‘Opera and Chronic Illness: Let’s Chat’ feat. Robin Hahn and Jacqueline Ko

In honour of Opera Mariposa’s 2021 Benefit + Awareness Month, Mariposa’s Jacqueline Ko and Robin Hahn sat down to talk chronic illness, disability and opera. In a wide-ranging conversation hosted on Robin’s own YouTube channel, Mariposa’s executive sopranos discussed Jacqueline’s journey with ME/CFS, “coming out” as disabled in the opera world, and more.

Access: English closed captioning. Run time approx. 15 minutes.
Content warning: References to medical symptoms, ableism, disability grief