“If I’m not what you want, go find what you need…" with Karen Slack
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New host Khadija Mbowe is joined by esteemed soprano Karen Slack for a no-holds-barred conversation about excellence, expectations, and self-esteem.
Chapters
[03:25] Fairytale love story
[05:19] Music in the household
[07:29] Veterinary dreams
[8:27] Journey into classical through CAPA (Creative and Performing Arts High School)
[14:11] Undiagnosed learning challenges
[15:07] The double-edged sword of winning the Rosa Ponselle scholarship
[18:45] Approach to mentorship
[27:09] See the need, fill the need
[29:03] #KikiKonversations
[33:14] Who heals the healers; unrealistic expectations placed on black women
[36:49] The struggle for self-care
Music from this episode
Hannibal, Healing Tones, Karen Slack with The Philadelphia Orchestra
Bizet, Habanera, Denyce Graves Price, Bewilderment (with text from Langston Hughes), Michelle Cann and Karen Slack
Barnes, Taking Names, Karen Slack
Links from this episode
BANFF Opera in the 21st Century Program
Bellini, "Casta Diva," Maria Callas
Wagner, "Tristan Und Isolde" - Prelude & Leibestod, Jessye Norman and Herbert von Karajan
Opera Philadelphia Sounds of Learning Rehearsal Program
La Forza Del Destino (Ponselle's debut)
Michelle Cann on the HearTOGETHER podcast
#SayTheirNames
#KikiKonversations
Khadija Mbowe
Karen Slack
The Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts’s HearTOGETHER podcast is generously supported by lead corporate sponsor Accordant Advisors. Additional major support has been provided by the Otto Haas Charitable Trust.