OPERAtion: How, What, Why? A miniseries of the Podcast: OPERAtion What’s my Why? In these shorter episodes we strive to give voice to innovative artists, creators, and organisations by sharing our platform. By doing so, we hope to offer insigh

Episode 10 - The Recap

May 27th, 2021 37m 42s

Dear Listeners, Thank you so much for coming on this journey with us all. We are so pleased to present our last Season 1 episode. Today we share some of our history, our goals, and our future plans with you all. We hope that you will join us fo

Le nozze di Figaro: Deh Signor, may I have some more?

May 13th, 2021 47m 10s

The Marriage of Figaro is one of the most famous opera’s of all time....but, why? Mel, Simon, AND Vince all absolutely adore it, and in this episode they tell you why. From feisty servants and cunning disguises to jealous husbands and unexpecte

Nixon in China: He’s the Bad Guy, Duh

Apr 29th, 2021 50m 53s

Nixon in China (1987), by John Adams, with libretto by Alice Goodman details President Nixon’s 1972 visit to China. The mixture of art, emotion, and politics makes Vince place this opera amongst his favourites. In this episode we discuss the ca

Elektra: Anything You Can Sing I Can Sing Louder

Apr 15th, 2021 38m 24s

In this weeks episode we get epic with the exciting and thrilling Elektra from 1909, by Richard Strauss. We dive into the Olympian feat that is singing this non-stop (no literally she never leaves the stage) role, singing acting, voice sizes, a

The Rake's Progress: How To Lose Friends And Alienate People

Apr 1st, 2021 39m 16s

This week we dive into the wild world of The Rake’s Progress by Stravinsky with libretto by W.H.Auden & Chester Kallman. The story tells of a lazy young man, Tom Rakewell, who seeks to achieve all of his goals in life with the minimal work requ

La Traviata: You Better (Sex) Work

Mar 18th, 2021 46m 14s

This episode we delve into the demimonde, or “half-world”, inhabited by the protagonist Violeta in Verdi’s La Traviata. As usual we discuss and deviate from the music, meaning, and social relevance of a work that is performed yearly more than a

The Rape of Lucretia: Sharing Difficult Stories

Mar 4th, 2021 50m 40s

In our fourth episode, we engage in an intense and difficult discussion centred around how to portray traumatic events on stage in a way that is safe for both performers and audience. Focussing on Benjamin Britten’s violently beautiful masterpi

Eugene Onegin: Gossip, Horoscopes, and Social Expectations

Feb 18th, 2021 38m 47s

Exploring the drama filled "Eugene Onegin" by Tchaikovsky, this episode we dive into the topics of love, boredom, and the fragile ego of a title character who causes chaos in the lives of others. Premiered in 1879, this opera remains strikingly

Salome: Body Image, Sexuality, and Breaking the Norm

Feb 11th, 2021 45m 10s

In this episode about the opera "Salome," we explore everything from body conscious casting to challenging notions of female sexuality. We absolutely love this opera from the gritty surrealist libretto of Oscar Wilde to Strauss' broodingly dece

La boheme: Building Audiences and Funding Art!

Jan 31st, 2021 48m 52s

Melanie Bacaling, Simon Dyer, and Vincent Turregano proudly present the first episode of OPERAtion: What's My Why? After a brief introduction, we dive into Puccini's "La boheme." From why "boheme" is one of the most performed operas in the wo

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