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5th Mar 2021

Ready or Not, Here We Come

Ready or not, here we come! It’s the very first episode of Minnesota Opera’s first podcast... THE SCORE!

On this week’s episode:

Black people? Talking about opera? What is this? Who are these people? And why? All these questions answered and more.

Also, there’s a new Diversity Officer at the Metropolitan Opera. Let’s celebrate her! (And pray for her…)

Plus, we’ll touch on recent controversies in Paris and Indiana, and as always, we'll send you into the weekend with a PB&J: a moment of Pure Black Joy. 

This week's PB&J: Thaddeus Miles and the Black Joy Project

Hosts: Lee Bynum, Rocky Jones, Paige Reynolds

Producer: Rocky Jones


Timestamps:

Meet Lee, Paige and Rocky: 00:58

Met taps Marcia Sells as new Diversity Officer: 21:38

  • The Metropolitan Opera Hires Its First Chief Diversity Officer (NY Times)

EDI Controversies in Paris and Indiana: 37:32

  • New culture war erupts over Paris Opera diversity push (The Guardian)
  • Head of Indiana museum resigns (CNN)

PB&J: 1:01:16

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About the Podcast

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!