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Join hosts Arthur White, Director of Community & Audience Engagement, and Nathalie Doucet, Detroit Opera's Head of Music and Director of the Resident Artist Program, as they chat about Detroit Opera's upcoming Highways & Valleys. In this episode, Arthur and Nathalie speak with Dr. Naomi Graber, a professor at University of Georgia and a scholar of Kurt Weill. Listen in, and make sure you tune into Part 1, focused on the music and life of William Grant Still.

Join hosts Arthur White, Director of Community & Audience Engagement, and Nathalie Doucet, Detroit Opera's Head of Music and Director of the Resident Artist Program, as they chat about Detroit Opera's upcoming Highways & Valleys. In this episode, Arthur and Nathalie speak with journalist Celeste Headlee, who is the granddaughter of William Grant Still. Listen in, and stay tuned for Part 2, focused on the music and life of Kurt Weill.

Hosts Arthur White and Demetrius Shields discuss the upcoming Dance Theatre of Harlem performances, November 15 and 16 at Detroit Opera House, including audience and company favorite, Firebird, choreographed by John Taras. They also talk with Karen Brown, a trailblazing professional dancer and the first African-American woman to lead a ballet company as Artistic Director of the Oakland Ballet. Her a remarkable career includes a role as a principal dancer with the Dance Theatre of Harlem for the first company performance of Firebird! Get your tickets at detroitopera.org!

Host Arthur White, Director of External Affairs at Detroit Opera, speaks with composer Anthony Davis and Isaiah McKinnon, former Chief of the Detroit Police Department (1993-1998) about The Central Park Five.

Arthur White, Detroit Opera's Director of External Affairs, and Nathalie Doucet, Head of Music and Director of Detroit Opera's Resident Artist program, discuss Detroit Opera's new production of Così fan tutte. Special guests include Yuval Sharon, Detroit Opera's Artistic Director, and Pete Bigelow of Automotive News. Get your tickets for Così fan tutte at detroitopera.org

Host Arthur White, Detroit Opera's Director of Community and Audience Engagement, chats with countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and soprano Nicole Heaston, as they begin rehearsals for Detroit Opera's production of Rinaldo! Arthur is joined by Nathalie Doucet, Detroit Opera's Head of Music and Director of the Detroit Opera Resident Artist Program. We also hear from renowned musicologist Wendy Heller about the impact of Handel's Italianate operatic style in 18th century London. Take a listen and prepare for magic, love, and of course, hope, in Detroit Opera's Rinaldo. February 22-March 2 at the Detroit Opera House. detroitopera.org

Pre-Dance Talk: Complexions Contemporary Ballet (Night One) by Detroit Opera

Pre-Dance Talk: Complexions Contemporary Ballet (Night Two) by Detroit Opera

Host Arthur White, Director of Community and Audience Engagement and guests Yuval Sharon, Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director, and Roberto Kalb, Music Director.

Host Arthur White, Director of Community and Audience Engagement and guests Jack Blaszkiewicz, Wayne State Assistant Professor of Music History, and Suzanne Mallare Acton, Chorus Master.

Host Arthur White, Director of Community and Audience Engagement and guests Roberto Kalb, Music Director, and Suzanne Mallare Acton, Chorus Master.

Host Kim Smith, Dance Administrator, will be joined by guest Ethan Iverson, Arranger and Pianist.

Host Kim Smith, Dance Administrator, will be joined by guests Marcy Harriell, Lead Vocalist, and Nancy Umanoff, Executive Director of Mark Morris Dance Group.

Host Arthur White, Detroit Opera's Director of Community and Audience Engagement, chats with Director Francesca Zambello about her production of La traviata, Detroit Opera's Music Director Roberto Kalb discusses Verdi's music, and we hear from a psychologist about the underlying tensions throughout the work. Arthur is joined by Nathalie Doucet, Detroit Opera's Head of Music and Director of the Detroit Opera Resident Artist Program—all five RAs are featured in the opera! Take a listen and prepare for elegance, grandeur, and of course, DRAMA, in Detroit Opera's La traviata. October 19-27 at the Detroit Opera House. detroitopera.org

“That is at the core of what Janáček is about. He’s not trying to create opera that feels completely out of touch from everyday people.” Detroit Opera’s Artistic Director Yuval Sharon, who staged this multimedia production of The Cunning Little Vixen as its Detroit Opera premiere with these performances, chats with host Arthur White and our Music Director Roberto Kalb before the final matinee.

“Everyone here plays an important role, but one of the main characters is the orchestra.” Music Director Roberto Kalb describes the work it takes to bring The Cunning Little Vixen to the Detroit Opera House stage for the first time; while Czech specialist Timothy Cheek helps the pre-opera talk audience to pronounce the composer’s name - Janáček - hosted by Director of External Affairs Arthur White.

"How can I 'animate' the ideas of a particular work?" Detroit Opera Artistic Director Yuval Sharon talks with Director of External Affairs Arthur White about the process for his production of The Cunning Little Vixen before its Detroit Opera premiere on Saturday May 11.

Host Arthur White chats with Detroit Opera's Artistic Director Yuval Sharon about the Detroit Opera premiere of this work and his production; and Music Director Roberto Kalb about bringing this renowned composer's work to Detroit. Arthur also talks with Czech specialist Tim Cheek about the language and the revolutionary use of a prose libretto.

"This is really the millennial opera" says scholar Dr. Naomi André in our Pre Opera Talk from the final performance of Breaking the Waves. Director of External Affairs Arthur White chats with Dr. André about celestial voices and Music Director Roberto Kalb talks with conductor Stephanie Childress about her process leading these performances.

What do ABBA, Brahms, and Mazzoli all have in common? They're all on Stephanie Childress' playlist! Listen to her chat with Detroit Opera Music Director Roberto Kalb during the Pre-Opera Talk before Breaking the Waves.