Sola Fadiran and Frances Pollock blind react to Allison Chu's research about the field of music criticism. What is the demographic makeup of the field of classical music criticism? What do critics consider central to the profession of music criticism? And how does Sola feel about the Tonys? Written and Recorded by Frances Pollock and Allison Chu
Produced by Connor O'Toole and Frances Pollock
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Theme Music written by Frances Pollock
Episode Five--Sola, Sondheim, Statistics, Surveys was filmed over zoom and in New Haven, CT where we followed all COVID guidelines throughout the filming process
Episode 5: Sola, Sondheim, Statistics, Surveys
Sola Fadiran and Frances Pollock blind react to Allison Chu's research about the field of music criticism. What is the demographic makeup of the field of classical music criticism? What do critics consider central to the profession of music criticism? And how does Sola feel about the Tonys?
Written and Recorded by Frances Pollock and Allison Chu
Produced by Connor O'Toole and Frances Pollock
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Theme Music written by Frances Pollock
Episode Five--Sola, Sondheim, Statistics, Surveys was filmed over zoom and in New Haven, CT where we followed all COVID guidelines throughout the filming process
What does gender have to do with opera? Does opera need to be gay? Composer Alexis Lamb and scholar Hallie Voulgaris join us to talk about the opera's weird relationship with gender and sexuality.
Cast and Crew: Allison Chu, Alexis Lamb, Frances Pollock, Hallie Voulgaris
Produced by Connor O'Toole and Frances Pollock
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Theme Music written by Frances Pollock
Episode Four -- Alexis, Hallie, Gender, Harry Potter was filmed over zoom and in New Haven, CT where we followed all COVID guidelines throughout the filming process
Ms., Opera, Music, Mr.
Episode 3--Rhetoric, Analysis, Opera, Owls?
Owls… and opera research? Join Allison Chu and Frances Pollock for Episode 3 of Ms., Opera, Music, Mr. to find out how this whole project began, and why owls are so important to this project. Nearly a year later, Allison and Frances are diving deep into reviews to think about the power of language and unconscious biases in the world of opera
Cast and Crew
Allison Chu
Frances Pollock
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Theme Music written by Frances Pollock
Episode Three--Rhetoric, Analysis, Opera, Owls? was filmed over zoom and in New Haven, CT where we followed all COVID guidelines throughout the filming process
Ms., Opera, Music, Mr.
Episode Two--Edwin, Joel, Reviews, Hot-Takes
Allison Chu interviews artists, Edwin Joseph, Joel Thompson, and Frances Pollock about their experience being reviewed.
Thought Experiment: Compare and contrast Joel and Nico's artist features in the New York Times. What are the similarities and what are the differences? After reading them, what sticks with you about each artist?
Joel Thompson’s feature in the New York Times
Nico Muhly’s feature in the New York Times
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Check out some of the material discussed in this week's episode:
Howard Reich’s review of Joel Thompson in Chicago Tribune
Anne Midgette’s review of Frances Pollock’s opera in the Washington Post
Edwin in Coco
Guy Fieri’s Review in the New York Times
Wagner’s Die Feen at the Glimmerglass Festival 2020 (postponed)
Ellen Reid and Roxie Perkins’s prism: Listen here; Read here.
Cast and Crew
Allison Chu, Edwin Joseph, Joel Thompson, Frances Pollock
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MUSIC Theme Music written by Frances Pollock
Episode Two--Edwin, Joel, Reviews, Hot-Takes was filmed over zoom and in New Haven, CT where we followed all COVID guidelines throughout the filming process.
Episode 1—Frances, Allison, bios, obsessions
Written and Recorded by Frances Pollock and Allison Chu
Produced by Connor O'Toole and Frances Pollock
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