Matthew Timmermans

8 Podcast Episodes

Ep. 152: Wagner Across Borders, Part 4 with Matthew Timmermans

Ep. 152: Wagner Across Borders, Part 4 with Matthew Timmermans

Despite their contempt for the unruly musical ideas of Richard Wagner, many connections can be made between the works of... Read more

29 Mar 2020

1hr 9mins

Ep. 151: Wagner Across Borders, Part 3 with Matthew Timmermans

Ep. 151: Wagner Across Borders, Part 3 with Matthew Timmermans

Just as Massenet was accused of being a Wagnerian in France, so too was Puccini in Italy. From Wagnerian-sized voices to... Read more

20 Mar 2020

1hr 6mins

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Ep. 148: Wagner Across Borders, Part 2 with Matthew Timmermans

Ep. 148: Wagner Across Borders, Part 2 with Matthew Timmermans

French grand opera was lavish and spectacular – and in many ways, the antithesis Wagner’s operatic ideals. Yet Wagner is... Read more

12 Feb 2020

1hr 10mins

Ep. 147: Wagner Across Borders, Part 1 with Matthew Timmermans

Ep. 147: Wagner Across Borders, Part 1 with Matthew Timmermans

This episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast begins with an exploration of Wagner's DER FLIEGENDE HÖLLANDER and ... Read more

5 Feb 2020

1hr 1min

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Ep. 109: Performing Bel Canto - Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes - Part 2, with Matthew Timmermans

Ep. 109: Performing Bel Canto - Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes - Part 2, with Matthew Timmermans

In our last episode, we learned all about cadenza, appoggiaturas, and variations in the interpretation of bel canto orna... Read more

13 Sep 2018

51mins

Ep. 108: Performing Bel Canto - Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes - Part 1, with Matthew Timmermans

Ep. 108: Performing Bel Canto - Do's, Don'ts, and Maybes - Part 1, with Matthew Timmermans

In the bel canto repertoire, ornamentation, improvisation, and virtuosity are a singer’s calling card, and audiences wai... Read more

2 Sep 2018

59mins

Ep. 107: Divas Uncensored, Part 2 with Matthew Timmermans

Ep. 107: Divas Uncensored, Part 2 with Matthew Timmermans

Onstage magic is often paired with offstage mayhem, and the history of diva worship across centuries of opera is strewn ... Read more

10 Aug 2018

1hr 1min

Ep. 106: Divas Uncensored, Part 1 with Matthew Timmermans

Ep. 106: Divas Uncensored, Part 1 with Matthew Timmermans

On this episode, we welcome musicologist and lecturer Matthew Timmermans to the microphone, in a special mini-series cre... Read more

2 Aug 2018

56mins

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