Listen "John Legend (Opera) Superstar?!"
Episode Synopsis
It shocked people when it opened on Broadway in 1971. By 2014, the Catholic Church was blessing productions of it. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at Lyric Opera of Chicago later this month, on the heels of John Legend’s NBC Easter special. So, the operatic stage or the dustbin of history? We discuss where "JCS" should end up...
Then, it’s the ‘Two Minute Drill’... Find out who said “Any of this sexual bullsh*t, we don't have it" earlier this week, and get our hot takes on other news stories from Operaland...
Plus, we reveal the results from the 2018 International Opera Awards, and just how (in)accurate our predictions were...
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Then, it’s the ‘Two Minute Drill’... Find out who said “Any of this sexual bullsh*t, we don't have it" earlier this week, and get our hot takes on other news stories from Operaland...
Plus, we reveal the results from the 2018 International Opera Awards, and just how (in)accurate our predictions were...
www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1/
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