5 Podcast Episodes
Ep. 174: Jazz and Opera Part II with Deidre Bird
Ep. 174: Jazz and Opera Part II with Deidre Bird
Featuring jazz rhythms, blues, banjos, and African American spirituals, Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess challenged pre-existin... Read more
1 Apr 2021
•
46mins
Ep. 173: Jazz and Opera Part I with Deidre Bird
Ep. 173: Jazz and Opera Part I with Deidre Bird
In recent years, DiDonato, Racette, and Upshaw have all released jazz albums, such as Songplay, Diva on Detour, and Wint... Read more
24 Mar 2021
•
33mins
Ep. 156: Tosca with Deidre Bird
Ep. 156: Tosca with Deidre Bird
Puccini's TOSCA is an epic, theatrical tale of love, politics, murder, and suicide, all set to the backdrop of Napoleon’... Read more
15 May 2020
•
1hr 10mins
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
Ep. 97: Luisa Miller with Deidre Bird
Ep. 97: Luisa Miller with Deidre Bird
Forbidden love, feuding fathers, and poison are all proven ingredients for a successful opera… and Verdi's LUISA MILLER ... Read more
4 Apr 2018
•
43mins