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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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Jan 19, 2023
Jan 19, 2023
59 min
Listen, we couldn't head into 2023 without dissecting the GOSSIP from 2022. Jonas Kauffman's never-ending Christmas Album, a Yoga sex-crime ring, and a certain leaked email chain that gives us the ICK-- 2022 was a year of weird music news. So come laugh, commiserate, and cringe at all the crazy last year brought us.
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Dec 28, 2022
Dec 28, 2022
51 min
As we wrap up the Messiah Season™, we enter the classical period of reflection that is the short week leading us into 2023.
We've gathered a couple pieces of advice as you set out on your new goals and adventures next year, but we can't do it alone so we've brought on friend of the pod Tiffany Soricelli to help us learn how to set better financial goals and tell us a little about a great new resource for artistic financial literacy.
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73: Budgeting and Saving with Tiffany Soricelli
56: Taxes for Musicians with Tiffany Soricelli
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Nov 22, 2022
Nov 22, 2022
30 min
The holidays are a time for thankfulness, so today we are exploring something we can all be grateful for: Good Colleagues!
In the world of classical performance we are in a state of constant competition and judgement which can leave friendliness, camaraderie, and support by the wayside. So today we're jumping into all the ways we can be better to each other as musicians and a few of the ways we can at least avoid being the worst.
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Nov 9, 2022
Nov 9, 2022
46 min
Today we're excited to speak with flutist, photographer, web designer, and friend of the pod Taylor Rossi.
Taylor shares her journey from student musician to the many hats she wears today, the importance of the artist's website, and finding passion and balance in your work.
In the episode, Taylor shares her best tips and advice for musicians looking to have a website that feels authentic and converts!
We loved speaking with Taylor and hope you learn as much as we did.
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Oct 28, 2022
Oct 28, 2022
41 min
Opera Offstage has risen from the dead to share more spooky classical tales filled with haunted opera houses, ghostly composers, and spirits writing music from beyond the grave!
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Music: Echoes of Time v2 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022
25 min
Art and politics have always been intertwined, but these past few years have opened up the conversation about what exactly that means for performers and theaters. It is not simply about political art onstage but also about the political affiliations and ideologies that artists hold offstage. This has led some to question where the line between art and politics lies and what exactly do artists owe the communities that support them. In today's episode we open up that discussion and and explore recent news as well what it really means to separate the two.
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Mar 30, 2022
Mar 30, 2022
43 min
Every musician has at some point dealt with Imposter syndrome. In a subjective field with intense scrutiny, how could you not??? So today we're diving into exactly what causes musicians to be so susceptible to it and how we can reclaim our sense of purpose in our field.
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Feb 22, 2022
Feb 22, 2022
35 min
Classical Music has always been a little crazy, but there are some pretty strange moments that get left out of even the most detailed music history books, and that's what we're jumping into today. You sent in your weird stories and we picked a few of our own to share how truly wild music history can be.
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Feb 14, 2022
Feb 14, 2022
45 min
Today we're bringing in our most loveable guests yet: our Boyfriends!
We talk all about how Jessie found a boyfriend via the podcast, what really is the difference between a Daddy and a Zaddy, and which instrument has wronged most of our audience.
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Feb 11, 2022
Feb 11, 2022
55 min