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After moving back to the US, I began to realize that performing opera wasn't the whole story for me and that trying to "make it" in opera was having me put my whole life on hold.
So I got pregnant.
Becoming a mother opened up the way I express myself publicly in a massive way. Soon after my son was born, I started writing poetry on Instagram. You can read more about that journey here. I've become a firm believer in the w...2025-01-3057 min
Makin' It In OperaMakin' It with Monika BealA deep conversation on what it really means to be an artist and find your path with creative coach, prolific artist, and my dear friend, Monika Beal.Check out Monika’s coaching and her writing at www.monikabeal.comEssay: An Artist by Monika Beal: https://monikabeal.com/musingsmischief/2021/6/17/essay-an-artistIG: @makinit.operaFind resources and support us at www.makinitinopera.com2022-11-011h 10Makin' It In OperaOne Year of Makin' ItCelebrating 1 year of Makin' It in Opera & Kicking off the THIRD SEASON: The Rethink - which is what we do after we've healed and recalibrated.Follow the pod @makinit.operaSupport the pod/get resources at www.makinitinopera.com2022-10-2112 minMakin' It In OperaMakin' It with Jonnet SolomonMy interview with the incredible and persistent Executive Director of the National Opera House in Pittsburgh, Jonnet Solomon.Instagram: @nationaloperahousepghWebsite where you can donate to the NOH: www.nationaloperahouse.org/donateShort documentary from WQED on the NOH made in 2009: https://youtu.be/q3TxB-S9VtQUpcoming events at the NOH:If you happen to be in Pittsburgh, the NOH will be participating in a Women Owned Market on Saturday July 9, and a beer festival called Barrel & Flow on August 18, 2022.2022-06-2756 minMakin' It In OperaMakin' It with Minka WiltzMy interview with the incredible Minka Wiltz - actor, singer, voice-over artist, podcaster, and playwright.Follow on Minka on Instagram: @minkawiltz777See Heal, Hope, Love on her website, www.minkawiltz.com or on YouTube: Find the Cultural Workers podcast: https://anchor.fm/minka-wiltzKeep up with the pod on Instagram @makinitinoperaSupport the Pod: www.makinitinopera.comClip from the beginning of the podcast is "Hope" by Jason Robert Brown, recording from Heal, Hope, Love2022-05-311h 10Makin' It In OperaMakin' It with Dana Lynne VargaFollow Dana’s Work:The Empowered Musicianwww.theempoweredmusician.comMass Operawww.massopera.orgDana Lynne Varga’s Artist Pagewww.danavarga.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theempoweredmusician/Articles:Excluded, Penalized, Indebted, Harassed: Systemic discrimination against women in operahttps://theempoweredmusician.com/systemic-discrimination-in-opera/DMA’s and the elusive, coveted, full-time faculty position: https://theempoweredmusician.com/dmas-and-the-elusive-coveted-full-time-faculty-position/An Impossible Choice: Music majors, COVID-19 and an uncertain futurehttps://theempoweredmusician.com/an-impossible-choice-music-majors-covid-19-and-an-uncertain-future/K...2022-05-0254 minMakin' It In OperaMakin' It with Jillian PaigeMy interview with Jillian Paige, singer, actress, producer, and creator of Meisner in Music, where we talk about how we can turn singing back into an expression of our feelings, rather than a facilitation of feelings we want other people to have. Jillian Paige @jillianpaige on Instagram, www.jillianpaige.comMeisner in Music @meisnerinmusic on Instagram, www.meisnerinmusic.comRead Jillian’s story of how she came to MeisnerTrauma Informed Healing Intensive with Meisner in Music (till May 4th early bird $100 off with code SONGBIRD)Info about their Equ...2022-04-1258 minMakin' It In OperaMakin' It Part II with Jayme AlilawThis is Part II of my conversation with the incredible Jayme Alilaw, where we dive deep into her journey as an entrepreneurial artist and the intricacies of the work the Black Opera Alliance is doing to move opera forward.Jayme Alilaw is a soprano, activist, empowerment coach, and anti-racism facilitator.She's a specialist in African American Spirituals and Art Song Repertoire, she's part of the four-member Leadership Council of the Black Opera Alliance, and she's the CEO of From the Core Coaching, where she coaches and leads seminars centered on setting free the voices of...2022-03-291h 03Makin' It In OperaMakin' It with Jayme Alilaw: Part IJayme Alilaw is a soprano, activist, empowerment coach, and anti-racism facilitator.She's a specialist in African American Spirituals and Art Song Repertoire, she's part of the four-member Leadership Council of the Black Opera Alliance, and she's the CEO of From the Core Coaching, where she coaches and leads seminars centered on setting free the voices of the oppressed.You can find her on Twitter and Instagram, @sangmsjayme, website is www.jayme-alilaw.comYou can follow her coaching for individuals and organisations @fromthecorecoaching Website is www.fromthecorecoaching.comKeep up w...2022-03-211h 07Makin' It In OperaSeason 2: Healing and RecalibrationA riff on what it means for the artists and the industry of opera to heal and recalibrate from decades of keeping up appearances - the themes of this season!Donate to help keep us going: https://ko-fi.com/makinitinoperaGet resources here: www.makinitinopera.com2022-03-0714 minMakin' It In OperaMakin' It with Andrew SimonetA chat with Andrew Simonet, dancer, choreographer, and creator of Artists U, who believes that building a sustainable life as an artist is a political act.Sign up for his newsletter at www.andrewsimonet.comCheck out Artists U and sign up for their newsletter at www.artistsu.orgSupport the pod: https://ko-fi.com/makinitinoperaResources to help you make it on your own terms and other good stuff: www.makinitinopera.comIG: @makinit.opera2022-03-0755 minMakin' It In OperaMakin' It Part II with Raehann Bryce-DavisPart II of a beautiful conversation with Raehann Bryce-Davis.Black Women in Opera Fest (11/20/21 panel discussions on Opera): https://fb.watch/9ppJkSG2pw/Shade: A Conversation about Race, Culture, and Identity in Opera (11/17/21): https://youtu.be/Oj-1IBltG6QVisit Raehann’s website: http://www.raehann.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/raehannbrycedavis/Twitter: https://twitter.com/raehannbdVideo of To The Afflicted: https://youtu.be/QAPtCED5nlwVideo of Brown Sounds: https://youtu.be/22OR3ygygqgLearn more about the Black Opera Al...2021-11-2253 min
Makin' It In OperaMakin' It with Raehann Bryce-DavisRaehann Bryce-Davis has been hailed by the New York Times as a "striking mezzo soprano" and by the San Francisco Chronicle for her "electrifying sense of fearlessness." 2021/22 includes performances of Der Komponist in Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, Preziosilla in Verdi's La Forza del Destino at Théâtre du Capitole, Azucena in three productions of Verdi’s Il Trovatore at The Glimmerglass Festival, LA Opera, and Staatstheater Nürnberg, Gods and Mortals, at The Glimmerglass Festival, singing selections of Wagner’s Lohengrin as Ortrud and Die Walküre as Fricka, as well as her company debuts at La Mo...2021-11-1546 minMakin' It In OperaMakin' It with Thrilled to AnnounceCharlotte Jackson and Perri di Christi are hosts of their own podcast, Thrilled To Announce, and in our conversation today we’ll riff on how their show came about, what their opera careers and journeys were like, and what it’s like to tackle some tough topics on their podcast as they relate to opera. We had a great talk and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!Instagram: @thrilledtoannounceeePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/thrilledtoannounce/postsMerch: https://thrilled-to-announce-pod.myshopify.com/collections/merchDecolonizing Broken Voices Episode: https...2021-11-081h 12
Makin' It In OperaMakin' It with Dr. Lisa NeherPortland, Oregon composer and mezzo-soprano Lisa Neher (b. 1985) writes theatrical, story-driven music for instruments and voices. Trained as a stage actress, her compositions are shaped by her keen sense of dramatic timing and feature aching, lyrical phrases, energetic rhythmic motives, and intense harmonies. She often draws inspiration for her works from the natural world, suggesting the joyous bubbling of streams, the delicacy of sprouting plants, and the eerie mystery of deep ocean life with evocative timbres and vivid motives.Lisa’s commissions include works for Third Angle New Music, Durward Ensemble, the Glass City Singers, Coe College Or...2021-11-011h 05
Makin' It In OperaMakin' It With Daniel HellmannIs it activism? Is it entertainment? Is it art? Who cares?Daniel Hellmann is a singer, performer, dance and theater maker from Zurich. He studied philosophy, classical singing and theater / performance and has been developing his own artistic and multi-award-winning works since 2012. Hellmann sees his artistic practice as a form of intersectional activism. His projects examine the body, physical relationships and desire, and question social norms and power relations in the fields of sexuality, human and animal rights.As part of his interactive performance "Full Service" (2014), Hellmann performed hundreds of services around the world in...2021-10-251h 17
Makin' It In OperaMakin' It with Trey McLaughlinTrey McLaughlin has been singing as long as he could remember and he knew he was going to be a singer by age 4. He grew up singing gospel and teaching his classmates the songs during recess, harmonies and all. When he got to college, he was pushed to study classical vocal technique because he could make the right sounds. There was a lot of pressure to do “legitimate” art, instead of the gospel style he already knew how to do, and he threw himself into the work of being the best singer he could be. His path took him to crea...2021-10-181h 10
Makin' It In OperaMakin' It With Opera Programs BerlinIn this episode I will visit with my dear friends, Julie Wyma and Anastasia Nikolov, founders of Opera Programs Berlin.Both Julie and Anastasia went through traditional conservatory training, and were both taken aback by the insistence that there’s only one prescribed path to success in opera. Their answer to filling the gaps in vocal education was to create Opera Programs Berlin, an online and in-person opera academy which has grown exponentially over the last year in the online space.As an educator, Julie’s passion lies in helping singers make the t...2021-10-181h 22Makin' It In OperaHow (not) to make itLike many others, I got my opera degree because I loved singing, I loved music, and I dreamed of being in the spotlight. After years in the chorus and schlepping from audition to audition, it became clear that we had been trained that in order to “make it” in opera, you had to follow a prescriptive path. One that has its artists doing everything they can to fit into a box, rather than figure out who they are, what it is they want to say, and who they want to serve with their art.. No wonder the industry has spent...2021-10-1836 minMakin' It In OperaWelcome to Makin' It In Opera!A podcast about what it really takes to find your voice and make the life and the art that you love. Interviews with artists who have branched out in or broken out of the opera industry and are changing it for the better.2021-09-2502 min