Podcast by Metropolitan Opera Guild
How do composers pick subject matter for a new opera? What is the composing process like? How does a
From Pulitzer Prize winner Du Yun, to musical mainstay Nico Muhly, to broadway superstar Jeanine Tes
What will opera look like, or sound like, in 10 years? 20 years? It’s hard to predict, but one thing
The evolution of German opera can be traced through the works of well known composers such as Handel
In this episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we explore the incredible legacy of women w
In this episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, lecturer and music librarian Tanisha Mitche
Puccini's TOSCA is an epic, theatrical tale of love, politics, murder, and suicide, all set to the b
From bel canto brilliance to the earthiest chest tones, the mezzo-soprano has long been the unsung h
Mezzo-soprano divas have been dominating the operatic stage, holding their own against their soprano
On this episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, lecturer, Metropolitan Opera Radio comment
Despite their contempt for the unruly musical ideas of Richard Wagner, many connections can be made
Just as Massenet was accused of being a Wagnerian in France, so too was Puccini in Italy. From Wagne
Wagner’s tale of the cursed sea captain and the love of a faithful maiden has captivated audiences s
Filled with familiar figures from ancient Rome, Handel creates a comedic and lighthearted score to a
French grand opera was lavish and spectacular – and in many ways, the antithesis Wagner’s operatic i
This episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast begins with an exploration of Wagner's DER FLIE
Despite its initial flop in 1935, PORGY AND BESS has gone on to become one of the most enduring and
A champion of expressionism and atonality, Alban Berg wrote his first opera, WOZZECK, as a response
La Fenice in Venice, Italy is one of the first stops on The Metropolitan Opera Guild's upcoming “Tre
The opera stage and the Broadway stage share many conventions, such as lavish scenery, exquisite cos
