If all the world’s a stage, and men and women are merely players, what can an artistic director of opera, a musical composer, and an educational designer and therapist tell us about how life is or should be? As it turns out, a lot.

On this edition of the Circle for Original Thinking, we go behind the curtain to get a glimpse what it takes to get an opera company up and running, the artistic process, the place of art, music, and psychology in our lives. We delve into the artistic minds behind The Theory of Everything, an original opera commissioned by the Encompass Opera company. We explore why opera moves us; how a composer and librettist work together, the intersection of leading edge science and Indigenous ways of knowing, and more. What can contemporary opera reveal about the state of modern society? How can it change minds, hearts, and values? To find out, join Nancy Rhodes, John David Ernest, and Roger Jeff Cunningham on the next edition of Circle for Original Thinking.