{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Six Carmens Later & Putting On Productions with Olga Perez Flora and Anna Garcia","description":"What do disco naps, pantsuits, and chili preferences have to do with life at the opera? If you\u2019re new to the art form in general and Key Change specifically, welcome! And don\u2019t worry, all will be revealed. To our returning fans, a hearty welcome back! We\u2019re excited to share another season and a fresh focus with you. Back to that opening inquiry... \u201cI was thinking it would be really great if we did a lightning round together where we got to know a little bit more about each other and about what's coming up this season,\u201d explains Olga, making her official debut as Key Change co-host, alongside three-season veteran Anna Garcia. Their answers reveal a lesser-known fact about opera: it\u2019s more approachable and playful than newcomers might think.  This season, we\u2019re pulling back the curtain further on accessibility via Santa Fe Opera\u2019s brand new partnership with the University of New Mexico Department of Music. But we haven\u2019t abandoned new works or the original mission of Opera For All Voices (the initiative that launched this podcast). Instead, Key Change is momentarily adjusting its spotlight to focus on the development and evolution of new voices. \u201cI've loved learning about the process of the artists, teams, our community members, our teaching artists, and administrative staff,\u201d says Anna of this season. \u201cEverybody has their origin story, and I think our audience really wants to hear that aspect. It's kind of like the backstage of opera.\u201d Change is key, as we like to say. We\u2019re glad you\u2019re along for the ride.  \u201cCATCHING UP ON KEY CHANGE\u201d RECOMMENDED PLAYLIST Season 1 Episode 1: Setting the Stage: New beginnings, heightened expectations, the heart of opera, and the Santa Fe of it Episode 5: Other Duties As Assigned: The role of education & community outreach in opera companies  Season 4 Episode 6: A Day in the Life Before a World Premiere Episode 7: Telling Hard Truths Episode 8: Hometown to the World Debuts on Broadway Season 5 Episode 3: Harmony in Process: The Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera with Amy "Process" Owens  Episode 8: An Opportunity to Encounter Excellence (and Big News!)  *** Key Change is a production of The Santa Fe Opera, Department of Community Engagement & Education. Share your favorite opera moments and questions with Community Engagement: agarcia@santafeopera.org Produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios Hosted by Anna Garcia & Olga Perez Flora Audio Engineering: Collin Ungerleider & Kabby at Kabby Sound Studios in Santa Fe Technical Director: Edwin R. Ruiz Production Support from Alex Riegler Show Notes by Lisa Widder Theme music by Rene Orth with Corrie Stallings, mezzo-soprano, and Joe Becktell, cello Cover art by Dylan Crouch This podcast is made possible due to the generous support of the Hankins Foundation, Principal Education Sponsor of the Santa Fe Opera. To learn more, visit SantaFeOpera.org\/KeyChange. ","author_name":"Key Change","author_url":"http:\/\/www.santafeopera.org\/keychange","html":"