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He Sang/She Sang

He Sang/She Sang


He Sang/She Sang

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Length:
24 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

He Sang/She Sang is a new podcast from WQXR for the opera-curious and opera superfans who want to know what all those big voices are really singing about. The podcast follows the radio broadcast season of the Metropolitan Opera with a weekly roundtable chat that discusses the plots, characters, music, productions, social significance and great performances of that week's opera.

Following the Met's radio broadcast season, He Sang/She Sang will dive into the new productions of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde and Rossini’s William Tell, the Met premiere of an opera by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho and fan favorites by Verdi, Puccini and Mozart.

He Sang/She Sang is hosted by Merrin Lazyan and Michael Shobe, with appearances by superstar soprano Anna Netrebko, Met Opera tenor Stuart Skelton, WQXR hosts Jeff Spurgeon and Nimet Habachy, BBC 3 host Clemency Burton Hill and others.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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Stopping the Clocks With Strauss' 'Der Rosenkavalier'

Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier is an opera about the passage of time — what it mean...

32 minutes
May 11, 2017

A Nose by Any Other Name: Franco Alfano's 'Cyrano de Bergerac'

Soprano Jennifer Rowley is singing the role of Roxane in Franco Alfano's Cyrano de Berg...

29 minutes
May 03, 2017

'The Flying Dutchman': Wagner's Eternal Wanderer

This week on He Sang/She Sang, William Berger, author of the book Wagner without Fear, ...

36 minutes
Apr 26, 2017

Aida: Verdi's Most Intimate Spectacle

When we think of Verdi's Aida, we imagine the stunning grandeur of the Triumphal March,...

36 minutes
Apr 12, 2017

Love and Death in Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde'

Wagner's Tristan und Isolde is an extraordinary journey through the human psyche, and t...

33 minutes
Apr 06, 2017

Into the Light With Beethoven's 'Fidelio'

Beethoven spent more than ten years revising Fidelio, the only opera he ever wrote. Thi...

37 minutes
Mar 29, 2017

Fate and Forbidden Love in Mozart's 'Idomeneo'

World-renowned mezzo Alice Coote marvels at Mozart's early insight into fate, sacrifice...

27 minutes
Mar 22, 2017

William Tell: Rossini's Grand Finale

On this week's episode of He Sang/She Sang, hosts Merrin Lazyan and Julian Fleisher are...

29 minutes
Mar 14, 2017

La Traviata: Verdi's Timeless Fallen Woman

On this week's episode of He Sang/She Sang, hosts Merrin Lazyan and Julian Fleisher are...

45 minutes
Mar 07, 2017

Werther: Massenet's Lovelorn Hero

On this week's episode of He Sang/She Sang, Merrin Lazyan and Jeff Spurgeon speak with ...

44 minutes
Mar 01, 2017