POPeracast host Jennifer Miller catches up with Chelsea Lehnea and Meagan Martin, Cinderella's evil stepsisters.  She also meets with conductor Kristin Roach to get the origin story of this fairy tale production!  Catch the hijinks ONE NIGHT ONLY Friday August 27, 2021 at the Ford in La cenerentola, Rossini's Bel Canto version of the Cinderella story. pacificoperaproject.com for more details

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0046 - Evil Stepsisters and La cenerentola Conductor

POPeracast host Jennifer Miller catches up with Andrew Allen Hiers, E. Scott Levin, and Joel Balzun while visiting an *exclusive* salon for POP donors and volunteers.  Sign up to support POP and you could be there with us next time! Catch these barihunks® ONE NIGHT ONLY Friday August 27, 2021 at the Ford in La cenerentola, Rossini's Bel Canto version of the Cinderella story. pacificoperaproject.com for more details

0045 - Baritones of La cenerentola

POPeracast host Jennifer Miller discusses bracelets, pants, and theatrical shutdowns with Stephanie Doche and Arnold Livingston Geis.  See them ONE NIGHT ONLY Friday August 27, 2021 at the Ford in La cenerentola, Rossini's Bel Canto version of the Cinderella story. pacificoperaproject.com for more details

0044 - Cinderella and Prince Charming

Host Jennifer Miller discusses the just announced 2021/22 season with Artistic Director Josh Shaw.   Tickets for La Cenerentola are on sale now!  One night only!   August 27, 2021 https://www.theford.com/events/performances/1310/2021-08-27/cinderella

0043 - 2021/22 Season "Fairy Tale" Season Announcement!

POPeracast host Jennifer Miller visits Don Procopio rehearsal to discuss Bizet, ostriches, and rediscovering music with buffos Ben Lowe, E. Scott Levin, and Armando Contreras, mezzo Jessica Gonzales-Rodriguez, director Josh Shaw, conductor Charlie Kim, and the romantic leads Jon Keenan and Rachel Policar.  A good friend also comes by to bid us adieu. DON PROCOPIO BY GEORGES BIZET June 4, 5, and 6 @ 8PM Gates open at 7:00 for picnicking Heritage Square Museum 3800 Homer Street

0042 -The Most Best Realist Heroes of Don Procopio (feat. some ostriches)

New POPeracast host Jennifer Miller sits down with Rachel and William Grundler, Matthew Ian Welch, and Eleen Hsu-Wentlandt, AKA the Don P chorus of ostrich wranglers, to discuss practice, choral numbers, returning to performance, and, of course, ostriches.   DON PROCOPIO BY GEORGES BIZET June 4, 5, and 6 @ 8PM Gates open at 7:00 for picnicking Heritage Square Museum 3800 Homer Street

0041 - The Real Heros of Don Procopio

POPeracast host Andreas Kraemer continues his zoom happy hour with the cast and crew of Trouble in Tahiti. Trouble in Tahiti will be performed at Heritage Square on April 24 and 25, 2021.  Get your tickets NOW!

0040 - Trouble in Tahiti, Part 2

POPeracast host Andreas Kraemer zooms with the cast and crew of Trouble in Tahiti!  It was such a good talk, this is just half of it... stay tuned! Trouble in Tahiti will be performed at Heritage Square on April 24 and 25, 2021.  Get your tickets NOW!

0039 - Trouble in Tahiti, Part 1

Host Andreas Kraemer zooms with Maria Dominique Lopez, returning as Musetta in this final hipster production.  We also check in with veterans Keith Colclough and E. Scott Levine. The final presentations of this ICONIC POP production will be December 12 and 13 at 5:30pm.  Get your tickets now at pacificoperaproject.com.

0038 - Final Hipster La bohème, part II

Host Andreas Kraemer zooms with Arnold Livingston Geis and Oriana Falla, Rodolfo and Mimi in this final hipster production.  We also check in with Ben Lowe, returning as Marcello, and get the scoop from slumlord/sugar daddy/churro vendor Luvi Avendano, who does quadruple duty as the music director at Camarillo UMC about how this drive in experiment came to be. The final presentations of this ICONIC POP production will be December 11,12,13 at 5:30pm.  Get your tickets now at pacificoperaproject.com.

0037 - Final Hipster La bohème, part I

Host Andreas Kraemer zooms with Jessica Sandidge, Tiffany Ho, Meagan Martin, Audrey Yoder, and conductor Kyle Naig to discuss POP's drive-in American premiere of two one-act operas by Gluck. La Corona & Il Parnaso Confuso: November 20 and 21 COVID fan tutte: One last show November 22 Drive in opera at the parking lot of Camarillo United Methodist Church  

0036 - La Corona / Il Parnaso Confuso

Host Andreas Kraemer zooms with Scott Levin, Ariel Pisturino, Jamie Chamberlin, Nathan Granner, and Christina Pezzarossi to discuss POP's new drive-in opera experience. COVID fan tutte: November 14, 15, and 22 in the parking lot of Camarillo United Methodist Church.

0035 - COVID fan tutte

Andreas does a deep dive with Eiki Isomura and Josh Shaw in preparation for the 7/15 Watch Party revisiting POP's Japanese-English reimagining of Puccini's Madama Butterfly. Tune in 7/15 at 5pm PDT on POP's YouTube channel and Facebook page.

0034 - Madama Butterfly Watch Party

Andreas continues his conversation with Josh and Scott to cover the process of writing a new libretto, collaborations, opera in quarantine, and LIGHTNING ROUND!

0033 - Super Flute Watch Party! (Part 2)

Host Andreas Kraemer zooms with Josh Shaw and E. Scott Levin to preview the 5/13/2020 watch party of Super Magic Flute and explore the origin story of POP's innovative re-imagining.

0032 - Super Flute Watch Party! (Part 1)

Host Andreas Kraemer and producer Rob Webb, volunteer board members for Pacific Opera Project, bring you a look inside the productions of this exciting and innovative young opera company through musical selections and interviews with cast and crew. Tickets and more info: www.pacificoperaproject.com