The Bodice Ripper Project

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  • Podcast Episode 27 – Interview with Lily Kass

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    Maren sits down with singer and musicologist Lily Kass to talk about the relevance of opera in today’s society, oppressive structures that have been baked into the industry for generations, and what we can do to shift the paradigm. Follow Maren… on Instagram: @supermaren on Facebook Dr. Kass’s article about La Traviata in the time…

  • 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:…