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Episode Synopsis
Tonight… We go ‘Inside the Huddle’ with tenor Jonathan Zeng, who’s currently singing the role of Edwin in Chicago Folks Operetta’s production of Emmerich Kálmán’s “The Csárdás Princess”. Find out why this piece has been largely ignored on American stages, and how Jonathan prepared to play this unique role...
And then… in ‘Chalk Talk’... it’s the OBS World Cup. Our panel predicts the outcome of the world’s greatest sporting event. How? By using each country’s contributions to opera as the deciding factor in their respective soccer matches, of course...
Plus… it’s the ‘Two Minute Drill’: everything you need to know from the past week in OperaLand, and our team’s hot takes on those stories...
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And then… in ‘Chalk Talk’... it’s the OBS World Cup. Our panel predicts the outcome of the world’s greatest sporting event. How? By using each country’s contributions to opera as the deciding factor in their respective soccer matches, of course...
Plus… it’s the ‘Two Minute Drill’: everything you need to know from the past week in OperaLand, and our team’s hot takes on those stories...
www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1/
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