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, 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.
You can find J’nai at www.jnaibridgesmezzo.com and @jnaibmezzo on Instagram.
Los Angeles Opera “Lift Every Voice” Facebook Live recording: https://www.laopera.org/discover/laoathome/lift-every-voice/
Featured Music:
- Jake Heggie: “Some Times of Day” from The Best Time of the Day
- Camille Saint-Saëns: “Mon coeur s’ouvre á ta voix” from Samson and Delilah, recorded at WCRB's “On the Rise” event honoring their 10th anniversary as part of WGBH
- Alban Berg: “Die Nachtigall” from Sieben fruhe Lieder, from the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in 2015, led by Thomas Sondergard
- “Oh, Glory”, arranged by Shawn Okpebholo with Paul Sanchez at the piano
- Robert MacGimsey: “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” from the 2018 WQXR Christmas Concert at The Greene Space
- Jonathan Barlow: “Cinder (Instrumental)”
Producer: Emily Shaw
Mixing & Remote Recording Assistance: Seira McCarthy
Additional Recording: George S. Rosenthal (The Complex Recording Studio)
Executive Producer: Bob Ellis
Photo by Dario Acosta
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.