Ep. 111 Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
One of the top ten most-performed operas in the world, Puccini’s Tosca is considered by some the greatest of operas. A painter provides refuge for an escaped political prisoner, which begins a chain ...
26 Aug 20231h 58min
Ep. 110 Das Liebesverbot by Wagner
Richard Wagner’s style is one of the most distinctive and recognizable in all of opera. But Wagner wasn’t always the Wagner we’ve come to know. The earliest of Wagner’s operas to be performed in his ...
1 Aug 20232h 4min
Ep. 109 Die Frau Ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss
At once a sweeping story about humanity and a deeply personal look at a married couple with unfulfilled aspirations, Die Frau Ohne Schatten is often considered the magnum opus of the famed partnership...
26 Jun 20231h 58min
Ep. 108 Lucrezia Borgia by Donizetti
One of history’s most infamous women, Lucrezia Borgia has inspired artists, dramatists, and TV show writers for centuries. Donizetti’s opera follows the play by Victor Hugo, telling of Lucrezia’s eff...
21 Mai 20232h
Ep. 107 Macbeth by Verdi
“Double, double toil and trouble.” Composer Giuseppi Verdi enthusiastically declared that Shakespeare’s Macbeth “is one of the greatest creations of man!” Harnessing this passionate admiration, he w...
22 Apr 20231h 58min
Ep. 106 Giulio Cesare in Egitto by Handel
One of the world’s most formidable generals and one of history’s most beguiling politicians are joined by two frustrated young men and an irresistible widow in Handel’s Baroque masterpiece, Giulio Ces...
26 Mar 20231h 57min
Ep. 105 The Marriage of Figaro and Elly Uncomposed with Valerie Niemerg
One of the world’s most beloved operas, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, is not only the focus of this episode, but also the inspiration for Elly Uncomposed: A Novel Opera, a magical realist novel by aut...
25 Feb 20231h 59min
Ep. 104 Nabucco by Verdi
A people yearns for freedom. The power of their prayers, set to Verdi’s incomparable music, have stirred audiences ever since the première of Nabucco in 1842. The impact of this opera may relate to ...
13 Jan 20231h 58min
