T03E06 - El oro del Rin

Con La Valquiria, la segunda de sus cuatro óperas dedicadas al mito germánico del Anillo del Nibelungo, Wagner no sólo creó su ópera más popular, sino también un personaje icónico (el de la guerrera mágica que acompaña a los héroes muertos en combate a la morada de los dioses), y ...  Show more

Dedicamos este episodio a El Pirata, de Bellini, una obra que tiene ya todas las características que llevarían a este genial compositor a escribir unos años después óperas tan populares como Norma o La Sonnambula.El Pirata tiene los ingredientes clave de un excelente melodrama ro ...  Show more

Synopsis On today’s date in 1926, Giacomo Puccini’s last opera, Turandot, had its belated premiere at the La Scala Opera House in Milan, with Arturo Toscanini conducting. The originally scheduled 1925 premiere had to be postponed, as Puccini had died in November 1924, leaving Tur ...  Show more

Synopsis On today’s date in 1693, a new opera based on an old legend had its premiere performance at the Académie de la Musique in Paris. The new opera was by French Baroque composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier. The old legend was that of Medea, the sorceress who murdered her childr ...  Show more

Today’s episode is drawn from a Talking about Opera excerpt, featuring Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" with lecturer Bridget Paolucci. At the time this recording was made, Bridget was a frequent lecturer at the Met Opera Guild, New York City Opera, and regularly appeared on the Met ...  Show more

In the late 16th century, a new art form emerged, borne out of a desire to re-engage with Greek dramas of the past. This art form was incredibly ambitious; it would involve music, words, and dance, all written to entertain court patrons and their subjects. Soon, this new idea ...