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The Fool and The Opera

The Fool and The Opera


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Presented by Paul W
Email spd@joy.org.au

 

The Fool and The Opera presents opera for beginners, by beginners.

The program is in 4 acts, with no intermission and pokes and prods at opera until all the delicious and delectable treats and goodies come pouring out. Set to launch on December 7 at 6pm.

You can also read the daily blog which is your diary to Australian opera. It's incredibly useful, especially if you want a diary that has a bad sense of humour.

Audio producer: Jed Gilbert

 
 

PODCASTS

The Fool and The Opera (8 Feb 09) Episode 9

8 Feb 2009

The Fool and The Opera (8 Feb 09) Episode 9

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A stone egg, five percussive eggs and general operatic eggsellence. Monkey Magic the opera, David Young talks about his piece ...

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http://joy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/113/2013/03/867.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:13 — 27.7MB)

The Fool and The Opera (01 Feb 09) Episode 8

4 Feb 2009

The Fool and The Opera (01 Feb 09) Episode 8

Music

Wicked tricks, subversive twinkies and opening closet doors. Pride, Coming Out, Gus Vant Sant's new feature film Milk and the ...

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http://joy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/113/2013/03/843.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 43:00 — 40.2MB)

The Fool and The Opera (25 Jan 09) Episode 7

28 Jan 2009

The Fool and The Opera (25 Jan 09) Episode 7

Music

The ox jumps over the moon, a tale of celetial unrequited love and other lunacies. On this Chinese and Vietnamese ...

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http://joy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/113/2013/03/807.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:08 — 21.0MB)

The Fool and The Opera (11 Jan 09) Episode 6

13 Jan 2009

The Fool and The Opera (11 Jan 09) Episode 6

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A hooker nun, a womaniser and a dead man walking. An opera recommendation for beginners, lots of great traditional and ...

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http://joy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/113/2013/03/740.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:42 — 39.4MB)

The Fool and The Opera (4 Jan 09) Episode 5

13 Jan 2009

The Fool and The Opera (4 Jan 09) Episode 5

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The star spangled banner, a bare stage and a poor butterfly. A talk to Moffat Oxenbould about his Madama Butterfly ...

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http://joy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/113/2013/03/739.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:34 — 43.4MB)

The Fool and The Opera (28 Dec 08) Episode 4

13 Jan 2009

The Fool and The Opera (28 Dec 08) Episode 4

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Hells bells, bittersweet snow and auld acquaintances. Music from concentration camps to Scottish highlands. Also David Chisholm talks creative inspiration.

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http://joy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/113/2013/03/738.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:48 — 39.6MB)

The Fool and The Opera (21 Dec 08) Episode 3

22 Dec 2008

The Fool and The Opera (21 Dec 08) Episode 3

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Telepathic conductors, a mother and child and an orchestra of angels. Tis the season to be jolly. We talk (perhaps ...

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http://joy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/113/2013/03/683.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:09 — 26.7MB)

The Fool and The Opera (21 Dec 08) Brian Castles Onion

22 Dec 2008

The Fool and The Opera (21 Dec 08) Brian Castles Onion

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This is the exclusive extended version of the interview with conductor Brian Castles Onion about his telepathy with the singers, ...

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http://joy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/113/2013/03/682.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 34:19 — 31.4MB)

The Fool and The Opera (14 Dec 08) Episode 2

22 Dec 2008

The Fool and The Opera (14 Dec 08) Episode 2

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Icey princesses, butch goddesses and stubborn insomniacs. Hear what Cynthia Makris thinks about playing Turandot, as well as the usual mixed bag ...

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http://joy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/113/2013/03/681.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:58 — 26.5MB)

The Fool and The Opera (14 Dec 08) Interview Cynthia Makris

15 Dec 2008

The Fool and The Opera (14 Dec 08) Interview Cynthia Makris

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This is the exclusive extended version of the interview with soprano Cynthia Makris. Makris talks about playing the title role ...

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http://joy.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/113/2013/03/654.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:05 — 14.7MB)

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