Decanonized
Olivia GiovettiAn opera podcast where the sacred is subjective. Every other week, host Olivia Giovetti is joined by a guest who is just as obsessed with opera (including singers, composers, and critics) to discuss one work in-depth and ask the simple question: Is it actually great?
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 11 | Founded | 4 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | MusicPerforming ArtsArts | |||
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In which a guy gets performance anxiety about a shooting contest and takes bulletmaxxing advice from the sketchiest dude alive. Composer, scholar, performer, and writer Garrett Schumann joins us to discuss Carl Maria von Weber’s Der Freischütz, which... more
It’s all fun and games until the guillotine gets weird. In honor of Bastille Day, critic Carmen Paddock joins us to talk about Umberto Giordano’s verismo (?) opera about a poet who negs a debutante at a party, and her subsequent ability to take ride-... more
Happy Pride and World Cup month, here’s an unlikely football (soccer) anthem and the sapphic story behind it. Unfortunately, the composer who got ahold of this story doesn’t believe in lesbians, so the soprano marries the tenor at the end. Music and ... more
Is Iago one of opera’s greatest villains? Or just someone who listened to Steely Dan’s “Dirty Work” one too many times and decided to make it everyone’s problem. Bassist, lecturer, and writer Jerrell Jackson joins us to discuss Verdi’s penultimate op... more
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Apple Podcasts | #236 |  Germany/Arts/Performing Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #147 |  Austria/Arts/Performing Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #189 |  Poland/Arts/Performing Arts |
Apple Podcasts | #235 |  Netherlands/Arts/Performing Arts |
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Conversations dive into operatic works as cultural artifacts, blending scholarly context with practical performance insights. Across episodes, the primary host and guests unpack how canonical operas function within broader histories—nationalism, race, politics, staging, and reception—while also exploring production choices, casting, and audience reception. The tone tends to be rigorous yet accessible, with lively debates about interpretation, performance practice, and what makes a work endure or provoke contemporary critique. A notable strength is the way guests come from diverse musical and critical backgrounds (musicology, journalism, performance), enriching discussions with both historical perspective and modern relevance. For potential ... more
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Decanonized launched 4 months ago and published 11 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on Decanonized include:
1. Garrett Schumann
2. Carmen Paddock
3. Kevin Ng
4. Jerrell Jackson
5. Benjamin Poore
6. Imani Mosley
7. Perri DiChristina
8. Sylvia Korman
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