http://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera\podcasten-usTue, 03 May 2011 15:07:12 GMTNew York City Opera's podcast seriesNew York City OperaNew York City Operahttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/images/ctgr-6037.jpghttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera\podcastNYC OperaiPressroom.comnonohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?c=30534&id=4087Tue, 03 May 2011 15:07:12 GMTnohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?c=30534&id=4038Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:13:22 GMTGeorge Steel talks about New York City Operas upcoming productions including a revival of Donizettis The Elixir of Love, a triptych of Monodramas, and the New York premiere of Stephen Schwartzs Séance on a Wet Afternoon.nohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?c=30534&id=3810Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:39:59 GMTnohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?id=3547Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:46:15 GMTnohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?id=3503Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:10:02 GMTHosted by George Steel featuring Music Director George Manahannohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?id=3479Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:04:15 GMTnohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?c=14042&id=2922Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:16:09 GMTWhat exactly is a countertenor? General Manager and Artistic Director George Steel sits down with Iestyn Davies and Anthony Roth Costanzo, stars of Partenope, to discuss the intriguing history of these singers and how their role in opera has transitioned from the Baroque to the present.nohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?c=14042&id=2866Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:51:21 GMTNew York City OperaDirector of Artistic Planning Edward Yim discusses with our Cio Cio San's Shu-Ying Li and Yunah Lee about one of the most famous roles in opera. Shu-Ying and Yunah discuss what they love about the role, what challenges them, and how it has affected their careers.nohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?c=14042&id=2850Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:21:00 GMTNew York City OperaJoin City Opera Dramaturg Cori Ellison as she and Astrologer and Opera enthusiast Sheila Roher discuss the significance of the stars in our dazzling production of Chabriers LÉtoile!nohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?c=14590&id=2842Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:07:16 GMTNew York City OperaCity Operas Erik Gensler speaks with two staff operaphiles about the 2010 Spring Season which includes: a sparkling production of Chabrier’s L’Etoile the return of the Emmy Award-winning production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, and Handel’s intimate romantic comedy Partenope. Dramaturg Cori Ellison and Director of Music Administration Kevin Murphy provide a behind-the-scenes look at each of these operas - what they are most looking forward to, their favorite moments from each of the opera, and their thoughts on the new and returning artists performing this season. Cori and Kevin also reveal their favorite moments from each of these works. nohttp://blog.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/blog/blog-post.aspx?c=14588&id=2789Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:50:09 GMTNew York City OperaWas part of Don Giovanni autobiographical? Who else may have added to the libretto? How does a conductor approach a work thats been considered a masterpiece for over two centuries? Conductor Gary Wedow joins us to answer these questions and many more as he discusses our upcoming production of Don Giovanni.new york city opera, don giovanni, cori ellison, gary wedow, mozart, da pontenohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?c=14587&id=2194Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:23:00 GMTHow do you turn a short story from the Bible into an operatic masterpiece? Few people know better than Charles Kondek, librettist of Hugo Weisgalls Esther. In this second in a series on Esther, Dramaturg Cori Ellison sits down with Charles Kondek to discuss how he brought Esther to life.nohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?c=14042&id=2148Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:47:20 GMTNew York City OperaWhat is it about bad boys that we all find so appealing? Director Christopher Alden and Dramaturg Cori Ellison explore this question and many more in our first in a series of podcasts discussing our brand new production of Don Giovanni, coming to New York City Opera this November.Don Giovanni, 09-10nohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?c=14042&id=2088Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:11:58 GMTNew York City OperaThe curtain will rise on Hugo Weisgall's Esther on November 7th, 2009. Before then, we'll be exploring Esther with three episodes of This Moment in Opera. In this episode, Rabbi Jill Hammer sits down with Cori Ellison to discuss the story behind Esther and its relevance today.nohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?c=14589&id=1912Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:19:30 GMTNew York City OperaGeneral Manager and Artistic Director George Steel and Music Director George Manahan speak with Dramaturg Cori Ellison about the upcoming season.09-10, Madama Butterfly, L'Etoile, Partenope, Esther, Don Giovanni, George Steel, George Manahannohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?c=14590&id=1653Wed, 20 May 2009 18:49:25 GMTNew York City OperaOur VOX festival is back this year and celebrating its tenth anniversary of showcasing American composers and bringing new operas to the world. On May 1st and 2nd, audiences will be able to hear the newest works that opera has to offer. Click here for more information. This episode, we take a look at some of the creative forces behind VOX 2009. Act I (2:25): Renowned musical theater composer Stephen Schwartz discusses his first foray into writing opera. Act II (13:50): Gordon Beeferman and Charlotte Jackson, the creators of The Rat Land, which was presented at our 2007 VOX festival return with a new scene from the opera. Act III (24:15): Project Director Yuval Sharon and City Opera Dramaturg Cori Ellison talk about what makes this year’s 10th anniversary VOX festival so exciting.nohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?c=12685&id=1537Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:49:55 GMTNew York City OperaDramaturg Cori Ellison speaks with George Manahan, City Opera's Music Director about "Looking Forward", the concert program he's created to familiarize audiences with the works of the 20th century. Maestro Manahan will conduct and offer commentary on the music and the pioneering 20th-century geniuses who created it, including Claude Debussy, Benjamin Britten, Igor Stravinsky, and Olivier Messiaen.Cori Ellison speaks with Music Director George Manahan about "Looking Forward", the concert program he's created to introduce the sounds we'll be hearing onstage during the 2009-2010 City Opera season.New York City Opera looking forward orchestranohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?id=1128Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:45:11 GMTNew York City OperaSoprano Lauren Flanigan speaks with Dramaturg Cori Ellison about preparing to sing the role of Cleopatra, the challenges of playing historical characters, and the surprising affinities between Cleopatra and such modern "heroines" as Martha Stewart and Madeleine Albright. Soprano Lauren Flanigan discusses the role of Cleopatra with Dramaturg Cori EllisonFlanigan, Antony & Cleopatra, Antony and Cleopatra, Barber, Carnegie Hall, Operanohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?id=1365Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:13:37 GMTNew York City OperaCity Opera's acclaimed VOX series has given audiences the chance to preview the future of opera with free presentations of new American works. This year's exciting line-up of 10 works once again spans an incredible artistic and cultural diversity: from a hypnotic adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth to the jazz-infused story of a mixed race musician in the Big Band era; from the hard-edged feminist reinterpreation of the Troilus and Cressida story, sung in "funky middle English," to a lyrical re-telling of the poet Dylan Thomas's stormy relationship with his partner Caitlin. VOX Project Director Yuval Sharon speaks with three of the composers in this year's VOX festival, performing May 10 & 11 at the Skirball Center at New York University. Free tickets can be reserved at www.vox-nyco.com. Act I (02:31) - David T. Little, the creator of the intense monodrama Soldier Songs, talks about the difference between political and "socially engaged" music-theater. Act II (12:12) - Dramaturg Cori Ellison speaks with Justine F. Chen, returning to VOX with her Joan of Arc adaptation Jeanne. Act III (18:44) - John King, a long-time collaborator with dance legend Merce Cunningham, discusses his chance-based experiment Dice Thrown. VOX Project Director Yuval Sharon speaks with three of the composers in this year's VOX festival, performing May 10 & 11 at the Skirball Center at New York University.nohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?id=768Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:55:49 GMTNew York City OperaCity Opera's Erik Gensler speaks with two staff operaphiles about the 2008 Spring Season which includes: Purcell's King Arthur, Puccini's Madama Butterfly and Tosca, Verdi's Falstaff, and Bernstein's Candide. Dramaturg Cori Ellison and Associate Director of Donor Communication, Mark Moorman provide a behind-the-scenes look at each of these operas - the singers, the artistic teams, and history behind each of these productions. Cori and Mark also reveal their favorite moments from each of these works.Two staff operaphiles discuss the 2008 Spring Season.nohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?id=741Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:15:36 GMTNew York City OperaPuccini's Tosca is a suspense thriller that takes place in urban Rome, while his Madama Butterfly is a tear-jerker that unfolds in idyllic turn-of-the century Nagasaki. Yet these two popular Puccini classics have more in common than one would think. Dramaturg Cori Ellison speaks with the director and lighting designer of New York City Opera's Tosca and Madama Butterfly productions. Act I (1:10) – Mark Lamos, Tony-nominated director of Broadway, regional theatre, and opera, who created City Opera's productions of Tosca and Butterfly. Act II (21:37) – Robert Wierzel, acclaimed lighting designer for City Opera's Tosca and Madama Butterfly, as well as numerous opera and dance companies, Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatres, and museum exhibits worldwide.Dramaturg Cori Ellison speaks with director Mark Lamos, and lighting designer Robert Wierzel of New York City Opera’s Tosca and Madama Butterfly productions. nohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?id=724Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:11:22 GMTNew York City OperaThe non-stop fun of Verdi's opera Falstaff was a major departure for the composer known for his heart-rending tragedies. Adapted from The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare -- Verdi's hero -- this is an opera of fast-paced shenanigans and memorable music. In this podcast, dramaturg Cori Ellison speaks with George Manahan, City Opera Music Director, about how the music drives the drama in Falstaff and Anne Cattaneo, dramaturg at Lincoln Center Theater, who disects the Shakespearean roots of the opera. Plus they reveal their favorite moments from this work. Act I (0:54)– George Manahan, City Opera Music Director and conductor of Falstaff, speaks about how the music drives the drama in Falstaff Act II (13:32)– Anne Cattaneo, dramaturg at Lincoln Center Theater, traces the Shakespearean roots of Falstaff.Dramaturg Cori Ellison speaks with George Manahan, City Opera Music Director, about how the music drives the drama in Falstaff and Anne Cattaneo, dramaturg at Lincoln Center Theater, who disects the Shakespearean roots of the opera.nohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?id=708Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:47:53 GMTNew York City OperaLeonard Bernstein's Candide. Is it an opera or is it a musical? New York City opera dramaturg Cori Ellison asks three key players in this spring’s revival this question and many more. Plus they reveal their favorite moments from this work. Act I (1:04) - City Opera baritone Kyle Pfortmiller, who reprises the role of Maximilian Act II (10:28) - Daniel Reichard, who recently ended his three-year run as Bob Gaudio in Broadway’s Jersey Boys to take the title role in Candide Act III (17:36) - Legendary director Harold Prince Candide: is it an opera or is it a musical? Dramaturg Cori Ellison asks Kyle Pfortmiller (Maximilian), Daniel Reichard (Candide), and director Harold Prince this question and many more. Plus they reveal their favorite moments from this work.Leonard Bernsteinnohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?id=688Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:12:09 GMTNew York City OperaDramaturg Cori Ellison speaks with director and choreographer Mark Morris and assistant director Joe Bowie about the Mark Morris New York premiere production of Purcell's King Arthur. They discuss the process of creating this whimsical adaptation and reveal their favorite moments from this work that unites City Opera singers and the Mark Morris Dance Group. Act I (0:54) - Mark Morris, director and choreographer of King Arthur and founder and Artistic Director of the Mark Morris Dance Group Act II (17:08) - Joe Bowie, a dancer and assistant director in the Mark Morris Dance Group Dramaturg Cori Ellison speaks with director and choreographer Mark Morris and assistant director Joe Bowie about the Mark Morris New York premiere production of Purcell's King Arthur.nohttp://podcast.nycopera.com/pr/nycopera/podcast/podcast-post.aspx?id=692Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:05:22 GMT