Utah Symphony's Ghost Light Podcast
1) Ghost Light Episode 10.6: Connecting Music & Well-being
Classical music has long been shaped by the traditions, and occasional barriers, of the concert hall and theater. Jeff Counts and Carol Anderson welcome USUO Opera Education Manager Kevin Nakatani and...Show More
2) Episode 10.5 - Maestro Poschner
When the Utah Symphony introduced German conductor Markus Poschner as Music Director Designate last fall, it marked an exciting new era for the orchestra—just the eighth music director in its 85-year ...Show More
3) Episode 10.4 - A Voice Reborn
Two little pieces of gristle in our throat - they produce amazing sounds that represent our identity as speakers and maybe even singers, and they are remarkably durable, until they aren't. Vocal injur...Show More
4) Episode 10.3 - Mahler's Symphony No. 1
At just 28, Gustav Mahler redefined the symphony with his bold and deeply personal Symphony No. 1. From the stirrings of nature to the depths of human sorrow, Mahler poured his heart into this work—re...Show More
5) Episode 10.2 - The Shining
It’s October, which means it’s time for the second annual Bloodcurdling Opening Opera, (aka BOO). This week, in Jeff and Carol's first Utah Opera Prelude of the podcast season, they discuss Paul Morav...Show More
6) Episode 10.1 - Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
From its dramatic opening that gave its composer “no peace,” to its sparkling finale, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor has been delighting listeners for almost two centuries. To open the USUO ...Show More
7) Episode 9.14 - Madame Butterfly Prelude Part Three
What does it take to reimagine "Madame Butterfly" for today’s stage? Director Matthew Ozawa and mezzo-soprano Nina Yoshida Nelsen join us for a candid conversation about creativity, representation, an...Show More
8) Episode 9.13 - Madame Butterfly Prelude Part Two
If at first you don’t succeed, rewrite it four times—just ask Puccini. In this season’s final opera prelude, Jeff and Carol explore Madame Butterfly, from its rocky premiere to eventual triumph. They ...Show More
9) Ghost Light Episode 9.12 - Mozart's Requiem
Mysterious cloaked figures, thoughts of poisoning, and genius cut off at its prime...the lore surrounding Mozart's Requiem, unfinished at his untimely demise, is substantial, but the truth is even mor...Show More
10) Episode 9.11 Madame Butterfly Prelude Part One
Jeff and Carol invite musicologist Catherine Mayes to help unpack the thorny topic of exoticism and colonialism in Western Music. This is part one of a three-episode introduction to Utah Opera's upcom...Show More