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author = ["authors/jenna.md"]
categories = "Humour"
date = "2019-10-22T04:00:00+00:00"
disclaimer = ""
image_gallery = []
postamble = ""
preamble = ""
primary_image = "https://res.cloudinary.com/schmopera/image/upload/v1571598687/media/2019/10/sqAliveandKickingStill_yqtnsm.png"
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related_articles = ["articles/watch-with-headphones-rumspringawakening.md", "articles/something-blue-the-bachelor-opera.md", "articles/the-tinder-opera-hits-the-stage.md"]
related_companies = []
related_people = ["scene/people/jessica-fishenfeld.md"]
short_description = "In Fishenfeld's own enthusiastic words: \"American Opera is approachable, relevant, relatable, IN ENGLISH, and made for YOU, the American people!\""
slug = "opera-is-alive-kicking-here-are-the-videos-to-prove-it"
title = "Opera is Alive & Kicking & here are the videos to prove it"
youtube_url = "https://youtu.be/2VedzyweX20"

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If you're up on your web-based opera, you might know soprano [Jessica Fishenfeld](/scene/people/jessica-fishenfeld/) from the hilarious short, [_Something Blue: The Bachelor Opera_](/something-blue-the-bachelor-opera/). Now, she's back on YouTube with a mission to do right by American opera in her new web series, [_Alive & Kicking_](https://www.youtube.com/user/jecafish/videos).

In Fishenfeld's own enthusiastic words: "American Opera is approachable, relevant, relatable, IN ENGLISH, and made for YOU, the American people!"

Her series presents monthly doses of American opera: a crash-course in plot, what to listen for, and a short snippet of the show. For opera buffs and opera newbies alike, it's a fresh new resource for getting to know the opera being created for today. _Alive & Kicking_ is on its [third episode](https://youtu.be/UajLUGw2IJg), but we suggest catching up from the beginning: