Ep. 224: Expanding the Canon Part III - Foreign Works
On today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have the last of three episodes exploring how the operatic canon is being exp...
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Ep. 223: Expanding the Canon Part II - Star-Studded Revivals
Today, we have the second of three episodes exploring how the operatic canon is being expanded, featuring Guild lecturer Matthew Timmermans....
Ep. 222: Expanding the Canon Part I - New Works
On today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have the first of three episodes exploring how the operatic canon is being ex...
Ep. 221: Talking About Opera on Die Zauberflöte
On today’s episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we are delving into our archives to explore Die Zauberflöte with the late renown...
Ep. 220: Opera Outlook on Don Giovanni
On today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we are joined by lecturer Phillip Gainsley as he explores the music and drama of...
Ep. 219: Opera Outlook on Champion
On today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we are joined by lecturer Tanisha Mitchell as she discusses the music and real-l...
Ep. 218: The Mythos and Myths of Wagner's Male Characters Part II
On today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have the second of two episodes exploring the mythos and myths of Wagner’s ma...
Ep. 217: The Mythos and Myths of Wagner's Male Characters Part I
Mythos, myth, legend and folk art were all topics that captivated Richard Wagner when he was no longer satisfied with realistic situations a...
Ep. 216: Opera Outlook on Lohengrin
Lohengrin is a pivotal work in Wagner’s stylistic development, showcased by his tremendous ability to represent the psychology of his charac...
Ep. 215: L'Elisir d'Amore
On today's episode of the Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we are joined by soprano and the Guild's School Programs Senior Associate, Alyso...
Ep. 214: Operatic Singing And Recording
On today's Met Opera Guild podcast, we are joined by musicologist and lecturer Diana Maron as she discusses the evolution of early recording...
Ep. 213: Verdi's Merry Masterpiece – Falstaff
Verdi’s final opera, Falstaff, is based on Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry IV, Part 1, but it did not become a huge success u...
Ep. 212: Talking about Opera on Dialogues des Carmélites
On today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have a historic recording from our Talking About Opera archives featuring Gui...
Ep. 211: Opera Outlook on Fedora
Returning to the Met after an absence of 25 years, Giordano’s opera Fedora is full of murder, political intrigue and many more melodramatic...
Ep. 210: Opera Outlook The Hours
Inspired by Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway and made a household name by the Oscar-winning 2002 film version starring Meryl Streep, Julianne...
Ep. 209: Don Carlos Talking about Opera
On today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have a historic recording from our Talking About Opera archives featuring Gui...
Ep. 208: Opera Outlook Peter Grimes
On this episode of the Met Opera Guild Podcast, lecturer Michael Bolton explores Britten’s magnificent meditation on isolation and persecuti...
Ep. 207: Opera Outlook Medea
Cherubini was a child prodigy who composed several works by the time he was thirteen, before turning his sights to the operatic stage. Perha...
Ep. 206: Opera Outlook Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Based on Nikolai Leskov’s novella, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, and seen as one of the most significant operas of the 20th century,...
Ep. 205: Met Opera Guild Season Announcement
Opera Outlooks, Master Classes, Boot Camps, and more are back LIVE and online at the Metropolitan Opera Guild! Find out more about the excit...