205: The Performing Arts Industrial Complex with Matthew Principe

Performing arts consultant and producer Matthew Principe talks about producing opera, theatre, and multimedia content.   Topics: ⭐️ The Performing Arts Industrial Complex ⭐️ Hiring a qualified person to file your taxes ⭐️ Taking the emotion out of our financial life ⭐️ Saving 10% of your gross income for yourself ⭐️ Producing opera, theatre, classical music, and multi media ⭐️ The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program for student loans ⭐️ Networking - but not as an individual, doing it through organizations   Video Version https://youtu.be/6T8g_rfmPa8   Matthew Principe https://www.instagram.com/operaprince/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewprincipe/   Principe Dynamics https://www.principedynamics.com/ https://principedynamics.substack.com/   Student Loan Forgiveness https://studentaid.gov/articles/student-loan-forgiveness/   Candy & Dorothy https://www.principedynamics.com/candy-dorothy   Rosalia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosal%C3%ADa   Cookie Jordan https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/cookie-jordan-485223 https://www.artisticfinance.com/39.html   Producers Guild of America https://producersguild.org/   Opera America https://www.operaamerica.org/   The Podcast Academy https://www.thepodcastacademy.com/   Elena Sartor / Pookie Goes Grenading / IRT Theatre https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/pookie-goes-grenading-fiscal-sponsored-project   Matthew Principe is an internationally recognized producer, strategist, and arts innovator—and a five-time Grammy Award winner, two-time Emmy Award winner, and recipient of a Peabody Award, GLAAD Media Award, and Webby Award Honoree. He is Cultural Partnerships Producer on the documentary Viva Verdi!, which earned a 2026 Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song (“Sweet Dreams of Joy”). A performer in more than fifty opera and musical theater productions, he built a career as a producer with institutions spanning the Metropolitan Opera, Detroit Opera, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Santa Fe Opera, and Boston Baroque before founding Principe Dynamics.   Through Principe Dynamics, Matthew bridges historical performance with contemporary storytelling, advancing sustainable models for new works and artist-centered practices that position the arts as a living, socially resonant force in the 21st century. Current projects include Creative Producer of Cantos y Tumbaos with 2026 Guggenheim Fellow Reinaldo Moya, development of The Swann with Tamar-kali and Carl Hancock Rux, and the Kindred workshop for The Apollo. He also consults with founding-phase arts organizations on infrastructure and strategic planning, and delivers his talk “Beyond ‘If You Build It, They Will Come’” to institutions including the New England Conservatory and Alliance for Leaders in Music and Art.   Equally adept across mediums, Matthew has produced award-winning short films (Monsura is Waiting, Stag) and GLAAD Media Award-winning theater (Candy & Dorothy). He is a Recording Academy member, Blue Ribbon Judge for The Podcast Academy’s Ambie Awards, and Juror for the 2026 Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival.   Instagram Handles @principedynamics @operaprince @ethansteimel