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Central City Opera Podcast

The Central City Opera Podcast introduces you to the movers and shakers of the Central City Opera Festival. Episodes feature interviews with principal and young artists, designers, directors, conductors, and other production staff.  The podcast is hosted and edited by Emily Murdock, Director of Education & Community Engagement at Central City Opera.

Season 7 features the productions of the 2022 Summer Festival: Guettel's THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, Strauss' DIE FLEDERMAUS, and Heggie's TWO REMAIN. Make sure you're subscribed on your podcast app of choice to get the latest episodes delivered directly to your device.

To find out more about Central City Opera, visit centralcityopera.org.


Jul 3, 2026

Join our Director of Choruses, Tyler Tucker, and Stage Manager Kendra Green for an exploration of all things Marriage of Figaro.

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Jun 23, 2026

Welcome to the 2026 season of the Central City Opera Podcast!

This summer’s festival is full of music, drama, and fun. On today’s episode, take a tour of what we will SEE and HEAR this summer with our Director of Production, Emily Barber, and our Head of Music, Jeremy Reger.

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Jul 29, 2025

In the final episode of Season 10, we sit down with star of Once Upon a Mattress, Marissa Rosen, to discuss what a career on Broadway is like, and what it's like for a performer to cross over from musical theatre to opera.

We then chat with John Heginbotham, choreographer for this year's production of Once Upon a...


Jul 17, 2025

Hear from Deborah Brevoort, librettist of The Knock, about the process of writing an opera, bringing The Knock to Central City, and where she sees the future of contemporary opera and world premieres.

Then, listen in to our conversation with Armando Contreras, star of The Knock, about originating a role in a new...