Ranked #1
Ep. 55: Tosca
Ep. 55: Tosca
Jealousy, lust, imprisonment, torture, fugitives, murder, mayhem , and epic love - TOSCA has got it ALL! The music is aw... Read more
16 Feb 2018
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #2
Ep. 63: Felix Mendelssohn
Ep. 63: Felix Mendelssohn
This week, we talk about the Mendelssohn sibling with more notoriety but less moral fiber! Felix was a very talented com... Read more
11 Apr 2018
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25mins
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Ranked #3
Ep. 59: Claude Debussy
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Debussy composed some of the most beautiful music we have ever heard. Does that automatically make him a good person? In... Read more
17 Mar 2018
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Ranked #4
Ep. 2: Janáček - The Men Behind the Music
Ep. 2: Janáček - The Men Behind the Music
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Ep. 3: Berlioz - The Men Behind the Music
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30 Sep 2016
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Ep. 4: Castrati - Part 1
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7 Oct 2016
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Ep. 89: Richard Wagner...finally
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It took almost three full seasons, but we are finally talking about the polarizing composer Richard Wagner. Whether you ... Read more
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Ranked #8
Ep. 50: Opera - The Origin Story
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To celebrate episode number 50 (!!!) on Opera After Dark, we give you...OPERA: THE ORIGIN STORY. It all started with a g... Read more
12 Jan 2018
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Ranked #9
Ep. 54: Operatic Rejections
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In honor of Valentine's Day, we bring you the most epic operatic rejections! We often think of opera's many romantic lov... Read more
9 Feb 2018
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Ep. 13: Il Trovatore
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In the third and final installment of our "What the hell?" series, we talk about perhaps the most random and convoluted ... Read more
16 Dec 2016
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35mins
Ranked #11
Ep. 90: Das Rheingold
Ep. 90: Das Rheingold
The OAD team embarks on Wagner's epic opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen, AKA the Ring Cycle. Of course, we must start... Read more
9 Apr 2019
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Ep. 15: Difficult Divas
Ep. 15: Difficult Divas
In our second installment of the Badass Women series, we talk about some of opera's most difficult divas!
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Ep. 51: Gounod you didn't!
Ep. 51: Gounod you didn't!
Best known for his Faust and Romeo et Juliette, Charles Gounod almost joined the priesthood early in life, ending his co... Read more
19 Jan 2018
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41mins
Ranked #14
Ep. 79: La Traviata
Ep. 79: La Traviata
We are beginning 2019 with an opera that consistently ranks within the top 10 most often performed operas in the world t... Read more
5 Jan 2019
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54mins
Ranked #15
Ep. 91: Die Walküre
Ep. 91: Die Walküre
We are back with the next installment of Wagner's epic Ring Cycle, DIE WALKÜRE! Kyle is excited for the ride of the Valk... Read more
17 Apr 2019
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1hr 4mins
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Ep. 44: Orchestral works that check all the boxes
Ep. 44: Orchestral works that check all the boxes
In this episode, we deliberately diverge from the world of opera and vocal music to talk about some of the greatest inst... Read more
17 Nov 2017
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54mins
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Ep. 68: The Rite of Spring
Ep. 68: The Rite of Spring
Imagine going to see a new ballet and the audience breaks out in a riot. This is exactly what happened when Stravinsky's... Read more
6 Oct 2018
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Ep. 24: Operas that we Hate
Ep. 24: Operas that we Hate
Taking the opposite tack of last week's episode, today we delve into operas that we hate. And before you write us off as... Read more
24 Mar 2017
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44mins
Ranked #19
Ep. 81: Rigoletto
Ep. 81: Rigoletto
This episode is all about a well known classic, Verdi's RIGOLETTO. This opera has got everything - twisted plot involvin... Read more
28 Jan 2019
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Ep. 107: Akhnaten
Ep. 107: Akhnaten
Following our last episode all about Philip Glass, this episode goes deep into the third opera in his portrait trilogy: ... Read more
16 Nov 2019
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34mins
