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The CVH Podcast
by Christian Van Horn
Extreme confidence by day, crippling self-doubt by night. You will get rare access to the behind the scenes life of an international opera singer. ZERO Bullshit- Nothing Curated or framed. Opera Singer, Christian Van Horn.
Episodes
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DON G REALITY
Send us Fan Mail Episode 318: Don G Reality 🎙️ Chatting about the upcoming opening, life on the road, and the realities of building a career in this business. The anticipation, the uncertainty, and everything that happens between the big moments. Listen now.
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TWO COMPANIES
Send us Fan Mail EPISODE 317 🎙️ San Francisco. Chicago. Back again. This week: the San Francisco Opera orchestra strike, getting into Don Giovanni in Chicago, and the reality of traveling between two cities while trying to give both shows everything. Plus an update on the album—and a personal…
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OPENING NIGHT??
Send us Fan Mail Episode 316 🎙️ The next few weeks are shaping up to be completely insane as I commute back and forth between Chicago and San Francisco. I’m talking through the chaos, the possibility that opening night of Simon Boccanegra hangs in the balance amid contract negotiations with the...
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COULTER IN STUDIO
Send us Fan Mail TIME FOR THE BI-ANNUAL FATHER/SON PODCAST WHERE COULTER CATCHES US UP ON ALL THINGS PRE-TEEN! THESE EPISODES ARE LISTENER FAVORITES.
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BEN BLISS
Send us Fan Mail Most of us spend years learning how to sing... and almost no time learning how to build a career. For Podcast #314, tenor Ben Bliss came all the way to my home in Virginia to sit down and talk about both. Ben's new book, Making It Work: The Practical Guide to Financial and...
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WHY SINGERS CANCEL...
Send us Fan Mail Why do singers cancel? Episode 313 of the CVH Podcast is a conversation about something audiences rarely see: the importance of stepping away. Life on the road is a privilege, but staying healthy, recharging, and remembering why we do it all matters just as much as the…
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THIS IS HOW THE CLASSICAL RECORDING INDUSTRY WORKS
Send us Fan Mail Episode 312 of THE CVH PODCAST The classical recording industry is broken. Streaming has transformed the way we listen to music—but for many classical artists, it has also made traditional recording projects financially unsustainable. In this episode, I explain where the money...
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WHEN IT GETS QUIET
Send us Fan Mail Episode 311 of the CVH Podcast is out now. When the curtain comes down and the applause fades, road life gets very quiet. The days are filled with rehearsals, performances, airports, hotels, and constant movement. Then suddenly there’s nothing but silence and another unfamiliar...
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CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN
Send us Fan Mail The great Christopher Maltman joins me for Episode #310 of the CVH Podcast. We discuss what happens when the entire world has seen your ass, the challenge of moving into Wagner repertoire later in a career, and a fascinating conversation about Don Giovanni that opera lovers won't...
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FREDDIE DE TOMMASO
Send us Fan Mail This week on the CVH Podcast, my guest is my brother, tenor Freddie De Tommaso. No subject is off limits. We talk about the sacrifices, pressures, victories, and absurdities that come with building a life on the operatic stage. From family and friendship to career, competition…
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FOOLISHLY JUMPING ON CARS
Send us Fan Mail Episode 308 of the CVH Podcast is out now. This week: a reminder that sometimes the universe teaches the lesson twice. After spending weeks talking about being smart, staying healthy, and avoiding unnecessary injuries... I managed to hurt myself by jumping on a car during...
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SICK OF MY OWN VOICE
Send us Fan Mail Episode 307 🎙️ A week in Lithuania 🇱🇹 — long recording days, late-night debriefs, too much jetlag, and some unforgettable moments behind the mic. This recap is all about the chaos, the laughs, the music, and everything that happened in between. New episode out now.
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SQUATTING OVER MY FACE
Send us Fan Mail CVH Podcast — Episode 306. A fellow gym-goer may or may not have intentionally squatted directly over my face… and somehow this episode also became a conversation about the collective effort behind making an album real. Chaos, gratitude, gym trauma, and the power of people…
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BLUEBEARD OPENING
Send us Fan Mail Episode 305 is live 🎙️ Bluebeard opens… then it’s metal detectors, 3AM helicopter wake-up calls, and everything in between. Another chaotic chapter you don’t want to miss. Tap in now.
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KAREN CARGILL
Send us Fan Mail The latest CVH Podcast is…hysterical, to put it mildly 😂🎙️ I’m joined by the phenomenal mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill—my Bluebeard co-star—and let’s just say we had a lot of fun along the way. Music, mayhem, and plenty of laughs. We’re performing with the Canadian Opera Company…
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LOSING MY SCREWS
Send us Fan Mail FIRST WEEK OF BLUEBEARD AND THE IMPOSSIBLE FALL SCHEDULE. Back in Bluebeard’s world this week… Returning to that dark, psychological landscape where every door feels heavier than the last — and somehow it always reveals something new. Also diving into Chicago Lyric Opera’s newly...
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UNEXPECTED TIME HOME
Send us Fan Mail Got sick. Had to cancel a recording session I was really looking forward to. Not gonna lie—it stung. But today slowed me down in a way I didn’t expect. Took care of things at home, got my hands dirty, and remembered there’s a kind of peace in a simpler rhythm. The recording…
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DON CARLO IN DALLAS
Send us Fan Mail Final rehearsal before opening night. Moments like this bring perspective—standing in front of an orchestra, doing what I love, aware that every time could be the last. Grateful for the music, the musicians, and the chance to sing it again. New episode of the CVC Podcast.
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300
Send us Fan Mail 300 episodes. On this milestone episode of the CVH Podcast, I’m joined by the brilliant Etienne DuPuis and special #EveryWorder guest Aaron Arroyo. We celebrate the journey to 300 — but more importantly, we dig into what keeps this platform meaningful: the inspiration it gives to...
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NICOLE CAR AND ETIENNE DUPUIS
Send us Fan Mail Nicole Car and Etienne Dupuis join me in Texas for an episode that completely derails—in the best way. From Jeffrey Epstein to Don Carlo to my colonoscopy prep, no topic is safe. High opera, low humor, and nonstop laughing from start to finish.
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MATTHEW HORNER
Send us Fan Mail Want to know what a top IMG Artists manager actually wants to see from you? I’m sitting down with my manager, the great Matthew Horner, to talk career management, artist development, and the "it" factor. This is a masterclass in a podcast episode. Don’t miss it! 🎧🔥
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MICHAEL FABIANO
Send us Fan Mail NEVER A DULL CONVERSATION WITH FABS. MICHAEL IS FEARLESS IN TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING AND IS ENDLESSLY INTERESTING. OPERA, FLYING, COFFEE, HEALTH CARE, BASEBALL. YOU NAME IT- HE CAN SPEAK ON IT.
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DOUBLE DUTY AT THE MET
Send us Fan Mail TWO PRODUCTIONS AT THE SAME TIME AND PREPPING DON CARLO WITH EVERY SPARE MINUTE. NO REST THIS WINTER IN NEW YORK!
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MATTHEW ROSE
Send us Fan Mail THE GREAT MATTHEW ROSE JOINS ME ON THE 75TH.
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LARRY BROWNLEE
Send us Fan Mail ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITES AND EASILY A HISTORIC FIGURE IN OUR BUSINESS- THE GREAT LARRY BROWNLEE SITS DOWN AGAIN. DICTION COACHES, FURRIES, AND EARNING IT...
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I PURITANI MAGIC AND THE 75TH FLOOR
Send us Fan Mail I Puritani rehearsal update and life above the clouds.
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ANNUAL THANKSGIVING EPISODE WITH MY BOY
Send us Fan Mail COULTER DROPS IN FOR OUR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING EPISODE.
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EVE-MAUD HUBEAUX
Send us Fan Mail A very funny sit down with my good friend and incredible mezzo-soprano Eve-Maud Hubeaux. Tall people issues abound!
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ON THE WAY TO THE THEATER
Send us Fan Mail ANOTHER WALK AND TALK IN PARIS.
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WHAT IS THIS?
Send us Fan Mail MY EXISTENTIAL WALK WITH CATE THROUGH THE MONTPARNASSE CEMETARY.
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5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Send us Fan Mail CELEBRATING 5 YEARS OF THE CVH PODCAST
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THE TOILET SITUATION
Send us Fan Mail MY TALL ASS TRYING TO DEAL WITH THE REALITIES OF EUROPEAN BATHROOMS AND DETAILS ABOUT MY UPCOMING SOLO ARIA RECORDING.
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RAGING AT "REVIEWERS"
Send us Fan Mail TIME TO TURN SOME FOCUS ON THE MUSINGS OF THE SIDE LINE JUDGES. SLICING TENOR CLAY HILLEY @heldenhilley INSPIRES MY RAGE.
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LET IT BREATHE!
Send us Fan Mail THE OPTION OF REMOVING SILENCES DRIVES ME TO THE BRINK.
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BIANNUAL FATHER/SON EPISODE
Send us Fan Mail Joined by my boy for our twice a year catch up on the road. A clear fan favorite!
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LIVE STREAMING FROM VERONA
Send us Fan Mail THIS TECH MORON ATTEMPTS ONE MORE WAY REACH 6 MORE PEOPLE. VERONA AND SINGING FOR 15,000.
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ETIENNE DUPUIS
Send us Fan Mail HAIR TRANSPLANTS, WAXING, AND RAINBOW DILDOS. THE MOST REQUESTED GUEST IS BACK AS HE CLAIMS HIS 5 TIMERS CLUB MEMBERSHIP.
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THE JOURNEY / STONEHENGE
Send us Fan Mail CVH gets into the journey and takes you on a walk FAR greater than the destination.
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WINNING BY INCHES
Send us Fan Mail WINNING IS DONE IN INCHES. ON THIS EPISODE CVH REMINDS EVERYONE WHY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOOD AND GREAT IS NOT AS MUCH AS YOU THINK.
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HUMBLING FITTINGS AND THE LAST 5%
Send us Fan Mail CVH has a VERY humbling costume fitting. Musings and backstage access to the first week at Royal Opera Covent Garden. Pontificating on being successful in the last 5% of effort.
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BULLFIGHTS, ATTILA AND THIS AMAZING CITY
Send us Fan Mail MY LOVE FOR MADRID AND MY NEW OBSESSION.
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ANDRZEJ FILOŃCZYK AND SAVA VEMIĆ
Send us Fan Mail My two fantastic co-stars in Don Carlos discuss their careers from the perspective of young men experiencing Verdi for the first time. It’s hilarious, insightful, and heartwarming. They love what we do.
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PROBABLY THERE'S SOMETHING TO SAY
Send us Fan Mail Wrapping up Paris and creating over consuming.
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CATE PISARONI AND CRAIG TERRY
Send us Fan Mail Two of my most favorite collaborators sit down with me and talk about story telling. We get into everything show business and dive into speaking honestly at every turn. Hilarious, heart-felt and REAL.
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AWFULLY QUIET
Send us Fan Mail POST OPENING LET DOWN AND MY NEW SHOW COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU!
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ETIENNE DUPUIS
Send us Fan Mail My brother Etienne sits down again for a laugh riot! Rainbow Dildos. Changing adult diapers, Fluffers.
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RENÉ BARBERA
Send us Fan Mail My good friend and wildly talented tenor, René Barbera, sits down for a hilarious chat. Open and honesty are the keys to a GREAT CVH Podcast and René delivers! Not top be missed!
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EASTMAN OPERA
Send us Fan Mail My experience last weekend with a group of focused killers. Thoroughly impressed with what's going on up at Eastman School of Music
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OPERA FIGHT CLUB
Send us Fan Mail THE FIRST RULE OF FIGHT CLUB...
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PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE GRAMMY BEHIND THE CURTAIN...
Send us Fan Mail Checking in from Chicago. Bluebeard with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Grammy truth and my pimp coat...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Extreme confidence by day, crippling self-doubt by night. You will get rare access to the behind the scenes life of an international opera singer. ZERO Bullshit- Nothing Curated or framed. Opera Singer, Christian Van Horn.
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Extreme confidence by day, crippling self-doubt by night. You will get rare access to the behind the scenes life of an international opera singer. ZERO Bullshit- Nothing Curated or framed. Opera Singer, Christian Van Horn.
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Who hosts The CVH Podcast?
The CVH Podcast is created and hosted by Christian Van Horn.
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