POPeracast

POPeracast

Host Jennifer Miller Hammel and producer Rob Webb, volunteer board members for Pacific Opera Project, along with audio magician David Hobbs bring you a look inside the productions of this exciting and innovative young opera company through musical selections and interviews with cast and crew. Tickets and more info: www.pacificoperaproject.com

Episodes

July 9, 2024 36 mins

POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammell discusses the Los Angeles premiere of Rusalka with guests soprano Rachel Blaustein, mezzo Erin Alford, tenor Derrek Stark, and bass Steve Pence.

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POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel does a deep dive with co-librettiests Josh Shaw and Eiki Isomura before the revival of POP's hit Japanese/English production of Madama Butterfly.

Get your tickets now!  They are going fast because the Opera America annual conference is in Los Angeles during the run.

JACCC's Aratani Theatre

Saturday June 1, 2024 | 7:00pm

Sunday June 2, 2024 | 3:00pm

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POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel sits down with Josh Shaw to discuss POP's upcoming 2024/25 season.  Full season ticket packages on sale now!

Don't miss the revival of the bilingual Japanese/English Madama Butterfly at the Aratani Theater in Little Tokyo.    Two Weekends ONLY June 1,2,7,9 2024

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Avery Boettcher, Schyler Vargas, and Chloe Sundet had some more funny stories to share!

 

One Weekend ONLY 

February 17-18, 2024

Thorne Hall, Occidental College 

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Jennifer Miller Hammel discusses the upcoming production of Die Fledermaus with cast members Avery Boettcher, Schyler Vargas, and Chloe Sundet.

 

One Weekend ONLY 

February 17-18, 2024

Thorne Hall, Occidental College 

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POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel sits down with soprano Rachel Policar, tenor William Grundler, and conductor Caleb Yanez Glickman to discuss the Los Angeles PREMIERE! of Derek Wang's Scalia/Ginsberg, paired with the Gilbert & Sullivan early one act comedy Trial by Jury, which in true POP-style, is reimagined in 1980's LA Divorce Court. 

Scalia/Ginsberg - Trial by Jury will be performed at the Highland Park Ebell Club

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Jennifer Miller Hammel talks opera, sweets, and childhood trauma with POP favorites Christine Li and Tiffany Ho.  Come see them as the title characters in Hansel and Gretel at Descanso Gardens.  The show is free with admission to the gardens!

PLEASE bring kids!  The opera has been abridged to 1 hour and translated into English.

Friday August 4, 2023 | 5:30pm

Saturday August 5, 2023 | 5:30pm

Sunday August 6, 2023 | 3:00pm

Sunday Aug...

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Get the inside scoop on the 2023/24 "Hollywood" Season at POP with host Jennifer Miller Hammel and Artistic Director Josh Shaw.

Season tickets on sale now at pacificoperaproject.com

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POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel catches up with the "young lovers" Mable and Frederic, portrayed by Chloe Sundet and Brian Wallin, in POP's about to open production of Pirates of Penzance.  

Pirates of Penzance May 19-28, 2023 at Forest Lawn Glendale

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POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel discusses opera training, voice types, musical theater, SONDHEIM!, and tropical drinks with old friends Emily Geller and Jake Stamatis, Ruth and the Pirate King in POP's upcomming Pirates of Penzance. 

Pirates of Penzance May 19-28, 2023 at Forest Lawn Glendale

 

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POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel (RE!)-introduces Katherine Powers to the POP audience.

Get your tickets to POPaganza on April 26, 2023 NOW. It is almost sold out!

Pirates of Penzance May 19-28, 2023 at Forest Lawn Glendale.

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POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel plays video games with E. Scott Levin and Arnold Livingston Geis while discussing #superflute!

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POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel is joined by Janet Todd (Butterfly, Yum-Yum, Mimi) and Meagan Martin (Mercedes, Rosina, Tisbe) to dish about all things Ercole!

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!  POP is back with the US Premiere of Vivaldi's Ercole su'l Termodonte at the intimate Highland Park Ebell Club for 8 performances January 6 - 21.

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December 31, 2022 18 mins

POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel talks with tenor Logan Webber about his title role of Ercole. (AKA Hercules!) 

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!  POP is back with the US Premiere of Vivaldi's Ercole su'l Termodonte at the intimate Highland Park Ebell Club for 8 performances January 6 - 21.

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POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel discuss singing high notes and other Baroque concerns with countertenors Michael Skarke and Kyle Tingzon.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!  POP is back with the US Premiere of Vivaldi's Ercole su'l Termodonte at the intimate Highland Park Ebell Club for...

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Josh Shaw and Jennifer Miller Hammel discuss Vivaldi's recently re-discovered Ercole su'l Termodonte, POP's upcoming Immersive Baroque Opera experience.

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!  POP is back at the intimate Highland Park Ebell Club for 8 performances January 6 - 21.

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November 19, 2022 32 mins

Today we learned Brandon J. Gibson, the librettist for I Can't Breath, passed away.  In his memory we wanted to re-post our interview with him and composer Leslie Burrs from April 2022 about POP's production of I Can't Breath.

Brandon's Memorial Page: https://everloved.com/life-of/brandon-gibson/

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POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel chats with Amy Lawrence about her operatic journey and multifaceted contributions to many of POP's most memerable productions!

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Get your tickets to Elixer of Love (or season tickets?!) now at https://www.pacificoperaproject.com/

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POP Favorites Oriana Falla and Arnold Livingston Geis join POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel to discuss their path to opera, getting friend-zone'd, 1950's kitsch, and the upcoming production of Elixer of Love.

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Get your tickets to Elixer of Love (or season tickets?!) now at https://www.pacificoperaproject.com/

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POPeracast host Jennifer Miller-Hammel discusses the 50's inspired production of Elixer of Love with conductor Kyle Naig, and they also preview the concept of POP's January 2023 imersive baroque opera house experience Ercole su'l Termodonte.

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Get your tickets to Elixer of Love (or season tickets?!) now at https://www.pacificoperaproject.com/

 

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