Philip Gainsley's guest appearances

Philip Gainsley

Met Opera Guild Podcast

Grace Bumbry

Donald Palumbo

Matthew Timmermans

Sarah Rotker

Desirée Mays

Harolyn Blackwell

Robyn Payne

John Fisher

Simon Boccanegra

Jeffrey Langford

Sean Cooper

Michael Bolton

Peter Allen

Eugene Onegin

Manon Lescaut

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Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera Fidelio had a long and complicated compositional history. In fact, Beethoven went through three different versions of the opera during his lifetime. No other composition gave him such frustration. So much so that he never attempted to write an opera again. Today we explore themes of freedom and love in Beethoven's only operatic work.

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