Episode 44

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14th Dec 2022

By the Numbers (w/Robert Mack)

Good morning, Scorekeepers! It's time for a holly, jolly edition of your favorite podcast, THE SCORE! This week, we are honored to have an hour with the brilliant Robert Mack, tenor extraordinaire, educator, and co-founder of Opera Noire (0:12:12). Join us as he regales us with all sorts of stories from his illustrious career and lets us know why he's dedicated so much of it to supporting future generations of Black singers. And then, as always, we end with a little nugget of Pure Black Joy (1:14:24)! Let's do it to it, y'all!

Oh, and of course, happy holidays, everybody!!! xo

Hosts: Lee Bynum, Rocky Jones and Paige Reynolds (Iyawo Inawale)

Guest: Robert Mack

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!