American opera director Robin Guarino chats with Evans about her work both on and off the stage. From her time being the first female stagehand at the Metropolitan Opera to her current position as the J. Ralph Corbett Distinguished Chair in Opera at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, she has made it her mission to combine blend art with activism. Hear about her experience directing both modern masterpieces and older classics as well as her run-ins with the biggest opera names of the 20th century!
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American opera director Robin Guarino chats with Evans about her work both on and off the stage. From her time being the first female stagehand at the Metropolitan Opera to her current position as the J. Ralph Corbett Distinguished Chair in Opera at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, she has made it her mission to combine blend art with activism. Hear about her experience directing both modern masterpieces and older classics as well as her run-ins with the biggest opera names of the 20th century!
Grammy Award-winning opera singer Isabel Leonard chats with Evans about how to approach each role with compassion, what raising a son looks like as a professional performer, and her perspectives on operatic characters both old and new. Hear about why she prefers to be called a “singer” rather than a “soprano” or “mezzo-soprano”—to the point that she can’t wait to see an opera house list her as a tenor in a program!
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American opera director Robin Guarino chats with Evans about her work both on and off the stage. From her time being the first female stagehand at the Metropolitan Opera to her current position as the J. Ralph Corbett Distinguished Chair in Opera at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, she has made it her mission to combine blend art with activism. Hear about her experience directing both modern masterpieces and older classics as well as her run-ins with the biggest opera names of the 20th century!
