All episodes of Words First: Talking Text in Opera

Words First: Talking Text in Opera

Episodes

Lynn Nottage, William Burden, Poetry, Music, and Self-Adaptation

Keturah speaks with Lynn Nottage about adapting Intimate Apparel, and William Burden about The Rake’s Progress

Published 04/26/21

Anthony Barrese and the Librettists of Rossini

Keturah speaks with Anthony Barrese about Rossini’s librettists, and chats with her cast for The Barber of Seville

Published 04/19/21

Michael Mori, Robert Wesley Mason, and New Versus Contemporary

Keturah speaks with Michael Mori and Robert Wesley Mason about creating contemporary opera

Published 04/12/21

Greg Pierce, Karen Kamensek, and Adapted Work

Keturah speaks with librettist Greg Pierce, and conductor, Karen Kamensek

Published 04/05/21

Mina Salehpour and Writing Strong Women

Keturah speaks with director and librettist, Mina Salehpour, and sopranos, Alexandra LoBianco and Alexandra Loutsion

Published 03/29/21

Melissa Dunphy and Composing Politics

Keturah talks to composer Melissa Dunphy, along with Daniel Kramer and Steven Osgood

Published 03/22/21

Steven Osgood and Sokunthary Svay Speak About Composers And The Voice

Keturah speaks with Steven Osgood and Sokunthary Svay about Composers and the Voice

Published 03/12/21

Roberta Gumbel, Patrick Summers, and Singing About Family

Keturah talks to Roberta Gumbel about Driving While Black, and Patrick Summers about Hansel and Gretel

Published 03/08/21

Bryan Gilliam, Thaddeus Strassberger, and Jonathan Burton, and the Genius of Hofmannsthal

Keturah speaks with musicologist, Bryan Gilliam, director Thaddeus Strassberger, and tenor Jonathan Burton, about librettist, Hugo Von Hofmannsthal

Published 03/01/21

Cerise Jacobs, Lillian Groag, and the Importance of the Story

Keturah speaks with librettist and producer, Cerise Jacobs, and director and playwright, Lillian Groag

Published 02/22/21

Kelley Rourke and David Walker

Keturah speaks with General Director of Palm Beach Opera, David Walker, and librettist and dramaturge, Kelley Rourke

Published 02/15/21

Celebrating Gene Scheer with Jake Heggie, Leonard Foglia, and many others.

Jake Heggie, Leonard Foglia, and a number of singers join Keturah to talk about what we love about Gene Scheer

Published 02/08/21

K.F. Jacques and the Brave Power of Crossing Genres

Keturah speaks with Hip Hop Artist, K.F. Jacques, and baritone, Zachary Nelson

Published 02/01/21

Ricky Ian Gordon and Collaborating With Yourself and Others

A conversation with Keturah and composer/librettist, Ricky Ian Gordon

Published 01/25/21

Richard Thomas, Eva Maria Westbroek, and the Allure of Anna Nicole

Keturah speaks with librettist, Richard Thomas, and soprano, Eva Maria Westbroek

Published 01/18/21

Matt Boresi and Creating in Covid Times

Keturah speaks with librettist, Matt Boresi, and conductor, Robert Mollicone

Published 01/11/21

Talking About Words

Keturah speaks with a myriad of singers, conductors, and directors about opera text.

Published 01/04/21

Anna Chatterton

Keturah speaks with Canadian librettist, Anna Chatterton

Published 11/09/20

Anna Pool

Keturah speaks with English director, librettist, and composer, Anna Pool

Published 11/02/20

Jerre Dye and Reinterpreting Classic Text

Keturah talks about her production of La Bohéme, and interviews librettist Jerre Dye.

Published 10/26/20

David Cote

Keturah speaks with librettist and journalist, David Cote

Published 10/19/20

Emily Koh

Keturah speaks with Librettist/Composer, Emily Koh

Published 10/12/20

Jessica Murphy Moo

Keturah speaks with librettist and teacher, Jessica Murphy Moo

Published 10/05/20

THE NEWS YOU NEED #2 (Decameron Opera Coalition)

Keturah speaks with Matt Boresi, John de los Santos, Gilda Lyons, and Deborah Brevoort about the Decameron Opera Coalition.

Published 09/30/20

Michael Korie

Keturah speaks with lyricist and librettist, Michael Korie

Published 09/28/20