The Fool and The Opera https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/ Remixes, remakes and traditional opera. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:15:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Remixes, remakes and traditional opera. JOY 94.9 false JOY 94.9 webmaster@joy.org.au JOY Melbourne Inc. All Music and Lyrics reproduced in this podcast are licensed for use through APRA-AMCOS and/or PPCA and/or directly with artists JOY Melbourne Inc. All Music and Lyrics reproduced in this podcast are licensed for use through APRA-AMCOS and/or PPCA and/or directly with artists podcast Remixes, remakes and traditional opera. The Fool and The Opera http://joy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/113/powerpress/joy-podcast-thefoolandtheopera.jpg https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera Melbourne, Australia Melbourne, Australia Weekly c8756275-f8d2-5054-bf09-a8ff13e71f69 John O’May talks about Stephen Sondheim https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/john-omay-talks-about-stephen-sondheim/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:40:01 +0000 http://www.cpod.org.au/download.php?id=3220 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/john-omay-talks-about-stephen-sondheim/#respond https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/john-omay-talks-about-stephen-sondheim/feed/ 0 <p>Celebrated baritone John O’May has performed in more professional Sondheim productions than anyone else in the country. He’s played Bobby in Company for the Sydney Theatre Company, The Baker in... </p> <p><a class="btn btn-md btn-default" href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/john-omay-talks-about-stephen-sondheim/">LEARN MORE</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/john-omay-talks-about-stephen-sondheim/">John O’May talks about Stephen Sondheim</a> appeared first on <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera">The Fool and The Opera</a>.</p> Celebrated baritone John O’May has performed in more professional Sondheim productions than anyone else in the country. He’s played Bobby in Company for the Sydney Theatre Company, The Baker in a benefit concert of Into the Woods for the AIDS Trust of Australia in 1992, Benjamin Stone in an ill-fated production of Follies, and most memorably, John Wilkes Booth in Assassins and Fredrik Egerman in A Little Night Music, for the Melbourne Theatre Company.

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]]> Celebrated baritone John O’May has performed in more professional Sondheim productions than anyone else in the country. He’s played Bobby in Company for the Sydney Theatre Company, The Baker in... LEARN MORE Celebrated baritone John O’May has performed in more professional Sondheim productions than anyone else in the country. He’s played Bobby in Company for the Sydney Theatre Company, The Baker in... LEARN MORE full false 19:05 Stephen Sondheim Special Part 2 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/stephen-sondheim-special-part-2/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:26:28 +0000 http://www.cpod.org.au/download.php?id=3219 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/stephen-sondheim-special-part-2/#respond https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/stephen-sondheim-special-part-2/feed/ 0 <p>Part 2 of the retrospective to celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s 80th Birthday</p> <p>The post <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/stephen-sondheim-special-part-2/">Stephen Sondheim Special Part 2</a> appeared first on <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera">The Fool and The Opera</a>.</p> Part 2 of the retrospective to celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s 80th Birthday

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]]> Part 2 of the retrospective to celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s 80th Birthday Part 2 of the retrospective to celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s 80th Birthday full false 25:20 The Fool and The Opera Stephen Sondheim Special https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/the-fool-and-the-opera-stephen-sondheim-special/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:19:28 +0000 http://www.cpod.org.au/download.php?id=3218 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/the-fool-and-the-opera-stephen-sondheim-special/#respond https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/the-fool-and-the-opera-stephen-sondheim-special/feed/ 0 <p>Stephen Sondheim turns 80 on March 22nd. This podcast of The Frequency charts Sondheim’s progression from lyricist on West Side Story and Gypsy, through his hits including Sweeney Todd and... </p> <p><a class="btn btn-md btn-default" href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/the-fool-and-the-opera-stephen-sondheim-special/">LEARN MORE</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/the-fool-and-the-opera-stephen-sondheim-special/">The Fool and The Opera Stephen Sondheim Special</a> appeared first on <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera">The Fool and The Opera</a>.</p> Stephen Sondheim turns 80 on March 22nd. This podcast of The Frequency charts Sondheim’s progression from lyricist on West Side Story and Gypsy, through his hits including Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George to his most recent production, Road Show.

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]]> Stephen Sondheim turns 80 on March 22nd. This podcast of The Frequency charts Sondheim’s progression from lyricist on West Side Story and Gypsy, through his hits including Sweeney Todd and... LEARN MORE Stephen Sondheim turns 80 on March 22nd. This podcast of The Frequency charts Sondheim’s progression from lyricist on West Side Story and Gypsy, through his hits including Sweeney Todd and... LEARN MORE full false 24:04 The Fool and the Opera (28 Feb 10) Episode 62 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/the-fool-and-the-opera-28-feb-10-episode-62/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:04:21 +0000 http://www.cpod.org.au/download.php?id=3187 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/the-fool-and-the-opera-28-feb-10-episode-62/#respond https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/the-fool-and-the-opera-28-feb-10-episode-62/feed/ 0 <p>Post Mardi Gras, Personal Masseuse and Peach Melba. Dan Vo was joined by audio producer, Jed Gilbert, Diff’rent Strokes presenter, Jade Gulliver and technical engineer, Nick Bassett sharing their favourite... </p> <p><a class="btn btn-md btn-default" href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/the-fool-and-the-opera-28-feb-10-episode-62/">LEARN MORE</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/03/the-fool-and-the-opera-28-feb-10-episode-62/">The Fool and the Opera (28 Feb 10) Episode 62</a> appeared first on <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera">The Fool and The Opera</a>.</p> Post Mardi Gras, Personal Masseuse and Peach Melba. Dan Vo was joined by audio producer, Jed Gilbert, Diff’rent Strokes presenter, Jade Gulliver and technical engineer, Nick Bassett sharing their favourite opera tracks with Grant Mildwaters and Natalie Bennett in the kitchen cooking up a storm.

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]]> Post Mardi Gras, Personal Masseuse and Peach Melba. Dan Vo was joined by audio producer, Jed Gilbert, Diff’rent Strokes presenter, Jade Gulliver and technical engineer, Nick Bassett sharing their favourite... LEARN MORE Post Mardi Gras, Personal Masseuse and Peach Melba. Dan Vo was joined by audio producer, Jed Gilbert, Diff’rent Strokes presenter, Jade Gulliver and technical engineer, Nick Bassett sharing their favourite... LEARN MORE full false 39:38 The Fool and the Opera (21 Feb 10) Episode 61 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-21-feb-10-episode-61/ Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:17:59 +0000 http://www.cpod.org.au/download.php?id=3174 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-21-feb-10-episode-61/#respond https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-21-feb-10-episode-61/feed/ 0 <p>Monkey morphology, morning medicine and melody mitosis. In this episode, Dan Vo returned for the penultimate show! To help Dan out was the gorgeously fabulous Christian Gillette. We had a... </p> <p><a class="btn btn-md btn-default" href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-21-feb-10-episode-61/">LEARN MORE</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-21-feb-10-episode-61/">The Fool and the Opera (21 Feb 10) Episode 61</a> appeared first on <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera">The Fool and The Opera</a>.</p> Monkey morphology, morning medicine and melody mitosis. In this episode, Dan Vo returned for the penultimate show! To help Dan out was the gorgeously fabulous Christian Gillette. We had a listen to the new album by electro pop duo The Knife – Tomorrow, In a Year an opera that covers the life and work of Charles Darwin. And our guest Christian joined Dan to talk about the In Good Company production of Carmen and also the upcoming show directed by Greg Eldridge – iOpera 2.0.

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]]> Monkey morphology, morning medicine and melody mitosis. In this episode, Dan Vo returned for the penultimate show! To help Dan out was the gorgeously fabulous Christian Gillette. We had a... LEARN MORE Monkey morphology, morning medicine and melody mitosis. In this episode, Dan Vo returned for the penultimate show! To help Dan out was the gorgeously fabulous Christian Gillette. We had a... LEARN MORE full false 32:08 The Fool and the Opera (14 Feb 10) Episode 60 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-14-feb-10-episode-60/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:51:50 +0000 http://www.cpod.org.au/download.php?id=3143 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-14-feb-10-episode-60/#respond https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-14-feb-10-episode-60/feed/ 0 <p>Star crossed lovers, a dream lover and an icy Princess. Yes all this love in the air can mean only one thing, it’s Valentine’s Day. Join summer host Paul Williamson... </p> <p><a class="btn btn-md btn-default" href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-14-feb-10-episode-60/">LEARN MORE</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-14-feb-10-episode-60/">The Fool and the Opera (14 Feb 10) Episode 60</a> appeared first on <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera">The Fool and The Opera</a>.</p> Star crossed lovers, a dream lover and an icy Princess. Yes all this love in the air can mean only one thing, it’s Valentine’s Day. Join summer host Paul Williamson for arias of love from Gershwin, Gounod, Bellini, Giordano, Berlioz, Verdi and Puccini.

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]]> Star crossed lovers, a dream lover and an icy Princess. Yes all this love in the air can mean only one thing, it’s Valentine’s Day. Join summer host Paul Williamson... LEARN MORE Star crossed lovers, a dream lover and an icy Princess. Yes all this love in the air can mean only one thing, it’s Valentine’s Day. Join summer host Paul Williamson... LEARN MORE full false 17:41 Interview with Alex Budd https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/interview-with-alex-budd/ Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:51:31 +0000 http://www.cpod.org.au/download.php?id=3117 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/interview-with-alex-budd/#respond https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/interview-with-alex-budd/feed/ 0 <p>Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises for Opera Australia, joins summer host Paul Williamson to talk about his background and his love of opera. Alex’s music choices are Verdi,... </p> <p><a class="btn btn-md btn-default" href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/interview-with-alex-budd/">LEARN MORE</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/interview-with-alex-budd/">Interview with Alex Budd</a> appeared first on <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera">The Fool and The Opera</a>.</p> Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises for Opera Australia, joins summer host Paul Williamson to talk about his background and his love of opera. Alex’s music choices are Verdi, Monteverdi and gay composers Samuel Barber and Benjamin Britten.

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]]> Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises for Opera Australia, joins summer host Paul Williamson to talk about his background and his love of opera. Alex’s music choices are Verdi,... LEARN MORE Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises for Opera Australia, joins summer host Paul Williamson to talk about his background and his love of opera. Alex’s music choices are Verdi,... LEARN MORE full false 35:23 The Fool and the Opera (7 Feb 10) Episode 59 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-7-feb-10-episode-59/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:55:27 +0000 http://www.cpod.org.au/download.php?id=3092 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-7-feb-10-episode-59/#respond https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-7-feb-10-episode-59/feed/ 0 <p>A South American mission, two pairs of lovers and the Liebestod. We hear the remainder of the interview with Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises, for Opera Australia. Alex’s... </p> <p><a class="btn btn-md btn-default" href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-7-feb-10-episode-59/">LEARN MORE</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-7-feb-10-episode-59/">The Fool and the Opera (7 Feb 10) Episode 59</a> appeared first on <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera">The Fool and The Opera</a>.</p> A South American mission, two pairs of lovers and the Liebestod. We hear the remainder of the interview with Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises, for Opera Australia. Alex’s music choices are Monteverdi and Britten. As well there’s a quirky track from a movie soundtrack, and selections from Puccini, Bizet and Wagner.

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]]> A South American mission, two pairs of lovers and the Liebestod. We hear the remainder of the interview with Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises, for Opera Australia. Alex’s... LEARN MORE A South American mission, two pairs of lovers and the Liebestod. We hear the remainder of the interview with Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises, for Opera Australia. Alex’s... LEARN MORE full false 21:36 The Fool and The Opera (31 Jan 10) Episode 58 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-31-jan-10-episode-58/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:47:47 +0000 http://www.cpod.org.au/download.php?id=3051 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-31-jan-10-episode-58/#respond https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-31-jan-10-episode-58/feed/ 0 <p>A religious radical, a genial General Manager and a date with the devil. Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises for Opera Australia, joined Paul Williamson to talk about his... </p> <p><a class="btn btn-md btn-default" href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-31-jan-10-episode-58/">LEARN MORE</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/02/the-fool-and-the-opera-31-jan-10-episode-58/">The Fool and The Opera (31 Jan 10) Episode 58</a> appeared first on <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera">The Fool and The Opera</a>.</p> A religious radical, a genial General Manager and a date with the devil. Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises for Opera Australia, joined Paul Williamson to talk about his background and his love of opera with tracks by Gershwin, Calvin Bowman and Berlioz. Alex’s choices were Verdi and gay composer Samuel Barber.

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]]> A religious radical, a genial General Manager and a date with the devil. Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises for Opera Australia, joined Paul Williamson to talk about his... LEARN MORE A religious radical, a genial General Manager and a date with the devil. Alex Budd, General Manager, Melbourne and Enterprises for Opera Australia, joined Paul Williamson to talk about his... LEARN MORE full false 31:06 The Fool and The Opera (24 Jan 10) Episode 57 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/01/the-fool-and-the-opera-24-jan-10-episode-57/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:22:06 +0000 http://www.cpod.org.au/download.php?id=2987 https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/01/the-fool-and-the-opera-24-jan-10-episode-57/#respond https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/01/the-fool-and-the-opera-24-jan-10-episode-57/feed/ 0 <p>Four bitching Jews, three lush female voices and a soprano with an aria. Special guest Melanie Adams, soprano and member of Aria Co, joined summer host Paul Williamson to talk... </p> <p><a class="btn btn-md btn-default" href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/01/the-fool-and-the-opera-24-jan-10-episode-57/">LEARN MORE</a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera/2010/01/the-fool-and-the-opera-24-jan-10-episode-57/">The Fool and The Opera (24 Jan 10) Episode 57</a> appeared first on <a href="https://joy.org.au/thefoolandtheopera">The Fool and The Opera</a>.</p> Four bitching Jews, three lush female voices and a soprano with an aria. Special guest Melanie Adams, soprano and member of Aria Co, joined summer host Paul Williamson to talk about operatic training, repertoire, voice types and Aria Co’s upcoming series of concerts at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Melanie’s musical selections were Villa-Lobos, Nicolai, Thomas and Richard Strauss.

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]]> Four bitching Jews, three lush female voices and a soprano with an aria. Special guest Melanie Adams, soprano and member of Aria Co, joined summer host Paul Williamson to talk... LEARN MORE Four bitching Jews, three lush female voices and a soprano with an aria. Special guest Melanie Adams, soprano and member of Aria Co, joined summer host Paul Williamson to talk... LEARN MORE full false 28:35