The Bodice Ripper Project

Author: maren

  • Podcast Episode 12: The Magic Flute + A Bewitching Flute

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    The Bodice Ripper Project is back for another season! You’ll hear more stories, more of Maren’s musings, as well as some interviews with other creatives about how they rip their bodices…metaphorically, of course. In this episode, Maren reads the only chapter she ever wrote during a production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, to whet your…

  • Podcast Episode 10: La Traviata + Parisian Pleasures Pt 2

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    Maren finishes reading Parisian Pleasures, a romance she wrote during a production of Verdi’s La traviata. She also looks ahead to season two, and speaks about how she enjoys speaking with you, her audience. The music played during this episode: Excerpts from a public domain version of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. Follow Maren on…

  • Podcast Episode 9: La Traviata + Parisian Pleasures Pt 1

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    Maren begins reading Parisian Pleasures, a romance she wrote during a production of Verdi’s La traviata. She also talks about the history of the libretto, the role of women as sex workers throughout history, and how she uses the Bodice Ripper Project to smash the patriarchy. The music played during this episode: Excerpts from a…

  • Podcast Episode 8: Fringe Festival + Educating Emily

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    Maren reads a deleted scene from Educating Emily, the story she wrote for The Bodice Ripper Project live show. She also talks a bit about what it was like creating and developing the show, and the challenges that she faced getting so vulnerable. The music played during this episode: Original music from The Bodice Ripper…

  • Podcast Episode 7: Renaissance Faire + Fairly A Maiden Pt 2

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    Maren concludes Fairly a Maiden, a romance she wrote during her time at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. She also has a tribute to the memory of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and talks about her own journey to become a provocative female. The music played during this episode: Guitar arrangements of Fantasia (Orlando Gibbons); “Revecy” (Claude Le…

  • Podcast Episode 6: Renaissance Faire + Fairly A Maiden Pt 1

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    Maren begins a new story – Fairly A Maiden – which she wrote while working at the Renaissance Faire. “The Renaissance Faire,” you say? “But…I thought you were an opera singer?” Yes, I am multi-faceted. It’s fun. You get to hear how nerdy I really am. The music played during this episode: Guitar arrangements of…

  • Podcast Episode 5: Marriage of Figaro + Seduction’s Servant Pt 3

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    Maren finishes the story of Seduction’s Servant, which she wrote during a production of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. She also talks a bit about how she got into opera, and how COVID-19 has affected artists across the board. Follow Maren on Instagram: @supermaren Facebook: https://facebook.com/maren.montalbano Tickets for the livestream Bodice Ripper Project show (October 2,…

  • Podcast Episode 4: Marriage of Figaro + Seduction’s Servant Pt 2

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    Maren continues the story of Seduction’s Servant, which was written during a production of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. She also delves into the significance of the bodice as a metaphor for the restrictions society puts on us (and the ones we put on ourselves), and tells a painful personal story about her childhood. TW: childhood…

  • Podcast Episode 3: Marriage of Figaro + Seduction’s Servant Pt 1

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    Maren begins a new story, Seduction’s Servant, which was written during a production of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. She discusses the impact that opera had on her childhood, and the political activism underlying the Beaumarchais play that the opera was based on. Follow Maren on Instagram: @supermaren Facebook: https://facebook.com/maren.montalbano Purchase Maren’s debut book, Pandemic Passion:…

  • Podcast Episode 2: Otello + Venetian Vixen Part 2

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    Maren tells the conclusion of Venetian Vixen and spends some time talking about Verdi’s Otello, as well as the history of blackface in opera and the work that still needs to be done to overcome racism in opera. News articles about Otello and blackface: The New York Times (2015): An ‘Otello’ Without Blackface Highlights an…