WTF@KC2Day! ft. Ashleigh Gordon and Josh Lovell

WTF@KC2Day! ft. Ashleigh Gordon and Josh Lovell

Author: Opera Box Score June 5, 2025 Duration: 1:14:42
[@ 3 min] Alright, this week…it’s an Inside the Huddle double header! First, we'll speak with tenor Josh Lovell, who will be playing Jupiter in Atlanta Opera’s production of Semele. [@ 27 min] We’ll also talk to Castle of our Skins cofounder Ashleigh Gordon, who’s bringing Frederick Douglass to life with the help of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project! [@ 47 min] Plus, in the Two-Minute Drill, WT actual F is going on at the Kennedy Center, and WT literal F is going on with male leader...

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