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Opera Offstage explores the grey area between music school and a professional career. We’re here to discuss those important skills and topics that leave you wondering, “Wait, how the heck did I not learn about this earlier?” From audition season and recitals to fitness and finances, join us as we talk, joke, and complain about everything it takes to be a classical musician in a modern world.
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Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Summer is quickly flying by which means its time to get together and figure out how to make the most of it! Today we're talking about how to set effective goals, find opportunity at home, and have a summer that is as fulfilling as it is relaxing.
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Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
The world of classical music is many things but it is certainly never dull! We have several delightful, frustrating, and bizarrely funny bits of news to dive into today so join us as we dive in as well as share some exciting news for the Opera Offstage family!
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Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
What do a famous jazz composer, a west coast ultramodernist percussionist, and a British film composer and arranger have in common? They're here, they're queer, and they're the musicians we're highlighting this Pride month. We're continuing our favorite tradition of sharing the stories of LGBTQ+ musicians you should (or maybe don't even realize you already do) know.
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Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
Wednesday Jun 21, 2023
The 100th Episode of Opera Offstage has finally arrived! Join us as we celebrate three years of fantastic community, unhinged instagram comments, crazy mistakes, and lessons learned.
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Friday Mar 24, 2023
Friday Mar 24, 2023
We spend a lot of time talking about all the various business and practical parts of being a musician, but what does it really mean to be an artist? How does someone transition from the technical focus of school into the much more ambiguous realm of artistry?
Today we discuss what we believe it means to be an artist and how we can retrain the artistic muscles that make us strong and competent creators.
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Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
February flew by, which means it's time to take a second to cover some of the crazy news that came with it, and MAN do we have things to talk about. We've got some surprising season announcements, another (unsurprising) YAP problem, a frightening Broadway update, and Michelle's personal conductor heartbreak. Join us as we unpack a very eventful month in the world of music.
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Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
We loved our writer Preston Hereford's blog post on historical figures who need their own operas, so we decided we wanted to play along too! Today we're telling the stories of some crazy historical figures and how we would adapt their tales for the operatic stage. Join us as we pit our operatic pitches against each other to see which figure comes out on top.
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Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
The most captivating parts of music history often have less to do with music and more to do with what inspires it: LOVE! Love letters, affairs, and failed marriage proposals are just the tip of the iceberg in today's Valentines' Day episode, so join as we dive into deeply romantic and frequently cringy classical lovers.
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Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Black History Month is an amazing time to talk about the incredible Black musicians who have formed and changed the genre of classical music, but sometimes it feels like we always see the same names highlighted each time February rolls around. So this year, we wanted to celebrate just a few of the many living Black musicians who are currently making history in our industry, changing the way we think about classical music and how we operate within our industry.
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Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
It's time to once again dig into everyone's favorite touchy subject: MONEY. Every artistic project, training program, and school has one critical thing in common: They all require money. So we're breaking different ways to get the cash and ditch the shame around fundraising for you artistic dreams.
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