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Met Opera Guild Podcast

Podcast by Metropolitan Opera Guild

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Ep. 168: Holiday Episode - LCE Staff Share Favorites

Ep. 168: Holiday Episode - LCE Staff Share Favorites

Whether you prefer operatic arias and classic carols, or more upbeat contemporary tunes, every home can hear holiday fav... Read more

16 Dec 2020

23mins

Ranked #2

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Ep. 62: La Traviata with Peter Allen

Ep. 62: La Traviata with Peter Allen

During the highly productive middle period of his career, Verdi created some of his most enduringly popular operas, incl... Read more

8 Mar 2017

1hr

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Ep. 47: Opera Terminology and Pronunciation

Ep. 47: Opera Terminology and Pronunciation

For this episode, we are going to dip our toes into the wonderful world of languages with soprano Jane Marsh. Jane is a ... Read more

18 Aug 2016

58mins

Ranked #4

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Ep. 49: Tristan und Isolde, Talking About Opera

Ep. 49: Tristan und Isolde, Talking About Opera

From the famous opening "Tristan Chord" to the final "Liebstod," Wagner's Tristan und Isolde is considered a revolutiona... Read more

5 Oct 2016

59mins

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Ep. 143: Opera vs. Musicals with Stuart Holt

Ep. 143: Opera vs. Musicals with Stuart Holt

The opera stage and the Broadway stage share many conventions, such as lavish scenery, exquisite costuming, and awe-insp... Read more

13 Dec 2019

1hr 15mins

Ranked #6

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Ep. 43: Das Rheingold, Talking About Opera

Ep. 43: Das Rheingold, Talking About Opera

The second half of the summer is a special time for German opera fans, as people from all over the world make a pilgrima... Read more

4 Aug 2016

1hr 14mins

Ranked #7

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Ep. 139: Manon Pre-Performance Lecture with Naomi Barrettara

Ep. 139: Manon Pre-Performance Lecture with Naomi Barrettara

The Met Live in HD broadcast of Massenet's MANON is just around the corner! Based on Abbe Prevost's 18th-century novel, ... Read more

24 Oct 2019

58mins

Ranked #8

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Ep. 5: Voice Types - Sopranos

Ep. 5: Voice Types - Sopranos

In this episode, host Naomi Barrettara provides all the information that you need to know about the soprano voice type, ... Read more

11 Nov 2015

1hr

Ranked #9

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Ep. 57: Romeo et Juliette

Ep. 57: Romeo et Juliette

With the Met's new production of Romeo et Juliette coming to theaters around the world this Saturday, January 21st, seas... Read more

18 Jan 2017

49mins

Ranked #10

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Ep. 120: Don Giovanni with Deidre Bird

Ep. 120: Don Giovanni with Deidre Bird

Based on the legends of Don Juan, Mozart and Da Ponte’s DON GIOVANNI premiered in Prague in 1787, and has been performed... Read more

11 Feb 2019

1hr 4mins

Ranked #11

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Ep. 74: Voice Types - Baritones

Ep. 74: Voice Types - Baritones

Verdi baritone, lyric baritone, dramatic baritone... What's the difference? On this episode of The Metropolitan Opera Gu... Read more

13 Jul 2017

1hr

Ranked #12

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Ep. 44: Die Walküre, Talking About Opera

Ep. 44: Die Walküre, Talking About Opera

This episode is part two of a Talking About Opera recording on Wagner’s Ring Cycle. This mammoth work is comprised of fo... Read more

5 Aug 2016

1hr 11mins

Ranked #13

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Ep. 70: Voice Types - Mezzo-Sopranos

Ep. 70: Voice Types - Mezzo-Sopranos

This week’s episode is the third installment of our operatic voice types series. Our previous voice type lectures, featu... Read more

8 Jun 2017

59mins

Ranked #14

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Ep. 93: Puccini's La Bohème

Ep. 93: Puccini's La Bohème

Just like Nicolas Cage and Cher in the 1987 film "Moonstruck," seeing Puccini’s LA BOHÈME at the Met is a decades-old Ne... Read more

23 Feb 2018

1hr 9mins

Ranked #15

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Ep. 68: Der Rosenkavalier

Ep. 68: Der Rosenkavalier

DER ROSENKAVALIER, Richard Strauss’s most popular stage work, was first performed in Dresden in 1911, and has come to ho... Read more

10 May 2017

1hr

Ranked #16

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Ep. 39: Da Capo Arias & Cabalettas

Ep. 39: Da Capo Arias & Cabalettas

Great arias have long been an opportunity for singers to showcase their virtuosity and offer an intimate look at a chara... Read more

7 Jul 2016

1hr

Ranked #17

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Ep. 28: Elektra Pre-Performance Lecture with William Berger

Ep. 28: Elektra Pre-Performance Lecture with William Berger

This week’s episode features a pre-performance lecture on the final new production of the 2015-2016 Met season, Elektra.... Read more

20 Apr 2016

1hr 3mins

Ranked #18

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Ep. 118: Adriana Lecouvreur with Victoria Bond

Ep. 118: Adriana Lecouvreur with Victoria Bond

This past New Year’s Eve, the Met presented a glorious new production of Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur. This prod... Read more

9 Jan 2019

49mins

Ranked #19

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Ep.167: Fidelio Pre-Performance Lecture with Philip Gainsley

Ep.167: Fidelio Pre-Performance Lecture with Philip Gainsley

Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera Fidelio had a long and complicated compositional history. In fact, Beethoven went thro... Read more

9 Dec 2020

1hr 9mins

Ranked #20

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Ep. 37: L'Elisir d'Amore - A Casual Conversation with Naomi and Kyle

Ep. 37: L'Elisir d'Amore - A Casual Conversation with Naomi and Kyle

The second of this summer’s Met Live in HD Encore presentation will be of Donizetti’s "L’Elisir d’Amore," with an except... Read more

22 Jun 2016

1hr

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