Episode 6: Ryan Speedo Green
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Bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green is a fast-rising opera star with an inspiring story of survival and perseverance. As a child, Speedo spent time living in a trailer park, a bullet-riddled house, and even juvenile detention. In this episode, he shares about some of the people and critical moments that defined his path, as well as the back story to a few of his favorite performances.
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Episode 5: Ana María Martínez
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Ana María Martínez is one of the world’s foremost sopranos. She regularly stars in beloved operas like Madama Butterfly, Rusalka, and Otello, and performs everywhere from the San Francisco Opera to the White House and the World Cup. In this episode, Ana María shares her journey from musical theater to opera, and the spiritual connection she has to music and her voice.
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Episode 4: Brandon Jovanovich
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Brandon Jovanovich is one of the rarest types of tenor – the heldentenor or “heroic tenor” – and sings some of the most physically and vocally demanding roles in the entire operatic repertoire. In this episode, he shares about his existential journey from bass to powerhouse tenor...and from waiting tables at Metropolitan Opera parties to starring on its stage.
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Episode 3: J’Nai Bridges
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In this episode, mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges shares about the basketball game that defined her commitment to singing, and the power she’s found in her voice to wake people up - both on and off the opera stage.
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Episode 2: Catching Up With Sasha Cooke
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In this episode, we check back in with two-time Grammy award-winning singer Sasha Cooke to see how she’s doing, and what advice she has for other COVID-confined singers.
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Episode 1: Sasha Cooke
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In this episode, two-time Grammy award-winning singer Sasha Cooke shares how she went from hiding her voice, and herself, to shining brightly on the great stages and opera halls of the world. She reveals the process behind a few of her most memorable performances...including how she overcame every singer’s worst nightmare in front of an audience of thousands.
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Trailer
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Imagine finding your voice...in an opera house! On Sing LOUDER, host Jake Heggie talks with great artists about the high wire act of life as an opera singer.
info_outlineImagine finding your voice...in an opera house! On Sing LOUDER, host Jake Heggie talks with great artists about the high wire act of life an opera singer.
In this episode, two-time Grammy award-winning singer Sasha Cooke shares how she went from hiding her voice, and herself, to shining brightly on the great stages and opera halls of the world. She reveals the process behind a few of her most memorable performances...including how she overcame every singer’s worst nightmare in front of an audience of thousands.
You can find Sasha at www.sashacooke.com and @sashamezzomama on Instagram.
CORRECTION: Sasha grew up in College Station, Texas.
Featured Music:
- Jake Heggie: “Some Times of Day” from The Best Time of the Day
- Hector Berlioz: “La damnation de Faust, Op. 24 - Part IV - Romance de Marguerite”, with the Aspen Festival Orchestra and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus led by Robert Spano
- Arrigo Boito: “Ecco il mondo” from Mefistofile, performed by Sam Ramey, with the Philharmonia Orchestra led by Donato Renzetti
- Samuel Barber: “Sure on This Shining Night” to poetry by James Agee, with pianist Wu Han
- Gustav Mahler: “Ruckert Lieder: IV. Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft”, with the Colburn Orchestra led by Yehuda Gilad
- John Adams: “Am I In Your Light” from Doctor Atomic, with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra led by Alan Gilbert
- Mason Bates and Mark Campbell: “Scene 17: Kan Ji Zai Bo Za Tsu” from The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, with the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra led by Michael Christie
- Giuseppe Verdi: “Messa da Requiem”; Sasha Cooke and Angela Meade sing with the Houston Grand Opera Chorus and Orchestra led by Patrick Summers, from the 2017 run at the Wortham Theater Center
- J.S Bach: “Suite No.1 In G, VI. Gigue - Vivace (Instrumental)” performed by Daniel Domb
Producer: Emily Shaw
Story Editor: Nathan Tobey
Mixing Engineer: Seira McCarthy
Sound Recordists: Seira McCarthy, Dylan Williams, Raheem Frederick (San Francisco Conservatory of Music); George S. Rosenthal (The Complex Recording Studio)
Executive Producer: Bob Ellis
Photo by Stephanie Girard
Sing LOUDER is supported by a non-profit LLC promoting public education about the art of singing. Special thanks to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.