Thank you for joining us on this journey. Now it's time to turn the page and start a new chapter. Please keep in touch: https://thereddiva.com/ Thank you to all the wonderful voices that have graced this podcast with your thoughts, ideas, and vision over the past couple years. Thank you to my staff of wonderful assistants who helped keep me moving …

Ellen Broen is a certified life and entrepreneurship coach for creative business owners and industry leaders who are ready toi make breakthroughs in their lives and businesses. Ellen triple-majored and graduated with a 4.0 grade average, sang operas in Italy, performed jazz in Austraila, and lived in France. She started her own busness while gettin…

Soprano Ann Moss is an acclaimed recording artist and champion of contemporary vocal music who performs and collaborates with a dynamic array of living composers. Often described as a "fearless performer” of some of the most challenging music of our time, her high, flexible voice has been singled out by Opera News for “beautifully pure floated high…

Elizabeth Rowe is a Leadership and High-Performance coach who brings the creativity, discipline, nuance and courage of a world-class performing artist into the coaching conversation. Elizabeth's coaching practice helps high achievers across all industries learn to thrive in demanding work environments and successfully navigate career or personal tr…

Elizabeth Bachman is THE go-to person for advanced level training in Speaking, Presentation Skills, Sales and Leadership. With a lifetime spent perfecting the art of presenting, she helps high-level clients master a message that brings * the Funding they need, * the Allies they want and * the Recognition they deserve. A sought-after speaker and str…

Maren Montalbano began her vocal career with the San Francisco Girls Chorus at age seven, and has been singing ever since. A graduate of both New England Conservatory of Music and Tufts University, Ms. Montalbano can be heard in three GRAMMY Award-winning albums: John Adams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning work, On the Transmigration of Souls (2005), and Ga…

Laura Hutchinson (Pronouns: She/They) has rarely followed the path well-trod. Some would say she has taken lots of detours, but each path she has taken has led her to new experiences and new perspectives that she is able to bring along her journey. Laura has a Master of Science in Education, focused on college student personnel and has worked close…

Megan Ihnen is a “new music force of nature.” The act of live performance is integral to Megan’s work and her performances thrive on elaborate sound worlds and fully-developed dramatic interpretations. Through narrative and non-narrative musical storytelling, she explores the subjects of memory, nostalgia, the perception of time, and relationships.…

Cass loves singing and connecting with people, and she believes that experiencing the power of the human voice can initiate emotional catharsis, joy, transformation, inspiration, and even healing. she was fortunate to grow up in a small community where the traditions of storytelling and music-making run deep. As a child, Cass would go to ceilidhs –…

As a college student, Chris assumed that winning a job in one of the world’s great orchestras came with all the standard perks (like vacations, mortgages, and college funds for his kids). So he worked hard and sacrificed free time for years and years until he won his dream job. And while Chris was incredibly proud and honored to play trumpet with t…

Rising tenor Limmie Pulliam continues to thrill audiences with his captivating stage presence and his “stentorian, yet beautiful,” sound. Pulliam was recently praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for his "full-throated vocal power, and intimate lyricism,,' with his recent debut at Livermore Valley Opera in Verdi's Otello. The 2021/22 season has b…

Soprano and librettist Jennifer Cresswell has recently been heard as Der Trommler in Der Kaiser von Atlantis, Magda Sorel in The Consul, Hannah After in As One, as a soloist with the Toledo Symphony, and in concerts featuring the music of George Gershwin and Kurt Weill with tenor George Shirley. She is dedicated to singing in her native tongue and …

Russian-American conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya is a fiercely committed advocate for Russian masterpieces, operatic rarities, and contemporary works on the leading edge of classical music. She has conducted more than 40 world premieres, including 16 operas, and her strength as a visionary collaborator has guided new perspectives on staged and symphon…

Sarah Fritz is a writer, singer, and public musicologist. Her passionate advocacy on social media seeks to change the dialogue around marginalized musicians and composers in classical music. An expert on the history of Clara Schumann, her popular Twitter account is dedicated to telling truths and debunking myths around the infamous composer/pianist…

Recognized by Opera News as “one of the finest singers of his generation,” American bass-baritone Ryan McKinny has earned his reputation as an artist with something to say. His relentless curiosity informs riveting character portrayals and beautifully crafted performances, reminding audiences of their shared humanity with characters on stage and sc…

Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, is a classical composer, citizen of the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma and is dedicated to the development of American Indian classical composition. His Washington Post review states that “Tate is rare as an American Indian composer of classical music. Rarer still is his ability to effectively infuse classical music with…

As a child from a military family, Kelli Butler was raised in a multitude of locales, including Germany & the Eastern US, where her love of opera blossomed at an early age. Since attending the Purchase College Conservatory of Music, training with Renata Scotto, and apprenticing with Bel Canto at Caramoor, she has become a familiar face in New York’…

Socials for Melissa Dunphy: Websites: www.melissadunphy.com www.boghouse.thehannah.org www.gonzalescantata.com Born in Australia and raised in an immigrant family, Melissa Dunphy herself immigrated to the United States in 2003 and has since become an award‐winning and acclaimed composer specializing in vocal, political, and theatrical music. She fi…

Socials for Melissa Dunphy: Websites: www.melissadunphy.com www.boghouse.thehannah.org www.gonzalescantata.com Born in Australia and raised in an immigrant family, Melissa Dunphy herself immigrated to the United States in 2003 and has since become an award‐winning and acclaimed composer specializing in vocal, political, and theatrical music. She fi…

In this episode of Opera Uprising we talk about: * Libretto Creation * The Priestess of Morphine * Voice type inclusivity * Writing for Trans Voices * Including LGBTQIA+ Stories Find out more about Aiden Feltkamp Anthology of New Music: Trans & Nonbinary Voices, Vol. 1 Website: aidenkimfeltkamp.com Twitter: @TransCherubino Bio: Aiden K. Feltkamp (t…

Talk about mindset: “What do I want to learn next?” And we answer the question “What can musicians do to empower themselves?” We talk deeply about the creative process, sitting with discomfort, and artist empowerment through entrepreneurship. Her journey from “ I’m not a real musician” to producing her own composition is incredibly inspiring to so …

For Part I of the interview, please see Previous Post With a shared passion for Music, Text & Story, we talk about the many hurdles young musicians face in getting the support they need to succeed. We talk about the impact of the pandemic and the lessons we’ve learned along the way. Most importantly we talk about the soul-deep need for community th…

With a shared passion for Music, Text & Story, we talk about the many hurdles young musicians face in getting the support they need to succeed. We talk about the impact of the pandemic and the lessons we’ve learned along the way. Most importantly we talk about the soul-deep need for community that is the human experience, and how we can use music t…

Hailed as “the Steve Jobs of classical music” (Observer) and “the Sheryl Sandberg of the symphony” (LA Review of Books), Aubrey Bergauer is known for her results-driven, customer-centric, data-obsessed pursuit of changing the narrative for the performing arts. A “dynamic administrator” with an “unquenchable drive for canny innovation” (San Francisc…

And Yet She Persisted, Much Like the characters she plays Carrie Hennessey is outdoing herself and performing up a storm in 2021. We talk about the preparation process for big projects, what it feels like to return to singing and LAUGH! We also talk about solutions to the problems Opera is facing as stages reopen and opportunities to innovate along…

n our premiere episode, we speak with Rosśa Crean about his music, the inspiration behind it, and how his life experiences have driven his compositions.