OperaHere: Highways & Valleys [Part Two]

OperaHere: Highways & Valleys [Part Two]

Author: Detroit Opera November 25, 2025 Duration: 42:45
Join hosts Arthur White, Director of Community & Audience Engagement, and Nathalie Doucet, Detroit Opera's Head of Music and Director of the Resident Artist Program, as they chat about Detroit Opera's upcoming Highways & Valleys. In this episode, Arthur and Nathalie speak with Dr. Naomi Graber, a professor at University of Georgia and a scholar of Kurt Weill. Listen in, and make sure you tune into Part 1, focused on the music and life of William Grant Still.

Step inside the world of Detroit Opera, where the curtain rises on the stories behind the spectacle. This podcast pulls back the velvet rope, offering a unique auditory seat to the creative processes, historical depth, and vibrant community that define one of America's enduring cultural institutions. Since 1971, this organization has been a cornerstone for opera and dance, and now its voice extends directly to you. You'll hear from the artists themselves-singers, conductors, directors, and dancers-as they discuss the craft and passion that bring a production to life. Conversations delve into the nuances of a score, the physicality of a performance, and the collaborative energy required to mount each season. Beyond the stage, episodes explore the rich tapestry of Detroit's artistic legacy and how opera continues to resonate in a modern city. It’s an invitation to understand the art form more intimately, whether you're a seasoned attendee or simply curious about the power of a human voice in full flight. Tune in for a series that is as much about the people and the place as it is about the performance, capturing the heartbeat of an art form in motion. This podcast is your direct line to the passion and precision that happens long before the first note is sung for an audience.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

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Podcast Episodes
Pre Opera Talk: Madame Butterfly Oct 13 2023 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:12
Before the second performance of our new production of Madame Butterfly, Director of External Affairs, Arthur White talked with the President of Verdi Opera Theater of Michigan John Zaretti about the origins of the opera…
Pre Opera Talk: Madame Butterfly Oct 7 2023 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:06
Before the premiere of our new production of Madame Butterfly, Director of External Affairs, Arthur White talked with Head of Music Nathalie Doucet and Lighting Designer Yuki Nakase Link about producing a work through a…
OperaHERE: Madame Butterfly 2023 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:25
Host Arthur White chats with Christine Goerke about Detroit Opera's new production of Madame Butterfly, featuring an interview with stage director Matthew Ozawa.
Pre Opera Talk: Fountain of Tears (Ainadamar) April 16 2023 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:01
Pre-Opera Talk from the final performance of Fountain of Tears (Ainadamar) with special guests Detroit Opera Music Director Roberto Kalb and Fountain of Tears conductor Paolo Bortolameolli, with hosts Andrea Scobie & Art…
Pre Opera Talk: Fountain of Tears (Ainadamar) April 14 2023 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:54
Before the second performance of Fountain of Tears (Ainadamar), Andrea Scobie and Arthur White talk with Professor of Spanish Literature as well as a renowned flamenco dancer, Lisa Montes, about the playwright, poet, mus…
OperaHERE: Fountain of Tears (Ainadamar) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:40
Detroit Opera OperaHERE hosts Andrea Scobie and Arthur White dive into the music of the Spanish-language opera with the composer Osvaldo Golijov, as well as the life and work of playwright Federico García Lorca.
Pre Opera Talk: Xerxes March 4 2023 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:38
Director of Education Andrea Scobie and Director of External Affairs Arthur White speak to Detroit Opera Music Director Roberto Kalb and Revival Stage Director James Blaszko about Handel's opera Xerxes before the evening…
OperaHERE: Xerxes [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:00
Countertenor Key’mon Murrah, who stars in the title role of Xerxes, chats with Detroit Opera’s Andrea Scobie and Arthur White about this role and how gospel music informs his opera performance.
OperaHERE: Aida [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:18
OperaHERE: Aida by Detroit Opera