Tag: Giuseppe Verdi
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Podcast Episode 18: Don Carlo + Flemish Flame Pt 3
Maren finishes reading the story of A Flemish Flame, which she wrote during a production of Verdi’s Don Carlo. She gives a brief synopsis of the opera, and also discusses her struggles with deadlines, procrastination, and work-life balance. The music played during this episode: Excerpts from Giuseppe Verdi’s String Quartet in E minor Follow Maren…
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Podcast Episode 14: Don Carlo + A Flemish Flame Part 1
Maren begins reading A Flemish Flame, which she wrote during a production of Verdi’s Don Carlo. She also talks a bit about unfinished artwork, procrastination, and briefly about the sociopolitical landscape in the USA right now. The music played during this episode: Excerpts from Giuseppe Verdi’s String Quartet in E minor Follow Maren on Instagram:…
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Podcast Episode 2: Otello + Venetian Vixen Part 2
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…
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Podcast Episode 1: Otello + Venetian Vixen Part 1
Maren explains how she got into writing mini-romance novels, and talks about her first time (writing romance, that is). It was backstage at the opera, during a production of Verdi’s Otello, when her first romance, Venetian Vixen, was born. Maren reads the first few titillating chapters of this short story, and talks about her one-woman…