |
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| Duration: |
23:19 |
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14 The Fool and the Opera Cheryl Barker.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (22 Mar 09) Episode 14 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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Emancipated farmers, expressive flaws and enchanted forests. Two words: Cheryl Barker! And music in honour of Anne Brown, the original Bess from Gershwin's only opera Porgy and Bess. |
Published: |
Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:01 AM |
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| Duration: |
34:17 |
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14 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (15 Mar 09) Episode 13 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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A fallen whore, a fucking dancer and a sleeping beauty. We talk to Yiru Wang starring in Melbourne Opera's La Traviata as we delve into that opera's exquisitely crafted prelude. And of course, Mardi Gras! |
Published: |
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:09 PM |
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| Duration: |
37:52 |
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13 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (1 Mar 09) Episode 12 |
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JOY 94.9 |
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Under stars, underpants and understanding. Anthony Mackey talks live in the studio about the Victorian Opera's Don Giovanni, and Tania De Jong offers fascinating insight into creativity. |
Published: |
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 7:01 PM |
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| Duration: |
39:54 |
| Download: |
12 The Fool and the Opera Podcast 1.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (22 Feb 09) Episode 11 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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The third world, the half world and the underworld. Kate Miller Heidke talks about her days in the opera world while we explore Slumdog Millionaire and the operatic millionaire. |
Published: |
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 1:55 PM |
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| Duration: |
35:56 |
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11 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (15 Feb 09) Episode 10 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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A moment's silence, experimental silence and the sound of silence. An aural tour of the Melbourne Recital Centre, an interview with Merlyn Quaife and an excerpt from John Cage's "4'33". |
Published: |
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 1:15 PM |
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| Duration: |
52:16 |
| Download: |
10 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (15 Feb 09) Special |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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An aural tour of the amazing, new Melbourne Recital Centre, with interviews of Ian McDonnall (architect), David Young (composer), Paul Dyer (conductor), Merlyn Quaife (soprano) and Peter Richie (marketing coordinator). |
Published: |
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:08 PM |
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| Duration: |
30:10 |
| Download: |
10 The Fool and the Opera Podcast Special.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (Interview 08 Feb 08) David Young |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Exclusive extended version of the interview with David Young as he talks us through his song cycle Thousands of Bundled Straw and how he merges visual images with sound to make a deeply haunting, challenging yet very spiritual piece of music. |
Published: |
Sun, 8 Feb 2009 11:19 PM |
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| Duration: |
26:29 |
| Download: |
09 The Fool and The Opera David Young.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (8 Feb 09) Episode 9 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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A stone egg, five percussive eggs and general operatic eggsellence. Monkey Magic the opera, David Young talks about his piece Thousands of Bundled Straw, and a track by Cyndia Sieden in celebration of the new Melbourne Recital Centre. |
Published: |
Sun, 8 Feb 2009 10:50 PM |
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| Duration: |
30:13 |
| Download: |
09 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (01 Feb 09) Episode 8 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Wicked tricks, subversive twinkies and opening closet doors. Pride, Coming Out, Gus Vant Sant's new feature film Milk and the opera it featured heavily, Tosca. |
Published: |
Wed, 4 Feb 2009 3:03 PM |
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| Duration: |
43:00 |
| Download: |
Episode 8.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (25 Jan 09) Episode 7 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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The ox jumps over the moon, a tale of celetial unrequited love and other lunacies. On this Chinese and Vietnamese New Year we delve into Eastern opera. |
Published: |
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 9:59 PM |
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| Duration: |
31:08 |
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07 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (11 Jan 09) Episode 6 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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A hooker nun, a womaniser and a dead man walking. An opera recommendation for beginners, lots of great traditional and remixed tracks, and John Pringle reflects on an amazing 41 years on the opera stage. |
Published: |
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 7:53 PM |
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| Duration: |
28:42 |
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06 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (4 Jan 09) Episode 5 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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The star spangled banner, a bare stage and a poor butterfly. A talk to Moffat Oxenbould about his Madama Butterfly production brings together an electic mix of Butterfly themed music. |
Published: |
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 6:19 PM |
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| Duration: |
31:34 |
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05 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (28 Dec 08) Episode 4 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Hells bells, bittersweet snow and auld acquaintances. Music from concentration camps to Scottish highlands. Also David Chisholm talks creative inspiration. |
Published: |
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 4:50 PM |
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| Duration: |
28:48 |
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04 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (21 Dec 08) Episode 3 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Telepathic conductors, a mother and child and an orchestra of angels. Tis the season to be jolly. We talk (perhaps even gossip) with opera conductor Brian Castles Onion about backstage funny stories and how he brings opera to children through ABC's Play School. |
Published: |
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 4:00 PM |
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| Duration: |
29:09 |
| Download: |
03 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (21 Dec 08) Brian Castles Onion |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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This is the exclusive extended version of the interview with conductor Brian Castles Onion about his telepathy with the singers, his sharp wit and funny stories from opera's backstage, and just how much he loves children. WARNING: adult content. |
Published: |
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 3:01 PM |
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| Duration: |
34:19 |
| Download: |
03 The Fool and The Opera Brian Castles Onion.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (14 Dec 08) Episode 2 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Icey princesses, butch goddesses and stubborn insomniacs.
Hear what Cynthia Makris thinks about playing Turandot, as well as the
usual mixed bag of traditional opera with contemporary reworkings. |
Published: |
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 2:46 PM |
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| Duration: |
28:58 |
| Download: |
02 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (14 Dec 08) Interview Cynthia Makris |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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This is the exclusive extended version of the interview with soprano Cynthia Makris. Makris talks about playing the title role in Opera Queensland's production of Graeme Murphy's Turandot, as well as her first experiences of opera, her motivations, and her new passion. |
Published: |
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 6:38 PM |
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| Duration: |
16:05 |
| Download: |
02 The Fool and The Opera Cynthia Makris.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (07 Dec 08) Episode 1 |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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Damned ladies, evil villains and dragged up bunnies. Jonathan Summers talks about his role as Iago in Opera Australia's production of Otello, and being the first episode, lots of dazzlement to keep you coming back for more. |
Published: |
Tue, 9 Dec 2008 6:17 PM |
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| Duration: |
27:27 |
| Download: |
01 The Fool and the Opera Podcast.mp3 |
| Title: |
The Fool and The Opera (07 Dec 08) Interview Jonathan Summers |
| Author: |
JOY 94.9 |
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This is the exclusive extended version of the interview with baritone Jonathan Summers. Summers talks about his role as Iago in Opera Australia's production of Otello, his days with gospel choir The Proclaimers and his start in opera. |
Published: |
Mon, 8 Dec 2008 9:14 PM |
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| Duration: |
37:13 |
| Download: |
The Fool and The Opera Jonathan Summers.mp3 |
