Latest Robyn grant-moran Podcast Episodes
Episode 23: Kye Marshall, Amanda Hale & Pomegranate
Key Change: A COC Podcast - September 29, 2022 19:00 - 27 minutesAhead of its world premiere at the COC in June, 2023, this week’s episode explores Pomegranate with composer Kye Marshall and librettist Amanda Hale! Together, the duo discuss the creative process behind the work, its central time-traveling love story, and its goals for queer representation in o...
Episode 22: Roland Wood & Puccini's Tosca
Key Change: A COC Podcast - September 22, 2022 04:00 - 34 minutesWhat’s the best part about playing the bad guy? This week on Key Change, English baritone Roland Wood joins us to explore a thrilling classic from the master of emotional storytelling, Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca. Looking ahead to his upcoming role as Scarpia in this season’s production, Roland shar...
Episode 21: Speranza Scappucci & Verdi's Macbeth
Key Change: A COC Podcast - September 15, 2022 04:00 - 35 minutesExplore this season’s brand-new production of Verdi’s Macbeth alongside the show’s internationally renowned conductor, Speranza Scappucci. Last heard by COC audiences in our acclaimed 2020 production of The Barber of Seville, Scappucci shares her perspective on key moments in the score, and brin...
Episode 20: Ambur Braid & Strauss' Salome
Key Change: A COC Podcast - September 08, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutesCanadian soprano Ambur Braid provides fascinating insights into her upcoming title role in this winter’s Salome—exploring the past, present, and future of one of opera’s most complex leads. Join Braid in conversation with co-hosts Robyn Grant-Moran and Julie McIsaac.
Episode 19: Luca Pisaroni & Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro
Key Change: A COC Podcast - September 01, 2022 04:00 - 41 minutesThis week on Key Change, Robyn and Julie meet our very own Figaro! Italian bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, star of this winter’s production of The Marriage of Figaro, joins the show to explore the timeless human connection at the core of Mozart’s greatest comedy.
Episode 18: J'Nai Bridges & Bizet's Carmen
Key Change: A COC Podcast - August 25, 2022 04:00 - 33 minutesCo-hosts Robyn Grant-Moran and Julie McIsaac speak with Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, one of two dazzling opera artists singing the iconic title role in Georges Bizet’s Carmen. Bringing her acclaimed experience in the role to the COC stage this fall, Bridges explores her uniq...
Episode 17: Alex Ross & Wagner's The Flying Dutchman
Key Change: A COC Podcast - August 18, 2022 04:00 - 42 minutesWelcome to a new season of Key Change! Our first episode of the 2022/2023 season welcomes the return of co-hosts Robyn Grant-Moran and Julie McIsaac as they chat with special guest Alex Ross about our inaugural fall production, Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman. An acclaimed music critic and author o...
Trailer: A New Season of Key Change!
Key Change: A COC Podcast - August 11, 2022 04:00 - 1 minuteKey Change is back! Enjoy weekly explorations into each of our 2022/2023 productions, featuring a wide range of special guests—from music critics to composers to the opera artists themselves! Listen to our season trailer to learn more about everything we have in store this season.
Episode 16: An Opera House Like No Other
Key Change: A COC Podcast - June 08, 2021 06:00 - 50 minutesCelebrating 15 years since its opening in 2006, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto is a spectacular opera venue, community hub, and home to the Canadian Opera Company. This week, Robyn and Julie look back on the building’s origins, legacy, and future with three guests who...
Episode 15: Opera & Criticism – Part II
Key Change: A COC Podcast - May 25, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutesThis week on Key Change, Robyn and Julie revisit the topic of opera and criticism with Karen Fricker of the Toronto Star, with a focus on why reviews matter long after a performance run has closed. As a seasoned writer and academic, Karen makes the case for criticism as a historical record, shar...
Episode 14: Opera & Space – Scale and Immersion
Key Change: A COC Podcast - May 11, 2021 06:00 - 1 hourIn an art form often viewed as traditional and static, Yuval Sharon and Debi Wong are known for their experimental and unorthodox takes on opera production. From site-specific works that audiences drive through, to a virtual reality “choose your own adventure” experience, Robyn and Julie explore...
Episode 14: Opera & Space – Scale and Immersion
Key Change: A COC Podcast - May 11, 2021 06:00 - 1 hourIn an art form often viewed as traditional and static, Yuval Sharon and Debi Wong are known for their experimental and unorthodox takes on opera production. From site-specific works that audiences drive through, to a virtual reality “choose your own adventure” experience, Robyn and Julie explore...
Episode 13: Opera & the Body
Key Change: A COC Podcast - April 27, 2021 06:00 - 55 minutesWhen it comes to great opera, where is the line between artistry and athleticism? This week on Key Change, we explore all things physical in an episode dedicated to opera and the body. Performance Kinetics Consultant Jennifer Swan and Canadian mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó join Robyn and Julie f...
Episode 12: Opera & Contemporary Art
Key Change: A COC Podcast - April 13, 2021 06:00 - 59 minutesThe worlds of opera and modern art collide in this lively discussion with Icelandic contemporary artist Ragnar Kjartansson and Adelina Vlas, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Co-hosts Robyn Grant-Moran and Julie McIsaac discover how experiments in musical repet...
Bonus Episode: In Conversation with Rebecca Caine
Key Change: A COC Podcast - April 10, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutesIn this special bonus episode, Robyn and Julie are joined by soprano Rebecca Caine, a delightful storyteller and much-loved performer who has uniquely divided her career between opera and musical theatre. In this candid chat, Rebecca recounts colourful stories from the stage, thoughts on maturin...
Episode 11: Ask Us Anything
Key Change: A COC Podcast - March 30, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutesThis week on Key Change, Robyn and Julie invite listeners to hop into the hosting seat with a special “Ask Us Anything” edition of the podcast. With a little help from some friends, they’re tackling everything you ever wanted to know about opera and breaking down some of the mystery that can sti...
Episode 10: Opera & Criticism – Part I
Key Change: A COC Podcast - March 16, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutesLong-time music critic Anne Midgette has reviewed and interviewed everyone from opera powerhouse Luciano Pavarotti and famed dancer Twyla Tharp to director Spike Lee and performance artist Marina Abramovic. After 11 years with The Washington Post, Anne chats with Key Change co-hosts Robyn Grant ...
Episode 9: In Conversation with Michael Greyeyes
Key Change: A COC Podcast - March 02, 2021 07:00 - 47 minutesTranscending the boundaries of artistic disciplines, actor/director/dancer/choreographer Michael Greyeyes provides fascinating insights into his multi-disciplinary career on stage and screen, how he has pursued his creative passions and the joy of collaboration. Join Michael in conversation with...
Episode 8: Opera & Activism – Part II
Key Change: A COC Podcast - February 16, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutesWhat does it mean to be both a conductor and a disruptor? Through his work with neurodiverse, prison and other marginalized communities, Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser helps to extend the boundaries of classical music. Learn more about his boundary-breaking journey and his powerful experience with Wa...
Episode 7: Opera & Activism - Part 1
Key Change: A COC Podcast - February 02, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutesExplore how opera – past and present – serves as a space for activism. Join co-hosts Robyn Grant-Moran and Julie McIsaac as they speak with musicologist Rena Roussin, who studies activism and intersectional identity in art music. Find out how Mozart and Beethoven were subversive for their time ...
Episode 7: Opera & Activism – Part I
Key Change: A COC Podcast - February 02, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutesExplore how opera – past and present – serves as a space for activism. Join co-hosts Robyn Grant-Moran and Julie McIsaac as they speak with musicologist Rena Roussin, who studies activism and intersectional identity in art music. Find out how Mozart and Beethoven were subversive for their time ...
Episode 6: In Conversation with Perryn Leech and Alexander Neef
Key Change: A COC Podcast - January 19, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutesJoin co-hosts Robyn Grant-Moran and Julie McIsaac for an insightful chat with the COC's current General Director Alexander Neef and the company's incoming leader Perryn Leech. Hear their thoughts on the future of the art form, risk-taking, the genius of Freddie Mercury, and more, in this insider...
Episode 5: Visions for the Future
Key Change: A COC Podcast - December 22, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutesIn our season 1 finale, co-hosts Robyn Grant-Moran and Julie McIsaac speculate on the future of opera and creation – including who will be telling those stories and who will be watching – in conversations with best-selling author Cherie Dimaline (Empire of Wild, The Marrow Thieves) and COC Compo...
Episode 4: Making Theatre Magic
Key Change: A COC Podcast - December 08, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutesCo-hosts Robyn Grant-Moran and Julie McIsaac explore how the visual elements of an opera production come together to create “magic” on stage. They speak to special guests, the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, former Governor General of Canada and a big fan of Wagner's Parsifal, acclaimed Cana...
Episode 3: Whose Story Is This?
Key Change: A COC Podcast - November 24, 2020 08:00 - 58 minutesWhat stories are we telling? Why do they persist? And how can we tell them differently – in a way that invites more people into the narrative? In this episode, hosts Robyn Grant-Moran and Julie McIsaac talk storytelling with soprano and multi-disciplinary artist Teiya Kasahara and award-winning ...
Episode 2: Sounds Like Opera
Key Change: A COC Podcast - November 10, 2020 06:00 - 54 minutesIn this episode, hosts Robyn Grant-Moran and Julie McIsaac explore how we hear opera, with special guests musicologist Dr. Hannah Chan-Hartley and acoustician Bob Essert. They’ll take us through the history and science of why opera sounds the way it does, its evolution through the ages, and how ...
Episode 1: Welcome to the Opera House
Key Change: A COC Podcast - October 27, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourIn episode 1 of Key Change, co-hosts Robyn Grant-Moran and Julie McIsaac chat with four guests from inside and outside the opera world about their first experiences with the art form - the good, the bad and the ugly. You'll hear from acclaimed American soprano Angel Blue, who saw her first opera...
Introducing Key Change
Key Change: A COC Podcast - October 13, 2020 15:00 - 2 minutesMeet the co-hosts of the COC’s new podcast, Key Change. Robyn & Julie are active opera artists and creators but, above all else, they're opera fans who care deeply about the art form, where it's headed, and how it's connecting with audiences today. Get to know some more about our hosts, then joi...
Welcome to Key Change
Key Change: A COC Podcast - October 13, 2020 15:00 - 2 minutesMeet the co-hosts of the COC’s new podcast, Key Change. Robyn & Julie are active opera artists and creators but, above all else, they're opera fans who care deeply about the art form, where it's headed, and how it's connecting with audiences today. Get to know some more about our hosts, then joi...
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