Gregory Spears's guest appearances

Gregory Spears

Opera Box Score

Inside Opera

Anthony Roth Costanzo

Janai Brugger

Daniela Candillari

John Taylor

Jessye Norman

Ailyn Pérez

Rufus Wainwright

Morris Robinson

Lawrence Brownlee

Iain Bell

Iestyn Davies

Michael Rice

Stewart Copeland

John Brancy

Lynn Wilson

OwlTail

The American Opera Project is an opera company in Brooklyn, New York dedicated to developing new operatic and musical theatre works.Fugues are a musical composition technique in which a melody is blended with other melodies, usually in complex ways. German Baroque composer J.S. Bach is notable for having written many collections of fugues.Early in his life, Spears studied music theory and composition with prolific American composer and educator Adolphus Hailstork.Pietà (Pity) is a statue by Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti currently housed in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City.Anton Webern was an Austrian avant-garde composer of the early 20th century.Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet and former Poet Laureate of the U.S.Charles Jarden was the former General Director of The American Opera Project.Troubadours were composers and singers of lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (12th to 14th centuries).The Requiem in D Minor is an unfinished work by W.A. Mozart who passed away before it was completed.Plainchant (sometimes called “Gregorian chant”) is a liturgical musical style used historically in the Western Church (and now mainly in the Catholic Church) for singing texts to a congregation. In this style, the text is sung on one unaccompanied melody.Hot yoga is a modern yoga-inspired exercise where typical yoga sequences are performed under hot and humid conditions.Joan Panetti is a pianist, composer, and Professor of Music at the Yale School of Music.Ta-Nehesi Coates is an American author and essayist who generally focuses on the subject of race relations in the United States. One of his best-known essays is The Case for Reparations.Seeing the Body is a book by poet and photographer Rachel Eliza Griffiths.Revolutions is a podcast which explores political revolutions throughout history.The Criterion Collection is an American video distribution company focusing on “important classic and contemporary films.”Stevie Wonder is a 25 Grammy Award-winning American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer known for tracks such as his 1970 “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” and his 1972 “Superstition.”Brian Eno is an English musician and visual artist known for his ambient musical style and collaborations to rock, pop, and electronic music as well.Arthur Russell was an American avant-garde cellist and composer.Liz Wright is an American jazz and gospel singer.

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Opera_Projects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The American Opera Project</a> is an opera company in Brooklyn, New York dedicated to developing new operatic and musical theatre works.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugue#Baroque_era" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fugues</a> are a musical composition technique in which a melody is blended with other melodies, usually in complex ways. German Baroque composer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J.S. Bach</a> is notable for having written many collections of fugues.Early in his life, Spears studied music theory and composition with prolific American composer and educator <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphus_Hailstork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adolphus Hailstork</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%C3%A0_(Michelangelo)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pietà</a> (Pity) is a statue by Italian Renaissance artist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michelangelo Buonarroti</a> currently housed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Basilica" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">St. Peter’s Basilica</a>, Vatican City.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Webern" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anton Webern</a> was an Austrian avant-garde composer of the early 20th century.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_K._Smith" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tracy K. Smith</a> is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet and former Poet Laureate of the U.S.<a href="https://www.aopopera.org/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Charles Jarden</a> was the former General Director of The American Opera Project.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubadour" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Troubadours</a> were composers and singers of lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (12th to 14th centuries).The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Mozart)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Requiem in D Minor</a> is an unfinished work by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">W.A. Mozart</a> who passed away before it was completed.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plainsong" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Plainchant</a> (sometimes called “Gregorian chant”) is a liturgical musical style used historically in the Western Church (and now mainly in the Catholic Church) for singing texts to a congregation. In this style, the text is sung on one unaccompanied melody.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_yoga" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hot yoga</a> is a modern yoga-inspired exercise where typical yoga sequences are performed under hot and humid conditions.<a href="http://joanpanetti.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joan Panetti</a> is a pianist, composer, and Professor of Music at the Yale School of Music.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta-Nehisi_Coates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ta-Nehesi Coates</a> is an American author and essayist who generally focuses on the subject of race relations in the United States. One of his best-known essays is <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Case for Reparations</a>.<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Body-Rachel-Eliza-Griffiths/dp/1324005661" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seeing the Body</a> is a book by poet and photographer <a href="http://www.rachelelizagriffiths.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rachel Eliza Griffiths</a>.<a href="https://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/revolutions_podcast/page/19/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Revolutions</a> is a podcast which explores political revolutions throughout history.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Criterion_Collection" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Criterion Collection</a> is an American video distribution company focusing on “important classic and contemporary films.”<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stevie Wonder</a> is a 25 Grammy Award-winning American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer known for tracks such as his 1970 “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” and his 1972 “Superstition.”<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Eno" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian Eno</a> is an English musician and visual artist known for his ambient musical style and collaborations to rock, pop, and electronic music as well.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Russell_(musician)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arthur Russell</a> was an American avant-garde cellist and composer.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizz_Wright" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liz Wright</a> is an American jazz and gospel singer.

Gregory Spears: Modern Masterpieces

Andrew Stenson

It’s a triple header from Lyric Opera of Chicago...  Composer Gregory Spears joins us live via phone.  With librettist Greg Pierce, he created the opera ‘Fellow Travellers’.  Find out why the two Gregs were drawn to the story of forbidden love in McCarthy-era 1950s Washington, DC...And then, Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with tenor Andrew Stenson who’s singing the role of Ferrando in Lyric’s production of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte”.  Oliver and Andrew discuss singing Mozart and they commiserate over the pressures of being a hot Asian dude in opera...Plus, Oliver and Matt play ‘Monday Evening Quarterback’ and review Lyric’s recent production of Gounod’s “Faust” as well as the Met in HD presentation of Rossini’s “Semiramide”...www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1/

It’s a triple header from Lyric Opera of Chicago... Composer Gregory Spears joins us live via phone. With librettist Greg Pierce, he created the opera ‘Fellow Travellers’. Find out why the two Gregs were drawn to the story of forbidden love in McCarthy-era 1950s Washington, DC... And then, Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with tenor Andrew Stenson who’s singing the role of Ferrando in Lyric’s production of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte”. Oliver and Andrew discuss singing Mozart and they commiserate over the pressures of being a hot Asian dude in opera... Plus, Oliver and Matt play ‘Monday Evening Quarterback’ and review Lyric’s recent production of Gounod’s “Faust” as well as the Met in HD presentation of Rossini’s “Semiramide”... <a href="http://www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1/</a>

Gregory Spears & Andrew Stenson!