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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.

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Season 10, Episode 4 - Marissa Rosen, John Heginbotham, and Candace Leyland

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...

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Season 10, Episode 3 - Deborah Brevoort and Armando Contreras

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...

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Season 10, Episode 2 - Louis Lohraseb and Luke Sutliff

Jul 6, 2025

Join Louis Lohraseb, principal conductor, and Luke Sutliff, playing Figaro, for conversations about this season's production of The Barber of Seville, how they got their starts in opera, and what it's like collaborating and singing on the CCO stage. 

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