Operation Opera

Ep 23: Our Conductor Discussion

After their engaging discussion with Stephen P. Brown, Alisa and Rachel sit down to unpack and further dig into some of the ideas brought up.

Ep 22: Stephen P. Brown

A two-time Global Music Awards Winner, Stephen P. Brown is a British-American Conductor-Composer bringing good music to life by performing on four continents for over 35 years. Alisa and Rachel had the opportunity to chat with him on his revolutionary ideas for approaching performing and building an audience.

Ep 21: Kathleen Kelly

Alisa and Rachel sat down with Kathleen Kelly to talk about being mothers in this business of opera and creating new works to satisfy new audiences. Kathleen Kelly enjoys a wide-ranging and dynamic musical life as a pianist, opera coach, conductor, and master teacher. The first woman and first American named as Director of Musical Studies at the Vienna State Opera, Kathleen joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 2015 as that school’s first Coach/Conductor of Opera.

Ep 20: Mairead Buicke

This month Alisa Peterson Larsen and Rachel Payne chatted with Irish Soprano Mairead Buicke about balancing performance and family and the community we want to build.

Ep 19: Dealing With Rejection

Alisa and Rachel have another discussion on auditions, specifically the side of dealing with rejection and criticism.

Ep 18: Mosaique

We sit down with Deirdre Brenner and Chanda Vanderhart of the Concert series "Mosaique" to discuss their work in Vienna and some thoughts on music and teaching in the world today!

Ep 17: Audition Season

Alisa Peterson and Rachel Payne have a discussion about surviving audition season in the classical singing world.

Ep 16: Me Too

Alisa Peterson and Rachel Payne have a discussion about the "me too" hashtag that's been trending recently and everything surrounding it.

Ep 15: Music as a Connecting Force

Classical singers Alisa Peterson and Rachel Payne discuss music as a connecting force to bring people together through trying times.

Ep 14: Rachel Willis Sørensen

Rachel Willis Sørensen is a fantastic operatic soprano who has won several awards and sung all over the world. Also, she’s a fantastic human. Rachel Payne and Alisa Peterson sat down with her to have their most Mormon-centric interview to date.