“When I do operas, I'm not really singing very classically. I have a classical background as far as being a pianist and an oboist, but my voice isn't really classical in the operatic sense. But I certainly have a classical sensibility, so I'm comfortable being in that world.” WorldVoiceComfortableSingingBackgroundsOperaSensibilityPianist Author:Jason Graae
“The operas that I do are more in the operetta world, but I've gotten to do them in all of these major opera companies so it's been really wild. And I feel comfortable in that world because I went Cincinnati Conservatory and I hung out with all those kinds of people, I love hanging out with them and I understand them and their "diva-osity."” PeopleWorldFeelsKindCompanyComfortableMajorsHanging OutOperaHungConservatory Author:Jason Graae
“But the stuff that I do is more like all the comic roles like in The Merry Widow and Die Fledermaus and I just did this Offenbach operetta at the LA Opera. I love it. I just love it. For me, it's like a great mesh of musical theatre and my classical oboe background to be standing on these huge stages with a full orchestra and all the opulence. I'm a complete sucker for the over-the-topness.” DiesStuffRolesStageHugeStandingMusicalTheatreBackgroundsComicOperaOrchestraMerryWidowsSuckerMeshOpulenceMusical TheatreOboes Author:Jason Graae
“That's opera! I just love it. It just thrills me! And it's very different than theatre, and sometimes it can be frustrating because when you come in the first day of rehearsals obviously you're an opera fan, right?” FirstsDifferentSometimesFansTheatreOperaFrustratingRehearsal Author:Jason Graae