Jonathan Tetelman Trades the Nightclub for the Opera House

Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin

iHeartPodcasts

Tv & Film, Music, Music Interviews, Arts, Performing Arts, Film Interviews

4.4 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

While it may have taken a few detours for Jonathan Tetelman to become the opera star he is today, the journey has been well worth it. Tetelman initially found success with his voice quite young, singing in the American Boychoir School and recording with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Yet following years of vocal study, Tetelman stepped away from the arias to become a nightclub DJ in New York City. It was only upon realizing that opera was indeed his passion that Tetelman returned to the genre and found incredible success in the great music halls and houses across the globe. Tetelman now captivates audiences with performances in Madama Butterfly, Carmen, and La Bohéme – and with his albums “Arias” and “The Great Puccini.” Jonathan Tetelman speaks with host Alec Baldwin about the challenging transition from baritone to tenor, the work he puts in behind-the-scenes to understand his characters and how he navigates the physical demands of his career.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	There's something different about the conversations we have late at night.
0:03.6	They often spin off in strange and wonderful directions.
0:06.6	So what if those laid-back conversations were with some of the biggest musicians in the world?
0:10.7	Midnight Chances already welcomed Taimin Parler, Charlie XeX, Mark Ronson,
0:15.0	Vince Staples and many more. Join me Stuart Stubbs and me Greg Cochran as we talk to our
0:19.9	favorite musicians about the things they don't normally talk about.
0:23.0	Listen to the new series of midnight chats on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favorite
0:28.5	shows.
0:29.5	If someone asked you to name a queer icon, who would you say?
0:33.7	Brittany, Christina, Shirley Bassi, Tina, Madonna,
0:38.7	Indion, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey.
0:41.0	Bruce Springstein.
0:42.4	This is because the bus belongs to us.
0:46.8	A serious journalistic quest to get Bruce Springstein recognized as the queer icon we know that he is.
0:53.4	Listen to, because the boss belongs to us,
0:55.8	on the I-HOT radio app, Apple Podcasts,
0:58.3	or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:00.5	I'm Jordan Insolvis, and I'm a journalist.
1:03.0	Join me on my new podcast, But We Loved, where queer elders recount the amazing history they've lived through.
1:10.0	In the middle of Wall Street, they traffic they were doing a dying and in the process
1:18.0	share little gems of wisdom for the next generation The key is to understanding yourself,
1:26.0	learning to love and embrace yourself.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in -270 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of iHeartPodcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.