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
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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
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1hr 6mins
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
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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
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1hr 1min
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
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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
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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
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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
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56mins