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IU Classical Connections
by Classical Connections
IU Classical Connections works with students from the Jacobs School of Music to bring the joy of music to diverse areas of the greater Bloomington community through musical performance, educational engagement, and interpersonal development.
Episodes
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Ep. 10 - Don Giovanni
In this episode, we hear from Michael Shell, Maggie Kinabrew, and Sarah Bacani on their work for IU's production of Mozart and Da Ponte's Don Giovanni.
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Ep. 9 - H.M.S. Pinafore
In this episode, we discuss the current Indiana University Opera production, H.M.S. with music composed by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W.S. Gilbert. This time, Elizabeth got the chance to speak with doctoral student Benjamin Czarnota who is singing the role of Sir Joseph Porter in this...
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Ep. 8 - La Rondine
The opera La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini is a story of a Parisian courtesan named Magda who longs for a life of freedom and true love. Magda becomes La Rondine, or The Swallow, as she is forced to decide whether she will fly away with her lover Ruggero, or migrate back to the safety of her nest in...
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Ep. 7 - Music and the 1918 Influenza Virus
Elizabeth talks to doctoral violin performance student Sofia Kim about her recent dissertation project about music and the 1918 influenza virus!
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Ep. 6 - Falstaff
In this episode, we discuss the upcoming Indiana University Opera production, Falstaff composed by Giuseppe Verdi for its premiere in 1893. Over the last several weeks, I met with three individuals who have gotten close to the opera. First, we have IU doctoral musicology student, Meredith…
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Ep. 5 - The Coronation of Poppea
In this episode, we discuss the upcoming Indiana University Opera production, The Coronation of Poppea, composed by Claudio Monteverdi for the Venetian premiere in 1643. Today, we have three guests who will help us to get closer to Monteverdi’s final opera. First, we have IU doctoral musicology...
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Ep. 4 - The Magic Flute
Later this week, the IU Opera and Ballet Theater returns to the Musical Arts Center present The Magic Flute, an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart set to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikanader. In this episode of the IU Classical Connections Podcast, we decided to collaborate with 3 IU music...
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Ep. 3 - Bedřich Smetana
In this episode, Elizabeth welcomes IU students back to Bloomington by reflecting on the complicated life and musical representations of hometown pride created by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana.
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Ep. 1 - Ethel Smyth
On the first episode of the IU Classical Connections podcast, Elizabeth celebrates Pride Month by discussing composer Ethel Smyth!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
IU Classical Connections works with students from the Jacobs School of Music to bring the joy of music to diverse areas of the greater Bloomington community through musical performance, educational engagement, and interpersonal development.
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Classical Connections
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