Podcasts by Fach My Life
In new podcast Fach My Life, opera singers Ros & Adele discuss how their experiences in their unique profession relate to wider issues on a global scale. They expose issues of exploitation and inequality within the classical music industry and suggest paths for change. Packed with tea, laughs, rants and FML stories, this podcast aims to analyse how the opera world is truly a microcosm of the world at large!
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(S3) 10: Ask ur Aunties from 2021-07-30T04:00:07
Ros and Adele answer questions sent in by curious listeners! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app...
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(S3) 9: Administrators & board members... who are they?! from 2021-07-23T03:00:40
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(S3) 8: Dr. Christine Jobson doesn't just sit at the table, she MADE a damn table! from 2021-07-09T04:00:15
Ros interviews the incredible Dr. Christine Jobson, a multi-talented entrepreneurial soprano who sings loud and proud the message 'Black girls sing opera'. Well, they do, and bloody marvellously to...
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(S3) 7: "Come to choir, we'll trade lunch" with Clinton Fung from 2021-07-02T04:00:48
Ros interviews the wonderful baritone Clinton Fung, who shares his thoughts on microaggressions, what needs to change in opera, and how being bribed with food launched his singing career. Follow Cl...
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(S3) 6: The balance needs to be redressed from 2021-06-25T04:00:49
Ros and Adele report on various aspects of race and racist structures within opera, including: the treatment of Pretty Yende at Charles de Gaule Airport, casting discrepancies, whether companies ha...
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(S3) 5: Men NEEEED more time! from 2021-06-18T04:00:06
Ros and Adele have a mid-season regroup about several pressing issues! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anc...
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(S3) 4: "Where did you go to school?" 🤮 from 2021-06-11T04:00:53
Ros and Adele discuss the lack of accessibility for state-educated students in UK conservatoires, and how the institutions themselves and the government are failing young potential musicians by dep...
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(S3) 3: Are they really geniuses? 🙄 from 2021-06-04T04:00:06
Ros and Adele discuss 'genius-worship' in classical music and the harm that can be done by elevating a few people beyond accountability. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest ...
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(S3) 2: "When a fat woman is confident, suddenly every facher's a doctor" from 2021-05-28T04:00:16
Article 1: https://www.middleclassartist.com/post/fat-shaming-bullying-is-anyone-protecting-our-young-singers Article 2: https://www.middleclassartist.com/post/why-do-fat-singers-fight-so-hard-for-...
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(S3) 1: We're baaaaaaack! from 2021-05-14T04:00:48
Ros and Adele give an overview of their direction for season 3, beginning to ask the question 'who gets a seat at the opera table?' --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to...
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FachNotes 3: Is it worth €190 to sing for 10 mins on zoom? from 2021-04-09T03:00:22
Ros and Adele answer a listener's request for advice on whether they should pay the application fees for a prestigious competition's 'virtual edition'. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor...
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FachNotes 2: Women's safety & a bit of 'God damn America' from 2021-04-02T03:00:18
Trigger warning ❤ Adele and Ros discuss some of the disappointing reactions to the growing movement for women's safety in response to the murder of Sarah Everard, and touch on the Tulsa Opera's dec...
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FachNotes 1: Meghan, truth and the performing arts from 2021-03-26T04:00:37
In this between-seasons miniseries, FachNotes, Ros and Adele voicenote each other about hot topics and how they relate, directly or indirectly, to life as an opera singer. --- This episode is sp...
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(S2) 10: "Take your power" from 2021-03-12T04:00:57
Join Ros & Adele for further and final thoughts on all of the topics relating to exploitation that have been discussed over the season. Vocal Matryoshka podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4JQ5i...
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(S2) 9: Q&A avec R&A from 2021-03-05T05:00:25
In this very special episode, Ros and Adele answer questions submitted by listeners! Topics covered include side hustles, picking yourself up after rejection, dealing with 'amateursplaining' and oh...
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(S2) 8: Yap Crap from 2021-02-26T05:00:05
Ros and Adele call on opera studios and young artist programs to make important changes to their application processes and to start treating young singers with professional courtesy. The episode co...
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(S2) 7: "No one asked you to make an agency!" from 2021-02-19T05:00:32
Sponsor link: https://theoperadolls.com/?ref=z6xg6kfaroab ............. this week, Ros and Adele talk about the role of agents and managers for opera singers, and how holding agency auditions has b...
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(S2) 6: "Fach away from my money" feat. School of Hard Knocks from 2021-02-12T04:00:01
Adele analyses the impact of conservatoires charging application fees and the resulting lack of equity in the classical music world. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way ...
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(S2) 5: Competish, bish. from 2021-02-05T05:00:37
Sponsor link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCaffeinatedGinger In this episode, Ros delves into competitions, the ethics of competition fees and practices, fake online competitions and corrupt practi...
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(S2) 4: "You can create music for yourself"+ DNA Festival from 2021-01-29T05:00:32
Sponsor link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCaffeinatedGinger Shop with the Caffeinated Ginger! In this episode, Adele interviews Milana and Ben, the incredible young founders of the DNA Contemporar...
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(S2) 3: ZACH. FACHING. FINKELSTEIN. from 2021-01-22T05:00:47
In this episode, Ros interviews the tour de force Zach Finkelstein, of Middleclass Artist. You can order Zach's latest album here: https://www.zachfinkelstein.com/product-page/order-cd-dark-is-yond...
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(S2) 2: Pay-to-Sing PTSD from 2021-01-15T05:00:55
Sponsor link: https://theoperadolls.com/?ref=z6xg6kfaroab All information recounted in this episode is either freely published on the pay-to-sing program's own website, is common knowledge, or is a...
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(S2) 1: "The fees are non-refundable" from 2021-01-08T05:00:15
Sponsor link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SingPrettyDesigns --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
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10: "Warbling our way through George Michael" from 2020-12-18T05:00:19
Sponsor link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SingPrettyDesigns In the Fach My Life Christmas Round-up, Ros and Adele talk the mythical rent-paying Messiah, Jonas Kaufmann's Christmas album, Strictly Com...
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9: "Why do I have to wear a crochet sack with holes in it?" from 2020-12-11T05:00:12
Sponsor: follow @singprettydesigns on Instagram. Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SingPrettyDesigns .............. Ros & Adele discuss the glorious fun of costumes and dressing up as an opera ...
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8: "That's bold for a woman in your position!" + Naomi Pohl from 2020-12-04T05:00:14
Shop with Ros & Adele at the Opera Dolls by this link: https://theoperadolls.com/?ref=z6xg6kfaroab and click for a FREE opera-themed activity book. In this episode, Ros and Adele interview Naomi Po...
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7: "The standard this year was soooo high!" from 2020-11-27T05:00:37
Sponsor link: https://theoperadolls.com/?ref=z6xg6kfaroab This episode, Ros and Adele discuss the constant stream of rejection as a female opera singer, how women are set up to be phased out of the...
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6: "I'm gender-blind!... and the line-up is all men" + Vick Bain pt.2 from 2020-11-20T06:00:21
Sponsor link: https://theoperadolls.com/?ref=z6xg6kfaroab join us for the second part of our interview with the wonderful Vick Bain, where she details her work with Attitude is Everything, and her ...
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5: "Her water would break during 'Ach, ich fühl's'" + Vick Bain pt.1 from 2020-11-13T06:00:13
Sponsor link: https://theoperadolls.com/?ref=z6xg6kfaroab This week, Ros and Adele are joined by the tour de force Vick Bain; the first part of their interview and subsequent episode discussion cov...
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4: "It's so refreshing to see a woman dressed like a WOMAN" from 2020-11-06T06:00:10
Sponsor link - The Opera Dolls: https://theoperadolls.com/?ref=z6xg6kfaroab Follow the link for a FREE opera-themed activity book and to shop adorable dolls based on opera characters that SING when...
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3: "Can we have a bit of respect for everyone's pasta needs" from 2020-10-30T06:00:32
In Episode 3 of Fach My Life, Ros & Adele look back on the strange turn of events that saw them together in a foreign land when the first Corona lockdowns kicked off in March, and discuss one brave...
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2: "Sort of reverse-escapism" from 2020-10-23T05:00:04
Ros and Adele share horror stories from their work-travel chronicles, and muse on the balance of cost and efficiency when travelling to audition or perform as an opera singer. Got a funny travel st...
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1: "When you're a star, they let you do it" from 2020-10-16T05:00:04
In the first episode of brand new podcast Fach My Life, opera singers Ros and Adele dive into the topic of dealing with sexual harassment as a professional woman, both in the opera industry and the...
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