[@ 3 min] Alright, this week...we go Inside the Huddle with conductor Alan Pierson, whose band Alarm Will Sound collaborated on friend of the show David T. Little’s What Belongs to You, based on OTHER friend of the show Garth Greenwell’s novel of the same name! Alan joins the OBS to give a tour guide of the acclaimed opera, sampling the brand new recording which features yet a THIRD friend of the show, Karim Sulayman. [@ 32 min] Plus, in the Two Minute Drill...more hard-to-read developments out of Interlochen, the RBO gets nervous about its finances, and Jonas Kaufmann hates AI almost as much as I do. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 3 min] Alright, this week...we go Inside the Huddle with Laurence Kilsby! The rising British tenor just performed in the BBC Proms with the Jupiter Ensemble and is currently starring as The Novice in Michael Grandage’s production of Billy Budd at Glyndebourne Festival. That’s two venues on Oliver Camacho’s bucket list! [@ 32 min] Plus, in Listener Mailbag...it's a Field Report on Eugene Onegin at Wolf Trap! GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 5 min] Alright, this week...ahead of the premiere of Santa Fe Opera’s 'Rodelinda,' we go Inside the Huddle with director R.B. Schlather! Will our baroque purist creative consultant find common ground with Schlather’s “noir melodrama gangster” concept? Stay tuned to find out… [@ 36 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Congress is investigating the mismanagement of the Kennedy Center, and the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra asks if there’s any similarities between sports and classical music, a question that has never, EVER been explored before. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 4 min] Alright, this week...we get the full field report on the 2026 Des Moines Metro Opera Festival! First up, a Monday Evening Quarterback on Carlisle Floyd’s Of Mice and Men; then, ten, count 'em, TEN Free Throws from the Stars of Tomorrow apprentice program showcase. [@ 36 min] Then, we go Inside the Huddle with the star of Des Moines’s Tosca, soprano Laura Wilde. Finally, a recap on Oliver’s favorite King Roger costumes and a look ahead into the 2027 season. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 5 min] Alright, this week...we go Inside the Huddle with Suzanne Nance, the new Executive Director of Wexford Festival Opera! Find out how the career of this “Woman of Influence” went from onstage, to behind a mic, to the C-Suite... [@ 39 min] Plus, in the ‘Two Minute Drill’… Friend of the Show Zachary James is Abraham Lincoln, and Friend of the Show Clay Hilley claps back at the critics! GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 3 min] Alright, as America prepares to celebrate its semiquincentennial, this week in Chalk Talk…we’re breaking down the history of American vocal music by playing 250 of our favorite clips! Or maybe like 12 or so to keep the episode length reasonable. From American folk song, operetta, Music theater, opera and art song, we'll hear tons of music, performed by favorite American artists…and no, Milli Vanilli was not invited. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 4 min] Alright, this week…John Holiday goes Inside the Huddle! The American countertenor and 'The Voice' finalist is wrapping up a banner 25-26 season at the Munich Opera Festival. Next month, his solo album, 'Over My Head,' with pianist Kevin Miller, drops on the Pentatone label! John joins us from Munich where he co-stars with Jeanine De Bique and Julian Pregardien in Handel’s 'Alcina. ' [@ 43 min] Creatine Price is making herstory in France…and John Eliot Gardner comes out as a dendrophobe. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 3 min] Alright, this week…Early music specialist Jory Vinikour goes Inside the Huddle! The conductor and harpsichordist returns to his native Chicago to lead a production of a pretty gay tragedy…no, not Oliver’s mid-life bachelorhood, but Charpentier’s "David and Jonathan" for Haymarket Opera! [@ 35 min] Then, in the Two Minute Drill…Audiences at La Scala are protesting ticket prices, an ousted music director is threatening to sue La Fenice, Washington National Opera is suing the Kennedy Center…but hey, at least we got a win this week in the form of one less president being named on **that** building... GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 3 min] Alright, this week…Maestro James Conlon takes a Free Throw on his tenure as Music Director of LA Opera, a post he held for 20 years…and we’re rewarding him by letting him talk to Oliver? Poor guy! [@ 23 min] Then, in Monday Evening Quarterback…The Tony Awards were last Sunday, but as many longtime listeners will attest, Weston doesn’t know anything about Broadway. Luckily, Ashlee Hardgrave is here to take him through a new segment she’s calling, ‘Tonys for Dummies!’ [@ 35 min] Plus, in the Two Minute Drill...things are getting messy at Sarasota Opera, but marginally, slightly, a liiiiittle bit less messy at the Kennedy Center? Maybe? GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

[@ 2 min] Alright, this week…tenor and author Ben Bliss goes Inside the Huddle to share his financial survival guide for singers and other freelancers in the performing arts. It’s all in his new book, 'Making it Work,' coming to a TedTalk near you! [@ 35 min] Then, in Listener Mailbag...it’s a Field Report on Orfeo from Ars Lyrica Houston, starring friend of the show Karim Sulayman! [@ 42 min] Plus, in the Two Minute Drill...let me see here…it says here that…Donald Trump…did something…illegal??? *gasp* With the Kennedy Center??? WHAT??? That can’t be…no…yes??? Oh my god??? GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social

Alright, this week…it’s a holiday week! Soooo we’re skipping the Two Minute Drill and dipping into the Inside the Huddle archives to replay a pair of recent interviews. [@ 1 min] First up, conductor James Gaffigan tells us why the Komische Oper is a total party! He went Inside the Huddle shortly after being named Music Director of Houston Grand Opera last fall. [@ 38 min] And then...Grammy Award-winning soprano Amanda Forsythe joins us from last summer’s Boston Early Music Festival, when she was a mere Grammy-hopeful. That’s the OBS Bump, folks. It’s powerful. GET YOUR VOICE HEARD Stream new episodes every Saturday at 10 AM CT on amplisoundsradio.com operaboxscore.com facebook.com/obschi1 operaboxscore.bsky.social