Episode 37

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29th Aug 2022

A Summer in Chautauqua (w/Emilia Mettenbrink)

Happy Virgo Season, Scorekeepers! On this week's episode of THE SCORE, we are without the indomitable Lee Bynum, but fear not, because Rocky and Paige are joined all show by violinist extraordinaire and our first returning guest, Emilia Mettenbrink, who also just so happens to be the brand new EDI Coordinator at MN Opera!!! After a reading from the Book of Renaissance and quick catch up, Emilia gives us the lowdown on all the highs and lows of playing violin all summer with the world-renowned orchestra in idyllic Chautauqua, New York (0:27:24). She tells us about meeting idols like Rhiannon Giddens and (almost) Misty Copeland, being there in the immediate aftermath of Salman Rushdie's stabbing, and her experience as a Black woman in a rather conservative area. Finally, we couldn't leave you without a Pure Black Joy (1:11:39), in which we celebrate all the Black women musicians, who aren't Beyoncé, that are helping us release the wiggle. Let's do it to it, y'all!

Hosts: Rocky Jones, Paige Reynolds

Special Co-Host: Emilia Mettenbrink

Producer: Rocky Jones

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The Score
News and commentary about opera, classical music, and pop culture seen through an antiracist and anti-oppressive lens
It's time to put opera on game! Hosts Lee Bynum, Paige Reynolds, and Rocky Jones are three Black and queer artists, pop culture aficionados, and arts administrators at Minnesota Opera, who are working every day to bring more diversity, equity, and inclusivity into opera and classical music. The Score is their provocative, thoughtful, and humorous commentary on the industry's past, present, and future, as seen through an anti-racist and anti-oppressive lens. Each episode features a variety of stories from a variety of perspectives that bring People of the Global Majority, queer, trans and nonbinary folks, and everyone else into the discussion of ownership over and access to the art form. From the opera house to the statehouse to your house, each episode will amplify the voices of those in the field who are pushing the boundaries of what opera is, who it is for, and how it can transform us and our communities. New episodes come out every other Wednesday!