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We love opera. We have some notes. Welcome to The Notes Session.
We are two American opera singers who trained in the US, built careers in Europe, and have spent years swapping voice notes about the art form. Now we're doing it with microphones.
What can you expect? Mainly something we're calling "consensus punditry," along with live-show reports, long-form researched video essays, guest conversations, close listening to great singing, and discussions about the industry's sticky questions.
New episodes (most) Thursdays. We're glad you're here.
We are two American opera singers who trained in the US, built careers in Europe, and have spent years swapping voice notes about the art form. Now we're doing it with microphones.
What can you expect? Mainly something we're calling "consensus punditry," along with live-show reports, long-form researched video essays, guest conversations, close listening to great singing, and discussions about the industry's sticky questions.
New episodes (most) Thursdays. We're glad you're here.
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
54 minutes
English
United States
4 episodes
since Sept. 29, 2026
episodic
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It’s draft day. Welcome to the league.
Neither of us has ever played fantasy football, but we’re pretty sure this is how it works. In our new series, we draft a dream production of an opera we love: cast, conductor, director, designers and venue. First up is Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, whi…
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