What Wicked Understands About Audiences (That Opera Doesn’t)

Brb, taking notes. 🤓 DISCLAIMER: My entire channel is based on the premise that opera deserves to be more popular. And I just get the sense that opera, at every opportunity, is enthusiastically shooting itself in the foot. If you don’t want opera to reach more people…look at me. Are you doing okay? Because if the idea of opera becoming accessible makes you feel some kinda way, I hope you’re alright, babe. 🩷🖤💚 🎬 C R E D I T S Written, Performed, and Edited by Cait Frizzell Produced by Rabin Iseger and Cait Frizzell 🎭 R E C O M M E N D E D O P E R A S 1. La Bohème: The Met hasn't released this in their streaming library yet, but I'll post the link here when they do! 2. Madame Butterfly movie: https://youtu.be/3stgof-xyN0?si=fOAIiTTOGWvGupom 3. Carmen (Met 2009): https://ondemand.metopera.org/performance/detail/5f1cb646-4afd-5a88-8079-8191912e3045 -NOTE: If you don't have a Met HD subscription, you can trial it for 7 days 😘 (not an AD, just an opera lover) 🔗 L I N K S -Why You Can't Understand Opera (Even in Your Own Language): https://youtu.be/r6DJSPPn-fo -Why Don't You Sing Opera Like A NORMAL Person?: https://youtu.be/c6wysGU66fs -My weekly recommendation Substack newsletter 🎶☕️🪶: [https://themoodlistener.substack.com/ -”Never Heard I Ever” Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1XijGCWDyq8zYadd6pWWI1?si=bc853f493aba460f 🎧 M U S I C I N T H I S V I D E O Epidemic Sound: -”Habanera” by G. Bizet -"Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" by P. Tchaikovsky IMSLP: -"The Swan” by Camille Saint-Saëns -"Serenade for Strings" by E. Elgar 📺 S H O R T F O R M Instagram: /cait_frizzie 🎬 TIMELINE 0:00 Intro 0:58 Wicked's casting process 4:24 Opera's age conundrum 5:52 Acting (and the importance thereof) 10:38 A com-fair-ison 11:39 Resonance on, resonance off 14:15 Chiaroscuro 16:34 Overdarkening in opera 17:39 Ariana vs Cynthia's vibrato 18:54 Opera vibrato...oh boy 20:27 Ariana's opera voice 22:34 Pronouncing words wayyyy up there 24:44 3 opera recs