https://www.spreaker.com/show/el-podcast-de-yuleny-abarcaesPerforming ArtsCopyright Yuleny Abarcahttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/images.spreaker.com/nuvolari-assets/yellow_square_mic.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/el-podcast-de-yuleny-abarcaSun, 25 Oct 2026 17:27:15 +0000Yuleny AbarcaYuleny Abarcafeeds@spreaker.comfalse9ca6bd8f-51b2-5cdf-97e8-d7c75efd3c5eepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-147-puccini-s-la-boheme--75977569Opera Omaha’s help in our exploration of La Bohème.  Opera Omaha will be performing La Bohème November 13 and 15, 2026.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/7a6209cf-4aa8-3f49-8217-6e803354be21Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:33:03 +0000Yuleny AbarcaYou cannot escape reality.  That being said, artists since time immemorial have tried.  Puccini’s La Bohème follows a group of young people seeking to escape the world of the ordinary, living in an attic and sacrificing everything for their art and...Opera Omaha’s help in our exploration of La Bohème.  Opera Omaha will be performing La Bohème November 13 and 15, 2026.]]>7324falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-146-tristan-und-isolde-by-wagner--75573421TheRestIsOpera.com is brimming with commentary on opera productions that he has seen around the world, as well as “scuttlebutt” about opera from a delightfully well-informed little dog.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/f63bf931-a672-3fbf-ae07-6cc4cfd752c8Mon, 05 Oct 2026 01:32:13 +0000Yuleny AbarcaBefore the story of Lancelot, Arthur and Guinevere, there was another story of a knight who clandestinely loves the wife of the king. With hazy origins at an unclear point in history, this story has been retold again and again over the centuries… and...TheRestIsOpera.com is brimming with commentary on opera productions that he has seen around the world, as well as “scuttlebutt” about opera from a delightfully well-informed little dog.]]>7099falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-145-parsifal-by-wagner--74773911 Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/492e954f-01b6-3495-87c9-0ba91c8268bfMon, 31 Aug 2026 21:44:06 +0000Yuleny AbarcaRichard Wagner refused to call Parsifal an opera, but instead considered it a rite of “consecration.” For many years, its performance was restricted to the small German town of Bayreuth: the destination of a new kind of artistic/religious... Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7866falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-144-wagner-s-lohengrin--73000581 Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/d5c83443-c3f5-3f52-a906-b17af68e7360Wed, 15 Jul 2026 20:52:16 +0000Yuleny AbarcaLohengrin is THE quintessential “knight in shining armor” coming to the rescue of a damsel in distress.  Swanning in on his mysterious boat, he is a literal answer to her prayers.  But though he may be a gift from God, terms and conditions very much... Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7473falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-143-the-wreckers-by-ethel-smyth--72421349TheRestIsOpera.com is brimming with commentary on opera productions that he has seen around the world, as well as “scuttlebutt” about opera from a surprisingly well-informed little dog.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/07491eb8-5143-3746-924a-205241f79cb5Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:24:32 +0000Yuleny AbarcaCornwall in the mid-eighteenth century was a remote and isolated region along the southwest coast of Britain, one where a ship and its crew might easily be dashed on the jagged rocks. And sometimes, that catastrophe might be nudged along by missing or...TheRestIsOpera.com is brimming with commentary on opera productions that he has seen around the world, as well as “scuttlebutt” about opera from a surprisingly well-informed little dog.]]>7113falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-142-alcina-by-handel--71948451Grand Teton Music Festival and KHOL’s film critic.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/1ba0faa7-941b-3866-b0a0-68211ddbee4eSun, 10 May 2026 18:08:28 +0000Yuleny AbarcaA seemingly all-powerful sorceress rules over her own island domain.  She enchants not only nature, but also men, who are helpless to resist her charms.  And when she does tire of those besotted men, it’s nothing that a transfiguration from man to...Grand Teton Music Festival and KHOL’s film critic.]]>7090falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-141-attila-by-verdi--71277946operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/f3ed8d87-99c6-3c7d-9fa0-063054f97c38Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:24:51 +0000Yuleny AbarcaKnown to history as “The Scourge of God,” Attila was a rampaging conqueror who famously turned aside from the city of Rome after a meeting with the Pope.  In this version, Attila is also opposed by a vengeful slave, a morally flexible Roman general,...7177falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-140-moby-dick-by-heggie--70542558candicemkelseypoet.com  ]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/e7fb372b-97b1-3eb1-a10b-6c2f064d9e4fMon, 09 Mar 2026 00:45:25 +0000Yuleny AbarcaAll hands on deck! This episode of Opera for Everyone dives headlong into a leviathan of 21st-century opera: Jake Heggie’s Moby-Dick (2010). Adapted from Melville’s classic American novel, this seafaring drama is a gripping operatic meditation on...candicemkelseypoet.com  ]]>7120falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-139-le-prophete-by-meyerbeer--69935509TheRestIsOpera.com is brimming with commentary on opera productions that he has seen around the world, as well as “scuttlebutt” about opera from a suspiciously well-informed little dog.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/e619fcf0-90d3-36d3-98c6-cbd33b4005deTue, 10 Feb 2026 03:19:18 +0000Yuleny AbarcaWhen an entrenched oligarchy and a cynical revolution go to war with one another, what happens to all the people in the middle?  Some may be victimized, others silenced, and yet others swept up in the churn of events.  In Giacomo Meyerbeer’s Le...TheRestIsOpera.com is brimming with commentary on opera productions that he has seen around the world, as well as “scuttlebutt” about opera from a suspiciously well-informed little dog.]]>7100falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-138-rienzi-the-last-of-the-tribunes-by-wagner--69396322 Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/c7193bd8-ea83-36b2-894d-84884d8dc1a8Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:27:39 +0000Yuleny AbarcaRichard Wagner’s first truly successful opera, set in medieval Rome, sees a young nobleman in love with a young plebeian woman.  While this might sound like it’s going to be an operatic love story, it’s quite a different thing entirely: Grand Opera,... Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7462falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-137-the-threepenny-opera-by-weill-and-brecht--69044416operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/d6f313a0-97c0-35e0-808a-7e5ef54e6efdSun, 14 Dec 2025 20:09:15 +0000Yuleny AbarcaMac the Knife, terror of the London criminal underworld, is a character paradoxically best known to many as the subject of the upbeat, bubbly eponymous 1955, 1959, and 1960 hit single.  However, his fictional roots go much deeper, to a nearly 300-year...7182falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-136-ravel-s-l-enfant-et-les-sortileges--68592564 ericaminer.com]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/2b459251-95e8-39e3-aaad-a03a9d9b698dSun, 16 Nov 2025 19:13:51 +0000Yuleny AbarcaCan an opera, that most complex of art forms, take you back to childhood?  Unlikely though it might seem, L’Enfant et les Sortilèges (“The Child and the Enchantments”) does just that through the talents of composer Maurice Ravel and writer Colette. ... ericaminer.com]]>7027falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-135-the-rake-s-progress--68022791 Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/867af391-3b56-322a-9910-96e44091322eSun, 05 Oct 2025 19:03:40 +0000Yuleny AbarcaWhich is stronger: the temptations of a shadowy wish-granter, or the love of a virtuous woman?  In The Rake’s Progress, Tom’s true love Anne seeks to save him from himself, seeking to unwind the schemes of the literal devil.  Yet when the dust... Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7099falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-134-king-arthur-by-henry-purcell--67669545TheRestIsOpera.com is brimming with commentary on opera productions that he has seen around the world, and “scuttlebutt” about opera from a suspiciously well-informed little dog. Gerald Malone is also the Opera Critic of ReactionLife, a UK-based online current affairs and cultural publication.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/727dc8a0-977a-3ee8-bf98-231b992cabe3Mon, 08 Sep 2025 02:43:20 +0000Yuleny AbarcaKing Arthur stands astride the intersection of history, myth, legend, and politics.  In every age of the history of Britain, he is reinterpreted for new audiences and new purposes.  When composer Henry Purcell and poet-librettist John Dryden set out...TheRestIsOpera.com is brimming with commentary on opera productions that he has seen around the world, and “scuttlebutt” about opera from a suspiciously well-informed little dog. Gerald Malone is also the Opera Critic of ReactionLife, a UK-based online current affairs and cultural publication.]]>7072falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-133-semele-by-handel--67325475 Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/68398330-f23a-3b40-9f86-45f7b0abdec9Sun, 10 Aug 2025 23:25:25 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIt might at first sound like it would be nice to be the lover of the king of the Olympian gods, attended by divine spirits, and living in a luxurious palace among the clouds.  But this happily-ever-after turns sour after Princess Semele asks Jupiter... Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7303falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-132-verdi-s-aida--66968238TheRestIsOpera.com is brimming with commentary on opera productions that he has seen around the world, and “scuttlebutt” about opera from a suspiciously well-informed canine. Gerald Malone is also the Opera Critic of ReactionLife, a UK-based online current affairs and cultural publication.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/17b5ba70-58c9-366c-b8bf-eaa1d78e4600Sun, 13 Jul 2025 21:42:39 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThe young Aida loves the dashing military commander Radamès, and he adores her with a burning passion.Their mutual love is, however, somewhat complicated by the fact that Aida is a slave, enslaved by a princess who is equally smitten with the heroic...TheRestIsOpera.com is brimming with commentary on opera productions that he has seen around the world, and “scuttlebutt” about opera from a suspiciously well-informed canine. Gerald Malone is also the Opera Critic of ReactionLife, a UK-based online current affairs and cultural publication.]]>7117falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-131-wagner-s-tannhauser--66567795 Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/f183e377-afb4-3f85-bc28-7f1e54a9213aSun, 15 Jun 2025 19:53:07 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIf you’re going to have a love triangle, why not have a singing knight, a literal saint, and the Goddess of Love herself?  Come and enjoy the kind of sweeping, romantic, metaphysical yet dramatic opera that could only come from the utterly... Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7329falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-130-orlando-furioso-by-vivaldi--66142325Grand Teton Music Festival]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/1369b49b-0b50-3f2c-845a-1198408a0a7bSun, 18 May 2025 20:49:11 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOnce upon a time, there was a heroic knight, the greatest of Charlamagne’s famed paladins, and his name was Orlando (or Roland, depending on whom you ask.)  Among his many heroic deeds and great journeys was this: a quest to a magical isle to abduct...Grand Teton Music Festival]]>7124falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-129-romeo-et-juliette-by-berlioz--65768128 Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/ca93b06a-531b-3f3a-bfdb-6bbc4def4495Sun, 27 Apr 2025 16:26:45 +0000Yuleny AbarcaYou’ve never heard the story of Romeo and Juliet told like this! Not even if you have listened to the three previous episodes in which Pat and Kathleen discuss three operas based on the enduring tale of the “star-crossed lovers,” Ep. 120 Gounod’s... Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7111falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-128-medee-medea-by-charpentier--65052374operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/39794557-6e03-3b76-bfbb-9a3cf415f606Sun, 23 Mar 2025 20:35:39 +0000Yuleny AbarcaWhat can one woman do, when set against the entire world? Quite a lot, if she happens to be the sorceress Medea.  This French Baroque opera written by Marc Antoine Charpentier takes on the ancient tale of Medea’s struggle to find a place for herself...7162falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-127-die-meistersinger-von-nurnberg--64535602ReactionLife, a UK-based online current affairs and cultural publication.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/a3fc4f16-2a2b-3221-8050-222511585fbaMon, 24 Feb 2025 02:23:10 +0000Yuleny AbarcaCan a young man win a wife through a singing competition?  He just might, if he’s in Richard Wagner’s romantic comedy (yes, you read that right, “Richard Wagner’s romantic comedy,”) Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.  Young Walter may not be trained in...ReactionLife, a UK-based online current affairs and cultural publication.]]>7115rnbergfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-126-bellini-s-i-capuleti-e-i-montecchi--63773174 Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/4929afa0-d6dc-310f-9262-cb42e4ef312eTue, 21 Jan 2025 04:29:47 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIll-fated lovers caught up in a world incapable of supporting love not sanctioned by officialdom… it’s a story for the ages.  Join Pat and Kathleen for their third look at the Romeo and Juliet story in operatic form, I Capuleti e I Montecchi, by bel... Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7118falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-125-puccini-s-il-tabarro-erica-miner-s-overture-to-murder--63262081 ericaminer.com]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/526082c9-b367-31ec-aeb7-119fa70c3f89Wed, 11 Dec 2024 04:24:52 +0000Yuleny Abarca“Seems an opera house is the perfect place for mischief and mayhem,” says the hard-boiled Inspector Cristina as she seeks to unravel the mystery at the heart of Overture to Murder, the meticulously researched third book of Erica Miner’s “Julia Kogan... ericaminer.com]]>7120falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-124-giulietta-e-romeo-by-nicola-vaccai--62730363 Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/bdfeaebb-94e1-3894-a27d-7797b87b7c74Thu, 14 Nov 2024 03:21:02 +0000Yuleny AbarcaA great story is one that we are never done with, and there are few stories in human history with as many retellings and reimaginings as the epic tale of Romeo and Juliet.  Nicola Vaccai wrote this 1825 opera based not on the Elizabethan play, but on... Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7304falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-123-mozart-s-idomeneo--62260826ReactionLife.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/af97a118-e71e-3094-9853-d34a412431b0Sun, 06 Oct 2024 18:36:16 +0000Yuleny AbarcaTrying desperately to return home alive from the Trojan War, King Idomeneo makes a terrible promise to the sea god from the deck of his storm-ravaged ship.  The consequence of his promise is worse than he could imagine, and only after many twists does...ReactionLife.]]>7118falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-122-zoroastre-by-jean-philippe-rameau--62048685operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/e97c4bb0-e415-37c4-9e21-6bc9ccbb3103Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:41:05 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIt’s a battle for the fate of the universe as the Dark Side plots, schemes, and fights to gain dominance over the Light Side.  Though this opera predates Mozart’s The Magic Flute by several decades, you may find echoes here of Mozart’s beloved work,...7109falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-121-mozart-s-die-zauberflote--60988604operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/32cb1e72-2fe6-3cd8-88cf-2748b9cdfedfSun, 11 Aug 2024 15:36:08 +0000Yuleny AbarcaDie Zauberflöte (“The Magic Flute”) is, by any measure, one of the most popular, successful, and well-known operas ever written, delighting adults and children alike.  Yet experiencing Mozart’s The Magic Flute has left countless opera-goers reflecting...7335falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-120-gounod-s-romeo-et-juliette--60758541 Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/e7ed2098-0cd5-3766-8468-40e03645da00Sun, 21 Jul 2024 17:23:07 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOf all the love stories ever told, none quite compare to the enduring power of Romeo and Juliet. Over four centuries ago, English playwright William Shakespeare crafted a timeless story harnessing both the powers of profound love and deep hatred, and... Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7110falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-119-zoraida-di-granata-by-donizetti--60406543operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/56732652-2868-3557-be37-f872f9f90486Mon, 17 Jun 2024 00:24:22 +0000Yuleny AbarcaAn unscrupulous king pressures a woman to marry him.  She resists, knowing her heart belongs to the man who truly loves her, the chief general in the king’s army. Into this love-triangle, toss in a scheming underling of the king, a sympathetic maid of...7116falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ofe-presents-a-brief-conversation-with-khol-s-executive-director--60398776891KHOL.org/donate. June 15 marks the beginning of KHOL’s summer membership drive. Thank you everyone!]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/e8bf340e-4429-3393-b05c-ff30518a3b3aSun, 16 Jun 2024 02:57:54 +0000Yuleny AbarcaKHOL in Jackson WY is Opera for Everyone’s home radio station, and Wyoming’s only community radio station.  If you have ever wanted to support Opera for Everyone, please consider supporting KHOL at http://891khol.org/donate. June 15 marks the...891KHOL.org/donate. June 15 marks the beginning of KHOL’s summer membership drive. Thank you everyone!]]>353falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-118-a-midsummer-night-s-dream-by-benjamin-britten--60091964 Constructive Criticism on Substack.  ]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/0fb4e2ca-ed81-37d2-84db-e76856e91db9Sun, 19 May 2024 21:58:32 +0000Yuleny Abarca“The course of true love never did run smooth.”  Shakespeare’s iconic "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" gives us some of the Bard’s most memorable (and ridiculous) characters and situations.  Benjamin Britten, together with his partner Peter Pears, so... Constructive Criticism on Substack.  ]]>7114falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-117-the-fairy-queen-by-henry-purcell--59462523 Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/35bf21c6-5b92-396d-b191-eb5a81ece4e1Mon, 15 Apr 2024 01:03:36 +0000Yuleny AbarcaWas it only a dream? Baroque composer Henry Purcell was on his way to establishing a national operatic tradition based on the dramatic and musical traditions of the English, when, alas, his life was cut short after just 36 years.  Join us as we... Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7119falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-116-verdi-s-la-forza-del-destino-lisa-reagan-s-what-we-need-is-here--58834132 lisareagan.com For more cultural and arts commentary by Kathleen Van De Wille, visit Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/17bcf802-0a1a-3c48-a6ae-7524c754469aMon, 26 Feb 2024 20:02:34 +0000Yuleny AbarcaWhere passion joins with music and poetry we find opera. In this sweet spot, we also find What We Need Is Here, the most recent project by accomplished musician and singer, Lisa Reagan. Lisa joins us to talk about creating an album of songs for... lisareagan.com For more cultural and arts commentary by Kathleen Van De Wille, visit Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7559falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-115-berg-s-lulu-erica-miner-s-prelude-to-murder--58407381 ericaminer.com]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/c058f3a6-0f78-3f7b-b44f-1a8209875effMon, 22 Jan 2024 16:31:20 +0000Yuleny AbarcaTwo things never go out of fashion: opera and mystery.  In this episode, mystery writer and former opera violinist Erica Miner talks with us about her opera mystery series and Lulu, Berg’s high-body-count melodrama.  Lulu, which features prominently... ericaminer.com]]>7113falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-114-amahl-and-the-night-visitors--58162912 Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/ba35ce1c-ae33-321d-8471-4d5f5d4588c8Sun, 31 Dec 2023 21:57:47 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIn Amahl and the Night Visitors, a young boy and his mother unexpectedly play host to the Magi on their way to meet the infant Jesus.  Originally written for television, this opera uniquely bridges the ancient and modern in a heartfelt exploration of... Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7108falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-13-l-italiana-in-algeri-by-rossini--57713034operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/44274156-0d88-3b3f-8209-65cd4a814329Sun, 19 Nov 2023 16:42:19 +0000Yuleny AbarcaBy turns funny, serious, and seriously funny, L’Italiana in Algeri is a fascinating assembly of romantic tropes: a spurned wife, a shipwrecked lover, a pirate king, and a daring escape.  At the same time, it deals with serious themes of agency, power,...7094falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-112-the-egyptian-helen-by-richard-strauss--57021240 Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/1d8256f2-9386-3fdc-937d-b6af034ed218Mon, 02 Oct 2023 03:42:42 +0000Yuleny Abarca“The face that launched a thousand ships.” Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman in the world, has a problem.  Her husband plans to kill her, but she just wants him to fall in love with her again.  She may just need a miracle to pull it off, but if... Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7741falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-111-tosca-by-giacomo-puccini--56600879operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/3c769713-f675-38de-9858-191e793df89cSat, 26 Aug 2023 23:33:32 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOne 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 of events that starts with petty jealousy and ends...7116falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episodio-129-el-podcast-de-yuleny-abarca--56446177https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56446177Sat, 12 Aug 2023 00:46:35 +0000Yuleny Abarca215falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-110-das-liebesverbot-by-wagner--56331395Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/1598dd91-da64-3a18-8b09-92e844e5bd85Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:04:46 +0000Yuleny AbarcaRichard 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 lifetime was an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Measure...Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7447falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episodio-1-el-podcast-de-yuleny-abarca--56299016https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56299016Sun, 30 Jul 2023 02:20:32 +0000Yuleny AbarcaAudio descriptor64falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-224-expanding-the-canon-part-iii-foreign-works--56299036tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1556636509Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:00:25 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have the last of three episodes exploring how the operatic canon is being expanded, featuring Guild lecturer Matthew Timmermans. In this final episode, he will dive into how the Met’s...4189falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-109-die-frau-ohne-schatten-by-richard-strauss--56301021Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/b5585579-dac0-3c4f-ab2a-9c5d36894d17Mon, 26 Jun 2023 01:31:23 +0000Yuleny AbarcaAt 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 between composer Richard Strauss and librettist...Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7110falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-223-expanding-the-canon-part-ii-star-studded-revivals--56299042tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1540004155Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:00:06 +0000Yuleny AbarcaToday, we have the second of three episodes exploring how the operatic canon is being expanded, featuring Guild lecturer Matthew Timmermans. In this episode, he will dive into star-studded revivals —looking at somewhat unknown operas that are often...3890falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-222-expanding-the-canon-part-i-new-works--56299091tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1531416580Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:45:04 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have the first of three episodes exploring how the operatic canon is being expanded, featuring Guild lecturer Matthew Timmermans. In this first episode, he will dive into two new...4295falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-221-talking-about-opera-on-die-zauberflote--56299085tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1525972138Wed, 31 May 2023 14:00:18 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn today’s episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we are delving into our archives to explore Die Zauberflöte with the late renowned music scholar Father Owen Lee. Die Zauberflöte is a sublime and magical fairytale full of mysticism, love,...3226falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-108-lucrezia-borgia-by-donizetti--56301023 Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/e4d00535-75e3-337d-bb40-44621a84bfd2Sun, 21 May 2023 13:18:56 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOne 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 effort to find the kind of love that might change her... Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7235falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-220-opera-outlook-on-don-giovanni--56299040tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1515541519Wed, 17 May 2023 13:00:28 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we are joined by lecturer Phillip Gainsley as he explores the music and drama of Don Giovanni. Based on the legend of Don Juan, Mozart’s masterpiece has remained on the operatic stage since...3772falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-219-opera-outlook-on-champion--56299046tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1497046687Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:00:07 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we are joined by lecturer Tanisha Mitchell as she discusses the music and real-life themes of Champion, an “opera in jazz.”3019falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-107-macbeth-by-verdi--56301034Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/212802a4-2fed-310e-ade6-3c91709aa813Sat, 22 Apr 2023 21:09:09 +0000Yuleny Abarca“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 went on to craft the first of his three completed...Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7115falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-218-the-mythos-and-myths-of-wagner-s-male-characters-part-ii--56299044tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1478758234Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:00:18 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have the second of two episodes exploring the mythos and myths of Wagner’s male characters, featuring Guild lecturer Desiree Mays. In this second episode, she will continue to explore the...4375falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-106-giulio-cesare-in-egitto-by-handel--56301028Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/00e148bf-16e8-3e39-b495-ec968cf16b40Sun, 26 Mar 2023 01:44:50 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOne 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 Cesare in Egitto.  Join Pat, Kathleen, and Grant for a...Constructive Criticism on Substack.]]>7069falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-217-the-mythos-and-myths-of-wagner-s-male-characters-part-i--56299038tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1473213979Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:00:18 +0000Yuleny AbarcaMythos, myth, legend and folk art were all topics that captivated Richard Wagner when he was no longer satisfied with realistic situations and the confines of time and space. On today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have the...4821falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-216-opera-outlook-on-lohengrin--56299092tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1468160350Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:00:10 +0000Yuleny AbarcaLohengrin is a pivotal work in Wagner’s stylistic development, showcased by his tremendous ability to represent the psychology of his characters through music. Lohengrin returned to the Met stage this season, in a brand-new production by director...3441falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-215-l-elisir-d-amore--56299047tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1462564033Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:00:08 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn today's episode of the Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we are joined by soprano and the Guild's School Programs Senior Associate, Alyson Sheehan, as she discusses the bel canto classic, L'Elisir d'Amore.3159falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-105-the-marriage-of-figaro-and-elly-uncomposed-with-valerie-niemerg--56301025operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/cd08fa3b-8fc2-316c-b4b0-7906a9508f22Sat, 25 Feb 2023 16:07:14 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOne 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 author and retired opera singer, Valerie Niemerg. ...7143falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-214-operatic-singing-and-recording--56299050tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1453345561Wed, 22 Feb 2023 21:00:17 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn today's Met Opera Guild podcast, we are joined by musicologist and lecturer Diana Maron as she discusses the evolution of early recording technology and opera.2439falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-213-verdi-s-merry-masterpiece-falstaff--56299055tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1447514506Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:00:35 +0000Yuleny AbarcaVerdi’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 until Arturo Toscanini insisted on reviving it at La Scala, and later The Metropolitan Opera, in the 1890s. On...2658falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-104-nabucco-by-verdi--56301026operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/b01fedab-0e8e-357c-8602-5a45a0cbff62Fri, 13 Jan 2023 17:47:55 +0000Yuleny AbarcaA 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 Verdi’s own struggle to overcome personal tragedies...7121falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-46-remastered-handel-s-messiah-ofe-holiday-special--56301032operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/9bc1be61-1278-3066-91c7-dc330f438f34Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:05:43 +0000Yuleny AbarcaHandel’s beloved Messiah, known for its thrilling Hallelujah Chorus, is a long-standing favorite during the Christmas season.  Neither an opera, nor Christmas music, this English-language oratorio was composed for the Easter Season and premièred in...7123falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-103-ofe-presents-opera-mysteries-with-erica-miner--56301039operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/e030f0bf-65b7-3620-bd7b-263f43fa987dSun, 27 Nov 2022 13:33:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaHave you ever asked what might be going on backstage at an opera house?  Or wondered about what secrets hide behind those glittering stages?  Drawing on 21 years as a violinist in the Metropolitan Opera, Erica Miner guides her readers through a...7132falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-102-die-fledermaus-by-johann-strauss-ii--56301045(www.rosiebrooks.com)  ]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/0fce402b-4c54-3b0f-b93d-91216d09c6ffFri, 28 Oct 2022 02:20:49 +0000Yuleny AbarcaGlittering and gloriously tuneful, Die Fledermaus (“The Bat”) is the most enduring operetta of Vienna’s famous “Waltz King,” Johann Strauss II.  Its plot features revenge, infidelity, disguised identities, and a glamorous ball at its center, given by...(www.rosiebrooks.com)  ]]>7452falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-207-opera-outlook-medea--56299082tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1366081447Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:30:28 +0000Yuleny AbarcaCherubini was a child prodigy who composed several works by the time he was thirteen, before turning his sights to the operatic stage. Perhaps his most famous work, Medea opened the 2022-23 Met Opera season, marking the company premiere of the opera....2942falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-101-un-ballo-in-maschera-by-verdi--56301033operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/282e8b6c-c330-3fc8-b0c3-8d7f0b4e7ba8Tue, 13 Sep 2022 02:34:50 +0000Yuleny AbarcaMasks, both literal and figurative, abound in Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera, “A Masked Ball.”  Conspirators feign support of a leader they despise.  A noblewoman must veil both her face and her feelings from her husband.  The governor must put on a...7103falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-100-oedipus-rex-and-persephone-by-stravinsky--56301027operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/ae0ae9dd-fa31-3a97-a1f8-ad72393507f2Tue, 09 Aug 2022 15:41:16 +0000Yuleny AbarcaA beloved king becomes reviled by his family and his people as previously hidden dark deeds come to light.  A young woman loses her innocence and freedom through the machinations of the lord of the underworld.  The timeless ancient Greek stories of...7087falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-204-opera-and-greek-drama-part-iv--56299068tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1312803745Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:03:19 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIn the last part of our series Opera and Greek Drama, we’ll conclude our journey of Greek drama after the Trojan War with arguably the most violent and bloodthirsty of Greek myths, the saga of Agamemnon. Lecturer Matthew Timmermans will begin by...3378falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-99-il-ritorno-d-ulisse-in-patria-by-monteverdi--56301036operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/4e55e0fe-c68b-3eb3-82c0-cc074b4dbb96Mon, 27 Jun 2022 02:29:18 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThere is no secular story nearly so important to the Western tradition as the Odyssey, a timeless tale of heroism, achievement, and loss.  The subject matter of this epic poem has found its way into many works of art, and likely the earliest opera...8085falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-200-lucia-and-madness-study-day-part-ii--56299059tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1292296558Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:32:44 +0000Yuleny AbarcaWe have reached podcast episode #200! In today’s episode of the Metropolitan Opera Guild podcast, lecturer Dr. Mark Pottinger leads us through the second part of his Study Day all about Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor and the fascinating history of...3362falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-197-opera-outlook-on-lucia-di-lammermoor--56299074tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1270152838Wed, 18 May 2022 14:00:19 +0000Yuleny AbarcaFrom the vocal fireworks featured in the famous “mad scene” to the popularized sextet Lucia continues to fascinate audiences today. Many sopranos have taken the role, including, Maria Callas, Joan Sutherland, Renata Scotto, Lisette Oropesa and the...3204falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-98-la-donna-del-lago-by-rossini--56301031Constructive Criticism on Substack.  (Discussed at 1:44:01 on this podcast.)]]>operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/063775ea-446d-371e-a0c6-4d901a4756dbSat, 23 Apr 2022 18:51:47 +0000Yuleny AbarcaWe all know that feeling when we want to marry one rebel leader, but our father wants us to marry the chief rebel leader, but then one day a wandering king disguised as a huntsman starts chatting us up on the moors. With this timeless and relatable...Constructive Criticism on Substack.  (Discussed at 1:44:01 on this podcast.)]]>7122falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-196-opera-outlook-don-carlos--56299089tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1237492783Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:54:54 +0000Yuleny AbarcaFor the first time in the company’s history, the Metropolitan Opera is presenting Verdi’s tragic opera Don Carlos in its original five act French version. Set during the period of the tumultuous Spanish Inquisition, this opera boasts a super star...3553falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-97-ofe-meets-maestro-joseph-rescigno-ft-ariadne-auf-naxos-by-strauss--56301030operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/e9bd76aa-8d13-3b97-89a7-82fbbd8bfecdSat, 05 Mar 2022 19:15:28 +0000Yuleny AbarcaMeet Maestro Joseph Rescigno–gentleman, author, and opera conductor extraordinaire.  The Maestro joins OFE for this wide-ranging discussion of the how, what, and why of conducting opera.  Drawing on material from his book, Conducting Opera: Where...7138falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-96-the-cunning-little-vixen-by-leos-janacek--56301040operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/d72acf6e-8b9b-3a86-9828-ed4f53cbfc49Tue, 25 Jan 2022 03:16:57 +0000Yuleny AbarcaLeos Janacek’s opera about a clever little fox living in the worlds of both animals and humans has many of the charming and amusing elements expected of traditional children’s stories.  However, don’t let this Cunning Little Vixen fool you.  Her...7132falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-95-beatrice-et-benedict-by-berlioz--56301051operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/a1c25248-891c-35d6-b316-693effb642dcSun, 12 Dec 2021 21:17:03 +0000Yuleny AbarcaBeatrice and Benedick often steal the show in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing with their sharp-tongued banter, and a romance that is as unlikely as it is inevitable.  Composer Hector Berlioz was captivated by these characters, and turned their...7122falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-191-opera-outlook-eurydice-with-w-anthony-sheppard--56299088tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1170123991Wed, 01 Dec 2021 22:02:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaWith music by Genius grant recipient Matthew Aucoin, libretto by recipient Sarah Ruhl, and stage direction by recipient Mary Zimmerman, Eurydice is a new examination of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice from Eurydice’s point of view. This...2898falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-94-opera-for-everyone-meets-united-arts-studies--56301035operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/458cb289-22c4-3e38-a67f-38fe0dbb658bMon, 08 Nov 2021 01:32:18 +0000Yuleny AbarcaWhat does Salvador Dali have in common with opera?  Listen to this episode to find out! This episode features special guests soprano Elizaveta Ulakhovich and baritone Perry Sook talking about their work and lives as an operatic couple.  Their newest...7140falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-93-der-rosenkavalier-by-strauss--56301037operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/80d1b98a-0044-3466-bbfd-807e25fb22c0Sat, 23 Oct 2021 20:51:58 +0000Yuleny AbarcaAll things must come to an end, but few approach endings with such grace as Marschallin Marie-Therese, the iconic character of Der Rosenkavalier.  At once epic and intimate in scope, Strauss’s masterwork resists characterization, at various points...7519falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-92-cox-and-box-pirates-of-penzance-by-sullivan-and-gilbert--56301042operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/5f302a97-399c-38bf-b3af-06eb3cddaf62Mon, 30 Aug 2021 03:27:37 +0000Yuleny AbarcaRiding high on the tide of their smash success, H.M.S. Pinafore, W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan enjoyed celebrity on both sides of the Atlantic.  While engaged in defending the integrity of their work against inferior pirated versions, they hastily...7141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-184-great-divas-i-have-seen-part-iv-with-ira-siff--56299078tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1095652048Wed, 28 Jul 2021 13:33:29 +0000Yuleny AbarcaBy turns regal and opulent, rich and astounding, the operatic diva has the ability to move you with performances that you will remember for the rest of your life. In the final episode of our four-part series, we’re joined by lecturer Ira Siff as he...2692falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-91-guillaume-tell-by-rossini-extended-version--56301043operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/507b9371-a914-33a5-8157-36669492ae0aSun, 18 Jul 2021 03:20:04 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThis extended version of our William Tell show includes everything from the regular length show, plus more history, more music, more explication, and more fun! Imperial soldiers, determined rebels, a martyred elder, a plucky youth, a noble princess, a...7846falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-91-guillaume-tell-by-rossini--56301052operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/c85e2cf6-7dba-3016-ab21-882a29a6fd41Sun, 18 Jul 2021 03:08:56 +0000Yuleny AbarcaImperial soldiers, determined rebels, a martyred elder, a plucky youth, a noble princess, a cruel oppressor… it’s not Star Wars; it’s Rossini’s final opera, William Tell!  First performed in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Era and inspired by much...7141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-90-benvenuto-cellini-by-berlioz--56301066operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/1f37dc6f-5938-35ad-aa18-6289f657ef05Fri, 18 Jun 2021 20:27:47 +0000Yuleny AbarcaAn adventurous Renaissance artist’s action-packed autobiography provided compelling inspiration for Hector Berlioz’s first completed opera, Benvenuto Cellini.  Berlioz strongly identified with the notorious Cellini, seeing in him a mirror of his own...7141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-89-trial-by-jury-and-h-m-s-pinafore-by-gilbert-and-sullivan--56301029operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/6b090db3-a55b-36b2-a391-918dbb6a82b3Tue, 25 May 2021 01:14:58 +0000Yuleny AbarcaHow do you get from The Opera to The Musical?  Any answer to that question would have to include the powerhouse Victorian English duo of Gilbert and Sullivan and their ground-breaking form of “light opera.”  Hilarious, cheerful, and energetic, they...7277falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-88-susannah-by-carlisle-floyd--56301050operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/94ab7482-44be-302c-bf73-488daaf0ddf0Mon, 05 Apr 2021 19:32:17 +0000Yuleny AbarcaAlthough only included in some versions of the biblical book of Daniel, the story of “Susanna and the Elders” has long been a favorite artistic subject thanks to its risqué content and virtuous heroine, Susanna.  Inspired by this story of lechery,...7248falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-87-pelleas-et-melisande-by-debussy--56301047operaforeveryoneshow.podbean.com/40ad1664-4464-32c5-bd0e-bdda1efd9323Wed, 17 Mar 2021 23:10:43 +0000Yuleny AbarcaA beautiful young woman with long golden hair; a charming young prince who lives in a castle in the fantastic land of Allemonde… While these may be the ingredients for a classic fairy-tale, this story subverts all expectations.  First performed in the...7143falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-86-orpheus-in-the-underworld-by-offenbach--56301044tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/984928714Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:46:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIt’s not just modern interpreters who poke fun at distinguished personages of the mythic past. In the mid-nineteenth century, Jacques Offenbach turned the Orpehus and Euridice story on its head in his smash-hit, Orpheus in the Underworld. This work,...7141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-85-l-orfeo-by-monteverdi--56301069tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/967696252Mon, 18 Jan 2021 05:13:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIn the palace of the Duke of Mantua in 1607, composer Claudio Monteverdi presented a ground-breaking “musical fable” to a select group. The music may sound Medieval to our ears, but it was truly modern at the time, and proved itself an early Baroque...7140falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-84-l-enfance-du-christ-by-berlioz--56301085tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/952659784Wed, 23 Dec 2020 03:37:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaJoin Opera for Everyone this holiday season as we explore Hector Berlioz’s unusual take on the Christmas story, L’Enfance du Christ. Instead of telling the familiar story culminating in the adoration of the newborn babe, Berlioz composed both music...7130falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-83-the-merry-widow-by-franz-lehar--56301098tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/944064031Wed, 09 Dec 2020 03:32:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIn Franz Lehar's operetta The Merry Widow, the men cheerfully complain "the study of women is hard," and the women dance circles around them! Premiered in the early twentieth century, The Merry Widow was an international sensation on an unprecedented...7139falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-82-hamlet-by-ambroise-thomas--56301048tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/928967947Sat, 14 Nov 2020 01:59:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaTo thine own self be true… with the source material, however, you can be more flexible. In the mid-19th century, Ambroise Thomas created a Grand Opera that took on what many consider the greatest play ever written. Travel through a familiar story...7141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-81-ofe-presents-starting-them-young-with-rosie-brooks--56301078tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/912052567Sat, 17 Oct 2020 04:54:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThe young ones in your life may not be ready to sit through the entire Ring Cycle, but we can assure you that the world of opera has many delights available to them. On this episode Keely and Pat are joined by special guest, illustrator and opera...7141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-80-the-makropulos-case-by-janacek--56301046tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/894033607Wed, 16 Sep 2020 03:47:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaA beautiful diva arrives just in time to shed new light on an inheritance case that is a century old. She doesn’t behave like other women, and somehow she knows exactly where to locate the will that has eluded searchers for generations. The mystery...7141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-79-mefistofele-by-arrigo-boito--56301041tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/880957033Mon, 24 Aug 2020 03:12:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThe Devil takes center stage in this opera based on the Faust story: a timeless tale of the seductive nature of evil and the redemptive promise of grace. Known primarily for his many successful libretti, Arrigo Boito gave his full poetic,...7141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-78-faust-by-charles-gounod--56301084tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/868516264Sat, 01 Aug 2020 18:15:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaA deal with the Devil; a Faustian bargain. When an elderly scholar prays to the Devil in desperation, he learns that it might not be wise to let the Devil answer his prayers. Faust gains only transitory pleasures but causes the pitiful downfall of a...7141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-77-rusalka-by-dvorak--56301070tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/861064099Mon, 20 Jul 2020 02:58:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaA beautiful woman encounters a handsome prince near her home. She cannot tell the prince that she loves him, but her passion is so powerful that she chooses to give up her family and voice in order to appear to him and win his love. His wavering...7142falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-76-la-damnation-de-faust-by-berlioz--56301076tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/851269210Fri, 03 Jul 2020 03:28:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaFaust, an aging scholar, despairs that the world holds no further interest for him. But the crafty devil Mephistopheles appears and invites Faust to pleasures not found in his books. Of course, it is never wise to make a deal with the Devil. The...7141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-75-i-capuleti-e-i-montecchi-by-bellini--56301055tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/839796922Sun, 14 Jun 2020 03:17:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThese are not Shakespeare’s Montagues and Capulets! Based on the original medieval Italian source material, Bellini’s take on the star-crossed lovers portrays Romeo as a young man who knows his mind and leads an army. Juliet loves Romeo deeply, but...7143falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-74-werther-by-massenet--56301127tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/821343058Fri, 15 May 2020 21:25:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaYoung Werther is the embodiment of Romanticism. He swoons for nature, sighs for love, and marvels at the innocence of childhood. These impulses, however, can turn dark when his desires are thwarted. A sensation when it was published, Goethe’s story...7161falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-73-le-comte-ory-by-rossini--56301058tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/812772148Sun, 03 May 2020 17:37:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaRossini’s witty and urbane Le Comte Ory is a comic opera full of mirth and ridiculous disguises. Meet the randy Comte Ory and his merry band of singing knights. While the decent men of the castle are away in the Holy Land, the Comte plays the part...7141falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-72-salome-by-strauss--56301081tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/801152284Fri, 17 Apr 2020 21:54:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaWhen a young princess's depraved stepfather asks her to dance, she sees a way to satisfy her lust for the imprisoned John (the Baptist). Based on an Oscar Wilde play dramatizing a biblical story, the opera Salome was shocking and enticing for...7137falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-71-5-ofe-presents-songs-of-triumph-and-celebration--56301065tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/788721844Wed, 01 Apr 2020 22:25:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIn the last of a series of five special episodes, Keely and Pat play some of opera’s great works around a theme of triumph and celebration. Get ready to humm, sing, and dance along to these heart-pumping pieces!3544falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-71-4-ofe-presents-tchaikovsky-s-symphony-no-4--56301056tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/787346356Tue, 31 Mar 2020 03:58:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThe fourth in a series of five special episodes takes a close look at Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony. This powerfully dramatic work was partly inspired by Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony... and partly by one particularly tumultuous year in Tchaikovsky’s...3541falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-71-3-ofe-presents-symphonie-fantastique-by-berlioz--56301060tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/786410911Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:28:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThe third in a series of five special episodes explores Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. Berlioz uses this symphony to illustrate episodes in “the life of an artist.” Autobiography, soaring imagination, and quintessential Romantic sensibilities...3539falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-71-1-ofe-presents-rossini-overtures--56301059tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/784907527Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:28:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThis first in a series of five special OFE episodes explores overtures by Rossini. He was such a master of the form, that he set the standard and spawned countless imitators. Among them, Rossini himself, who used one particular overture for four...3541falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-70-don-carlos-by-verdi-extended-version--56301071tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/774728002Thu, 12 Mar 2020 03:33:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThis extended version of our Don Carlos show includes everything from the regular length show, plus a little more music and a lot more history! Don Carlos, son of King Philip II of Spain, is bethrothed to the daughter of the King of France. In this...8029falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-70-don-carlos-by-verdi--56301063tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/774725296Thu, 12 Mar 2020 03:23:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaDon Carlos, son of King Philip II of Spain, is bethrothed to the daughter of the King of France. In this romantic portrayal of history, they fall in love at first sight, but their happiness is dashed when Philip II decides to make Elizabeth his own...7057falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-69-agrippina-by-handel--56301091tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/760972927Sat, 15 Feb 2020 05:46:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaAn ambitious mother, a pliable son, amorous courtiers, a headstrong emperor, a quick-witted lady, and an upstanding army commander. All historical figures from first century Rome, these are the characters who scheme, intrigue, and try to survive in...7435falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-68-lucia-di-lammermoor-by-donizetti--56301061tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/750698710Tue, 28 Jan 2020 02:00:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaA young woman falls in love with a handsome young man who saves her from a wild beast. This Bel Canto classic is not, however, a simple love story. Based on the Walter Scott novel The Bride of Lammermoor, this opera puts the fragile Lucia at the...7162falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-67-kata-kabanova-by-janacek--56301073tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/741913987Sat, 11 Jan 2020 19:16:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThe torment and passion of a young wife living in a small town on the Volga River inspire exquisitely lush music from the incomparable Czech composer Leoš Janáček. Káta Kabanová dreams of soaring like a bird, but falls to earthly desires. As she...7163falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-66-hansel-und-gretel-holiday-special-2019--56301087tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/733189744Tue, 24 Dec 2019 01:06:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaJoin the world of fairy tales as two lost, hungry, playful, and resourceful children spring forth toward adventure and danger. Engelbert Humperdinck first began to write these songs to accompany his family's production of a holiday show. Before long...7165falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-65-ernani-by-verdi--56301119tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/724348246Sun, 08 Dec 2019 04:09:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaElvira has it all... youth, beauty, and three determined suitors. But her blessings turn into a curse as passion and power collide. It is good to be king... and emperor too. Based on a story by Victor Hugo, this opera was the first of many...7159falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-64-akhnaten-by-glass--56301113tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/716194804Thu, 21 Nov 2019 04:22:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThirty-three centuries ago, a doomed visionary Pharaoh tried to remake the world in honor of his god. Thirty-five years ago, a brilliant composer created a powerful opera that explored the wonder and the tragedy of that ancient dreamer. Philip...7163falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-63-orfeo-ed-euridice-by-gluck--56301064tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/706266748Fri, 01 Nov 2019 04:50:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaWith Orfeo ed Euridice, Christoph Willibald Gluck turned to an ancient story to show that he could create a new kind of opera. Powerful music displays powerful emotion, and this story tells us that the strongest emotion of all is love. You may know...7161falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-62-turandot-by-giacomo-puccini--56301053tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/696574189Wed, 16 Oct 2019 01:44:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIn Puccini’s final opera, the icy princess Turandot inspires The Unknown Prince to risk his life in the hope of winning her hand. His quest does not require the usual feats of derring-do... Instead, he must battle wits with her. Though he ultimately...7160falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-61-manon-lescaut-by-puccini--56301079tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/686341765Wed, 25 Sep 2019 00:55:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIn Giacomo Puccini's first major hit, Manon Lescaut, we meet the adventurous young Manon as she is headed to a convent to live out the rest of her days. Soon, however, she finds herself torn between a man she loves, and a man whose wealth she loves....7163falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-60-romeo-et-juliette-by-charles-gounod--56301072tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/677479656Sat, 07 Sep 2019 02:37:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaCharles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette is an operatic take on Shakespeare’s timeless and tragic tale of young love bursting through old hatreds. Gounod’s sumptuous music exquisitely transports us into the world of the Juliette Capulet and Roméo Montague....7160falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-59-les-troyens-by-berlioz--56301049tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/669003746Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:15:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaHector Berlioz’s opera “Les Troyens” is an opera on a truly epic scale, with a story based on the oldest and most successful fan fiction ever written: The Aneid, Virgil's take on the great warrior from the siege of Troy presented in Homer's Illiad....7110falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-58-carmen-by-georges-bizet--56301067tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/657462371Sun, 28 Jul 2019 04:46:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaEven if you think you don’t know Opera, you know something of Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen. The tunes pervade our culture, and for good reason, popping up in films, television, and advertisements. They not only convey the passion and identity of...7110falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-57-xerxes-by-handel--56301115tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/650461559Sat, 13 Jul 2019 06:40:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThis episode we present, Handel’s Xerxes, an opera that initially failed at the box office for being too silly and unorthodox. Today’s audiences love it. . . for being so silly and unorthodox. This Baroque opera features the ancient king of Persia,...7119falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-56-il-barbiere-di-siviglia-by-rossini--56301075tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/644729253Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:28:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaRossini’s exuberant Opera Buffa, The Barber of Seville, features the irrepressible jack-of-all-trades Figaro. This Bel Canto masterpiece is where you will hear the quintessential opera piece “Largo al Factorum,” best known for the glorious (and...7155falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-55-wagner-s-the-ring-of-the-nibelung--56301131tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/637102722Sat, 15 Jun 2019 16:13:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaHave you ever wondered just who that woman with the blond braids, shining breastplate, and iconic opera helmet might be? Meet Brünhilde and her clan in the in this epic tale. Dwarfs, water nymphs, giants, dragons, forbidden love, heroes, gods,...7144falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-54-maria-stuarda-by-donizetti--56301074tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/630542769Sun, 02 Jun 2019 19:01:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaWith unabashed romanticism, Gaetano Donizetti sweeps us into the passions of the final days of Mary Queen of Scots in his Bel Canto masterpiece, Maria Stuarda. Donizetti seeks not accuracy in history and politics, but to explore the boundaries of...7126falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-53-anna-bolena-by-donizetti--56301089tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/618836058Sat, 11 May 2019 00:17:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaDonizetti dazzles in the Bel Canto masterpieces that comprise his Tudor Queen “trilogy.” In Anna Bolena, the first of these, Henry VIII has turned against his second wife, Anne Boleyn, and decided to make Anne’s lady-in-waiting, Jane Seymour, his...7129falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-52-arabella-by-richard-strauss--56301090tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/611992233Fri, 26 Apr 2019 23:19:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaArabella delights with its lyric comedy and fascinates with its depth of psychological insight. This sixth and final collaboration between composer Richard Strauss and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal, a society opera set in nineteenth century...7080falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-51-daughter-of-the-regiment-by-donizetti--56301095tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/601918983Sat, 06 Apr 2019 16:03:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaJoin us for Gaetano Donizetti’s exquisite Bel Canto comic opera, La Fille du Régiment. Found as a baby on the battlefield, Marie was raised by the regiment. Her true love, Tonio, enlists to be by her side, but it’s complicated. Pavarotti, as Tonio,...7136falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-50-la-cenerentola-by-rossini--56301077tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/593784915Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:43:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaRossini’s La Cenerentola is subtitled “Goodness Triumphant,” and in this opera we see a joyful celebration of goodness. It is the familiar Cinderella story, but without the magical elements. Magic is unnecessary for the larger-than-life characters...7111falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-49-adriana-lecouvreur-by-francesco-cilea--56301057tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/572713842Sat, 09 Feb 2019 18:08:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaAdriana Lecouvreur, by composer Francesco Cilea and librettist Arturo Colautti, is an opera that exquisitely dramatizes the life of the great French actress Adrienne Lecouvreur of the Comédie Française. Adriana Lecouvreur’s story is based on the...7111falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-48-the-flying-dutchman-der-fliegende-hollander-by-wagner--56301109tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/565211847Sun, 27 Jan 2019 03:50:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaRichard Wagner’s earliest opera in repertoire, The Flying Dutchman: once every seven years, the black ghost ship with blood-red sails enters port, and its captain goes ashore in search of faithful love to redeem his curse. With special guest, Greg.7097falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-47-la-traviata-by-verdi-take-two--56301130tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/555724032Tue, 08 Jan 2019 06:04:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIn describing La Traviata, Verdi called it “a subject for our time.” Though the pressures and expectations of the mid-19th century opera world required setting it in the previous century, La Traviata is a timeless and tuneful look at some of the most...7106falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-46-handel-s-messiah-holiday-special-2018--56301088tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/549559899Mon, 24 Dec 2018 17:12:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIn this second annual Holiday Special, host Pat Wright is joined by frequent guest co-host Grant Wright to take a close look and listen to that long-standing Christmas favorite, Handel’s Messiah. Neither an opera, nor Christmas music (it was an...7097falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-45-girl-of-the-golden-west-by-puccini--56301114tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/542489049Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:52:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaLa Fanciulla Del West, The Girl of the Golden West, is a three-act opera by Giacomo Puccini that premiered at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in 1910. Set in gold rush California, this is the story of a saloon owner, the desperado she loves, and the...7104falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-44-roberto-devereux-by-donizetti--56301083tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/535479012Mon, 26 Nov 2018 00:47:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaRoberto Devereaux, from 1837, is a Bel Canto opera by Gaetano Donizetti set at the end of the end of the reign of Elizabeth I of England. The opera is the third of Donizetti’s “Tudor Queen Operas,” preceded by Anna Bolena (1830) and Maria Stuarda...7098falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-43-samson-et-dalila-by-saint-saens--56301124tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/524919621Mon, 05 Nov 2018 03:11:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaSamson et Dalila is Camille Saint-Saëns’ magnificent three-act opera based on the biblical story of Samson and Delilah, with a French libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire. It premiered in 1877 and remains the sole opera in the popular modern opera repertoire...7098falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-42-cavalleria-rusticana-i-pagliacci--56301116tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/517453302Sun, 21 Oct 2018 04:46:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaCavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni & I Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo are arguably Opera’s most well-known double-bill. Two verismo operas, they each present an unvarnished “slice of life” in small-town Italy of the late 19th century....7115falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-41-aida-by-verdi--56301129tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/510189684Fri, 05 Oct 2018 23:55:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaAida premiered in Cairo in December 1871. Giuseppe Verdi’s four-act opera, Aida, was commissioned for the newly constructed opera house in Cairo, following the celebrations for the opening of the Suez Canal. Taking inspiration from a third century...7096falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-40-rodelinda-by-handel--56301103tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/508935807Wed, 03 Oct 2018 14:31:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaA Baroque-style opera by George Frideric Handel, Rodelinda premiered in 1725 in London. Considered by Beethoven to be “the greatest composer who ever lived,” Handel created operas which tug at our emotions and fill our senses. The title character of...7090falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-39-la-rondine-by-puccini--56301099tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/503807337Sun, 23 Sep 2018 03:26:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaLa Rondine, “The Swallow,” is an opera in three acts by the famed Italian composer Giacomo Puccini and librettist Giuseppe Adami which had its premiere in 1917 in Monte Carlo. Originally commissioned to write an operetta by the Carltheater in Vienna,...7084falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-38-il-trittico-by-puccini--56301122tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/497301945Sun, 09 Sep 2018 03:37:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIl Trittico is a set of three one-act operas by Giacomo Puccini that premiered in 1918. The first opera, IlTabarro, centers on an evening in the life of river workers on a barge in Paris’s Seine of the early 20th century. The second opera, Suor...7068falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-37-madama-butterfly-by-puccini--56301080tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/491001087Sun, 26 Aug 2018 20:30:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaMadama Butterfly is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini. It premiered at Milan’s LaScala in 1903, and with a few revisions by Puccini after its opening, it has become one of the most frequently performed operas in the world. Inspired to make...7091falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-36-rigoletto-by-verdi--56301126tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/484568937Sun, 12 Aug 2018 17:24:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaRigoletto is a three-act opera by Guiseppe Verdi, first performed in 1851 in Venice. In this episode we follow the story of Duke of Mantua's jester, Rigoletto. He gleefully mocks members of the court for the amusement of the Duke, earning the enmity...7116falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-35-il-trovatore-by-verdi--56301092tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/453446934Mon, 04 Jun 2018 05:24:00 +0000Yuleny Abarcail Trovatore is a powerful and tuneful opera in four acts by the great master, Giuseppe Verdi. Il Trovatore, "The Troubadour," premiered in Rome in January 1853. Set in 1409, during a period of civil war in Spain, Il Trovatore is a story that...7088falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-34-ariadne-auf-naxos-by-richard-strauss--56301121tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/450044352Mon, 28 May 2018 01:18:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaAriadne auf Naxos, an opera in German, is the creation of composer Richard Strauss and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The original version of the opera premiered in 1912, following the enormous success that Strauss and von Hofmannsthal had with...7097falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-33-cosi-fan-tutte-by-mozart--56301105tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/436943442Sun, 29 Apr 2018 19:16:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to Cosi Fan Tutte, the third collaboration between composer Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart and Italian librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. Cosi Fan Tutte overflows with lush Mozart tunes paired with delightful and...7103falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-32-idomeneo-by-mozart--56301104tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/436902729Sun, 29 Apr 2018 17:38:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to Idomeneo, an opera seria in three acts by Mozart with an Italian libretto by Giambattista Varesco. The work was commissioned by Karl Theodor, Elector of Bavaria and premiered on 29 January 1781 at the...7088falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-31-semiramide-by-rossini--56301082tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/427433403Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:31:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to Semiramide by Gioachino Rossini which is based on Voltaire's tragedy Semiramis, which in turn was based on the legend of Semiramis of Assyria. This is an opera in two acts set to an Italian libretto...6864falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-30-tamerlano-by-handel--56301068tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/422556600Fri, 30 Mar 2018 23:08:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn today's episode of Opera for Everyone, we review Handel's opera Tamerlano. The story takes place in 1402 in Prusa. The defeated Ottoman Emperor Bajazet is brought in chains to the court of Tamerlano. He has ordered Andronico to remove the chains,...7100falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-29-laboheme-by-puccini--56301106tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/414826665Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:37:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn this episode of Opera for Everyone we review the much beloved opera classic LaBoheme by Giacomo Puccini.7085falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-27-l-elisir-d-amore-by-donizetti--56301086tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/404278770Fri, 23 Feb 2018 23:37:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThis episode of Opera for Everyone features Luciano Pavarotti as Nemorino and Kathleen Battle as Adina in a 1990 Metropolitan Opera production of Gaetano Donizetti's L'Elisir D'Amore conducted by James Levine. This "Opera Buffa" - comedic opera -...7085falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-26-tosca-by-puccini--56301108tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/396092775Wed, 07 Feb 2018 23:53:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini. Tosca is an opera in three acts with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered in 1900 in Rome, Italy at the Teatro Costanzi. The...7293falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-25-otello-by-verdi-with-lester-lynch--56301111tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/387677429Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:09:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to the Opera Otello by Guiseppe Verdi, and also continue our conversation with dramatic baritone Lester Lynch, who plays Iago in this production. Otello is an opera in four acts to an Italian libretto...7113falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-24-on-my-journey-now-otello-with-lester-lynch--56301062tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/384607208Tue, 16 Jan 2018 20:55:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn this episode of Opera for Everyone, we welcome special guest Lester Lynch, who is a baritone opera singer performing with some of the world's leading operas. He discusses his album "On My Journey Now" a collection of spirituals and hymns, as well...3514falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-20-mozart-salieri-by-rimsky-korsakov-broadcast-12-17-17--56301094tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/380845841Tue, 09 Jan 2018 02:28:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaMozart & Salieri is an opera in one act by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov set to a Russian libretto taken almost verbatim from a novella of the same name by Alexandr Pushkin. It's based on the oft-disputed legend that Salieri poisoned Mozart out of...7147falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-23-manon-by-massenet-broadcast-1-7-18--56301100tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/379512374Sat, 06 Jan 2018 05:56:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn today's episode we listen to Manon by Jules Massenet, an opera in five acts set to a French Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille. The story is based on the 1731 novel "L’histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut" by the Abbé...7084falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-19-the-magic-flute-by-mozart-broadcast-12-10-17--56301093tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/367720226Sun, 10 Dec 2017 22:09:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn today's episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to The Magic Flute, also known as Die Zauberflöte, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It's an opera in two acts, first performed in Vienna in 1791. In this opera the Queen of the Night persuades Prince...7152falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-18-lesdanaides-by-salieri-broadcast-12-3-17--56301102tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/364449029Sun, 03 Dec 2017 18:55:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIf you’ve never experienced an opera by Antonio Salieri, now is your chance. You may have seen the movie Amadeus, or heard that Salieri was the Austrian court composer whose jealousy was whispered to have played a part in Mozart’s early death. And...7081falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-16-i-puritani-by-bellini-broadcast-11-19-17--56301128tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/363737276Sat, 02 Dec 2017 00:12:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaEp. 16 I Puritani by Bellini broadcast 11.19.17 by Opera for Everyone7078falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-17-le-nozze-di-figaro-by-mozart-broadcast-11-26-17--56301112tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/363734966Sat, 02 Dec 2017 00:06:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaMozart’s comic yet profound look at human nature and one crazy day in a wealthy Spanish household. The Marriage of Figaro, is an opera buffa (comic opera) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by...7151falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-15-norma-by-bellini-broadcast-11-12-17--56301110tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/355860806Tue, 14 Nov 2017 22:26:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIn this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to Norma, an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after 'Norma, ou L'infanticide' by Alexandre Soumet. It was first produced at La Scala in Milan on 26 December 1831. The...7081falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-14-les-pecheurs-de-perles-by-bizet-broadcast-11-5-17--56301118tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/353897768Fri, 10 Nov 2017 18:03:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThis episode of Opera for Everyone features Bizet's Les Pêcheurs de Perles - The Pearl Fishers - which debuted in Paris at the Théâtre Lyrique, on September 30, 1863. It's an opera in three acts with a French libretto by Eugène Cormon and Michel...7257falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-13-lakme-by-delibes-broadcast-10-22-17--56301097tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/348607704Wed, 25 Oct 2017 23:45:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaIn this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to Lakme, an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille. The score, written in 1881-2, was first performed on in 1883 by the Opéra-Comique in Paris....7065falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-12-turandot-by-puccini-broadcast-10-15-17--56301101tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/347054900Sun, 15 Oct 2017 21:40:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to Turandot, an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. The opera's version of the story is set in China, and involves Prince Calaf, who...7168falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-11-cosi-fan-tutte-by-mozart-broadcast-10-8-17--56301117tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/345968370Sun, 08 Oct 2017 22:12:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaOn this episode of Opera for Everyone, we listen to Così Fan Tutte - an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and an Italian libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. It is an "opera buffa" - comedic opera - and is one of the three Mozart...7135falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-9-don-giovanni-by-mozart-broadcast-9-17-17--56301096tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/342851761Mon, 18 Sep 2017 06:21:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaDon Giovanni is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It debuted in Prague in 1787. Its based on the legend of Don Juan, a Spanish lothario who was obsessed with the conquest of women. The opera tells the story of Don Giovanni, his...7088falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-8-eugene-onegin-by-tchaikovsky-broadcast-9-10-17--56301107tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/342814465Sun, 17 Sep 2017 23:16:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaThe opera Eugene Onegin is based on a beloved Russian lyric novel of the same name by Pushkin. Pushkin presents a vast overview of old Russian society around 1820, which Tchaikovsky’s original score neatly divides into each of its three acts: from the...7127falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-7-carmen-by-bizet-take-2--56301120tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/340803512Mon, 04 Sep 2017 03:09:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaCarmen is an opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizet. It is set in Seville, southern Spain, and tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of the fiery gypsy Carmen. José abandons his childhood...7097falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-3-lohengrin-by-wagner-broadcast-7-30-17--56301123tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/337920651Tue, 15 Aug 2017 02:38:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaLohengrin is a Romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1850. The story of the eponymous character is taken from medieval German romance, notably the Parzival of Wolfram von Eschenbach and its sequel,...6725falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-2-tannhauser-by-wagner-broadcast-7-23-17--56301125tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/337913791Tue, 15 Aug 2017 01:49:00 +0000Yuleny AbarcaTannhauser, by Richard Wagner, debuted in 1845 in Dresden Germany, and was subsequently revised twice - debuting in Paris 1861 and again in Vienna in 1875. The opera is based on two German legends; Tannhäuser, the legendary medieval German...7371falsefull