Best 50 Opera Podcasts

Die Staatsoper auf dem Smartphone: In unseren Folgen hört ihr Gespräche, Werkeinführungen und musikalische Hintergrundinformationen aus der Welt der Oper - für zuhause und unterwegs. more

Una visita a las ciudades que inspiraron grandes óperas

Welcome to my podcast 'A lyrical singers life - English version'. Here you can learn a lot about the life as a classical singer for song, opera and oratorio. I'll inform you about the project and let you look behind the scenes! Likewise, I will repeatedly interview colleagues and upload one or the other rehearsals or performance recording. So you can look into the ups and downs of a singer! more

In Focus, a new podcast series from the Metropolitan Opera, introduces audience members to the operatic masterpieces presented in the company's award-winning Live in HD cinema transmissions. Hosted by Met radio commentator and staff writer William Berger, In Focus provides historical context about the works and their creators, as well as insightful commentary about the drama and the music, accompanied by excerpts from past Met performances. For more information and a Live in HD schedule, visit metopera.org. more

Over the years, strange things have been happening at the Paris Opéra House. The new owners, M. Moncharmin and M. Richard don't know what to do about the mysterious 'Opera Ghost' demanding money, nor the tragic death of the chief scene-shifter. Now the young Soprano, Christine Daae, has been kidnapped and her lover, the Vicomte de Chagny, is going mad. The opera house is falling to pieces. Could this all be the work of the mysterious Phantom of the Opera? (Summary by Charlotte Duckett)Cast:Narrator/Jammes: Libby GohnGeneral D--: Jason MillsSorelli: GraceMeg Giry: Eden Rea-HedrickA little ballerina: Lyn SilvaJoseph Buquet/Erik, the Phantom of the Opera/Gabriel: ToddHWMrs. Jammes/Mme. Maniera/Young Christine/A friend of Carlotta's: ScheherazadeM. Moncharmin: Chris MarcellusPhilippe, the Comte de Chagny: Lani SmallMercier: John TrevithickRaoul, the Vicomte de Chagny: mbThe doctor/Daddy Daae/The valet/Remy/Darius: WupperhippoChristine Daae: Charlotte DuckettA workman: Ernst PattynamaM. Debienne: Elizabeth KlettM. Poligny/Servant: Ric FM. Richard: OxenhandlerM. Mifroid: Chuck WilliamsonM. Maniera/Doorkeeper/Young Raoul/Lachenel: Nathanial W.C. HigginsMme. Giry: Amanda FridayFonta: Alan MapstoneCarlotta: CaprishaPageLandlady: April GonzalesStage Manager: David LawrenceMme. Valerius: Arielle LipshawThe Persian: Algy PugAudio edited by: Charlotte Duckett more

An old theatre under new management; a diva who thinks she can sing; a young ingenue who really can; a masked man who wreaks havoc if he doesn't get his own way. Secrets, intrigues, falling chandeliers! The Phantom of the Opera is here! (Summary by Karen Savage) more

Christine Daae was brought up in the Paris Opera house. Her musician father suddenly dies, telling her he will send her an angel of music to look after her. She grows up and discovers that she is hearing a voice, telling her and teaching her to sing. She believes he is the angel of music but he is known in the Opera House simply as The Phantom. Although she is fascinated and drawn towards the phantom, she falls in love with her childhood sweetheart, The Vicomte de Chagny - or Raoul - but the Phantom won't take this lightly... (Summary by Ralph Snelson) more

Opera Holland Park's Director of Opera, James Clutton, in conversation with artists and creatives across the industry. more

Opera San José is a professional, regional opera company that is unique in the United States. Maintaining a resident company of principal artists, Opera San José specializes in showcasing the finest young professional singers in the nation. In addition to mainstage performances, Opera San José maintains extensive educational programs in schools and in the community at large, and offers preview lectures and Introduction to Opera talks for all mainstage productions. more

The Most Expensive Noise: Mostly True Adventures in the World of OperaA podcast for people who love opera, but who would most likely be asked to enter the Opera Gala through the service entrance. more

This podcast is all about having fun. In addition to conversations that relate to singers' experiences in the profession, the podcast also engages in more creative activities such as recasting operas with famous actors and hosting contests. more

He Sang/She Sang is a new podcast from WQXR for the opera-curious and opera superfans who want to know what all those big voices are really singing about. The podcast follows the radio broadcast season of the Metropolitan Opera with a weekly roundtable chat that discusses the plots, characters, music, productions, social significance and great performances of that week's opera.Following the Met's radio broadcast season, He Sang/She Sang will dive into the new productions of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and Rossini's William Tell, the Met premiere of an opera by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho and fan favorites by Verdi, Puccini and Mozart.He Sang/She Sang is hosted by Merrin Lazyan and Michael Shobe, with appearances by superstar soprano Anna Netrebko, Met Opera tenor Stuart Skelton, WQXR hosts Jeff Spurgeon and Nimet Habachy, BBC 3 host Clemency Burton Hill and others. more

What's it like to work in the opera industry? Here on the OperaBiz Podcast, we talk with professionals actively working in the opera world, sharing stories, talking shop, and discussing opera in the modern age. more

Houston Grand Opera's Podcasts offer previews, insights and artist interviews for HGO's season and more!

America's Talk Radio Show About Opera. Period.

Kniber det med at finde tid til at læse op på den lange, indviklede handling inden en aften i operaen? Eller ved du slet ikke, hvor du egentlig skal tage fat? Måske overvejer du at tage i operaen, men føler at du bør kende værkerne bedre inden du kan vælge hvad der passer til dig? Podcasten Spoiler Alert giver dig et helt kort resumé af historien i operaen på kun 10 minutter, så kan du lettere følge med i handlingen når du sidder i salen. Bagefter dykker Spoiler Alert ned i de største hits og lader et par af kunstnerne fortælle om operaen indefra, alt i alt får du et grundigt forarbejde på cirka 20 min. Spoiler Alert gør det lettere at gå i operaen - og let at komme igen. Spoiler Alert er et initiativ fra sangeren Rasmus Ruge, som giver dig alle forudsætningerne, du har brug for, for at få det fulde udbytte af din tur i operaen. Vi glider hurtigt hen over, dykker helt ned i og går bag om en specifik opera i hvert afsnit - hvert program i podcasten serien handler altså om én specifik operaforestilling. more

Bem-vindos ao canal do Theatro Municipal de São Paulo! Aqui você dará um delicioso mergulho nos destaques da programação do Theatro Municipal. Do erudito ao popular, recheado de entrevistas e muita música. Aqui você encontra o podcast, apresentado por Ligiana Costa entre outros programas. more

Gioachino Rossini (Pésaro, Italia, 1792- Paris, 1868). Desde los seis años perteneció a la banda municipal en la cual se destacó por sus aptitudes musicales. Fue así que a los dieciséis años ganó un premio por una cantata de su composición. Entre sus obras más destacadas se encuentra 'El barbero de Sevilla' que, junto a otras piezas, le dio fama mundial. En 1829 escribió su última ópera. Presentamos la obertura de la ópera 'Guillermo Tell', última composición de Rossini, en la interpretación de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería. Esta ópera se estrenó en París en 1829. La obertura, dividida en cuatro partes, es el fragmento más famoso de la obra. Esta versión se grabó en vivo en la Sala Nezahualcóyotl del Centro Cultural Universitario, en 2013, en el marco del Concierto de apertura del ciclo Fundación UNAM bajo la dirección de Carlo Ponti como invitado. Agradecemos a la Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería y a la Academia de Música del Palacio de Minería su autorización para hacer la comunicación pública de este material. Producción Descarga Cultura.UNAM / Coordinación de Difusión Cultural / UNAM D.R. © UNAM. more

Richard Wagner (Leipzig, Alemania, 1813-Venecia, Italia, 1883). Compositor, poeta, dramaturgo y director de orquesta. Autor de 'El holandés errante', la tetralogía 'El anillo del nibelungo' y 'Tristán e Isolda', entre otras óperas. Su búsqueda por lograr una 'obra de arte total' revolucionó la forma de pensar las artes escénicas; sus óperas rompieron con las estructuras tradicionales del lenguaje musical. 'Los maestros cantores de Núremberg' es la única comedia en el repertorio de Wagner y fue estrenada en Munich el 21 de junio de 1868, siete años después de que el autor iniciara la escritura del libreto. El personaje principal de la trama, Walther, es un joven caballero que participa en las populares competencias de música y poesía de la ciudad de Núremberg para ganar el amor de Eva, la hija de un joyero. Juan Arturo Brennan reconoce la naturaleza festiva y alegre de 'Los maestros cantores de Núremberg' y sobre la obertura señala que 'ha sido, desde su creación, una gran favorita en las salas de concierto y (…) está llena de música marcial, solemne, pomposa y de estilo procesional'. Este concierto, interpretado por la Orquesta Sinfónica de la UNAM bajo la dirección de Jan Latham-Koenig, fue grabado en vivo el 10 y 11 de marzo de 2012 en la Sala de Conciertos Nezahualcóyotl del Centro Cultural Universitario. Agradecemos la autorización de la Dirección General de Música de la UNAM para hacer la comunicación pública de este material. Producción Descarga Cultura.UNAM / Coordinación de Difusión Cultural / UNAM D.R. © UNAM. more

Gerardo Kleinburg (Ciudad de México, 1964) fue director de la Compañía Nacional de Ópera, del Festival Internacional Cervantino, de la Casa del Lago y de Literatura en la Coordinación de Difusión Cultural de la UNAM. Ha sido crítico musical, articulista y columnista en diversos medios y obtuvo el Premio Internacional de Crítica Musical del Festival de Salzburgo en 1991. Actualmente, entre otras cosas, imparte las charlas introductorias a las transmisiones operísticas que realiza la UNAM. 'Así empezó todo', inicia Kleinburg en la primera entrega de esta serie, en la que comparte con el escucha los orígenes de la ópera, que es en sí una suma de artes desarrollada en plena Florencia renacentista con influencias directas del teatro griego. Más allá de un interesante contexto histórico, Kleinburg expone nociones de esta expresión artística y las acerca de una manera tan coloquial y tan fácil de digerir como hacer un símil de ésta con el rap. Luego de escuchar esta primera charla, prepárate para conocer de cerca las obras, personajes y autores más emblemáticos del género dramático, para que te enamores de ellos, para que te identifiques con ellos, para que lo siguiente que quieras escuchar sea la ópera misma. Disfruta esta nueva serie. D.R. © UNAM 2016 more

Grandes voces es un espacio que acerca las mejores voces de la historia de la ópera a los oyentes. Ofrece interpretaciones legendarias de artistas inolvidables y suministra claves para entender mejor porqué esos fueron y siguen siendo grandes, por los siglos de los siglos. more

Central City Opera is the fifth oldest opera company in the United States. The company produces a summer Festival every year in Central City, Colorado, featuring singers, musicians, designers, directors, and conductors at the top of their fields from all over the world. Join host Emily Murdock as she interviews the movers and shakers of the Central City Opera summer Festival. more

Music, and more particularly singing is always with us. A certain day we may find ourselves moody and with a melody from La forza del destino playing over and over again in our head. Or maybe we feel like a superhero as we've doing great at work and then we feel like Calaf solving the 3 riddles that Turandot has proposed. more

Host Jennifer Miller Hammel and producer Rob Webb, volunteer board members for Pacific Opera Project, along with audio magician David Hobbs bring you a look inside the productions of this exciting and innovative young opera company through musical selections and interviews with cast and crew.Tickets and more info: www.pacificoperaproject.com more

Producing and presenting opera & dance to Detroit and beyond since 1971.

Explore and celebrate opera's unique fusion of music and drama with Seattle Opera's 101 series or any of our behind-the-scenes interviews. Founded in 1963, Seattle Opera presents both European classics and new works of American opera. more

A full Opera each Wednesday is broadcast on Radio 5MBS at 8-10pm Adelaide time.

The stage is dark, but the conversation is just beginning. Welcome to Utah Symphony | Utah Opera's Ghost Light podcast, a behind the curtain look into the world of classical music and opera and the artists who make it. Hosted by Jeff Counts and Carol Anderson. Produced and edited by Robert Bedont. more

Hosted by La Cieca, cultural doyenne at parterre box, the queer opera zine.

Lotte elsker opera!Lyt med, når hun deler ud af operaens store følelser, operahits og sjove historier før og nu. more

Find out more about English Touring Opera's current and upcoming seasons: visit www.englishtouringopera.org.uk

Countermelody is a new podcast devoted to the glories of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great classical and opera singers of the past and present with the help of guests from the classical music field: singers, conductors, composers, coaches, agents, and voice teachers. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and 'inside stories.' At Countermelody's core is the interaction between singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. Please also visit the Countermelody website for updates, additional content, and to pledge your support. www.countermelodypodcast.com more

The Perfect Wagnerite: A Commentary on the Niblung's Ring (originally published London, 1898) is a philosophical commentary on Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, by the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw. Shaw offered it to those enthusiastic admirers of Wagner who 'were unable to follow his ideas, and do not in the least understand the dilemma of Wotan.' He interprets the Ring in Marxian terms as an allegory of the collapse of capitalism from its internal contradictions. Musicologically, his interpretation is noteworthy for its perception of the change in aesthetic direction beginning with the final scene of Siegfried, in which he claimed that the cycle turns from Musikdrama back towards opera. (Introduction by Wikipedia) more

Ever wonder who were the Florentine Camerata? Where did the conductor's baton come from? Or the difference between Opera Buffa and Opera Seria? These little nuggets of classical music trivia are what this podcast is all about. Come hop around music history with me, Steven Hobé, as we take a minute to get the scoop! more

We are here to provide an opportunity to collectively enjoy the rich aesthetic, emotional, intellectual and cultural experience of opera. We serve the public by producing world-class opera that preserves, promotes and advances the art form while embodying the diversity, pioneering spirit and artistic sensibility unique to Los Angeles. more

Willkommen zu meinem Podcast 'A lyrical singers Life'. Hier könnt ihr einiges über das Leben als klassische Sängerin für Lied, Oper und Oratorium erfahren. Ich informiere euch über Projekt und lasse euch hinter die Kulissen schauen! Ebenso werde ich immer wieder Kolleginnen und Kollegen interviewen und den einen oder anderen Proben bzw. auch Aufführungsmitschnitt hochladen. Ihr könnt also in die Höhen und Tiefen einer Sängerin blicken! more

Hear comments by those who make the arts so vibrant in Hampton Roads - conductors, musicians, singers, actors, teachers, visual artists. Learn about performances and get insight into the creative process from the artists themselves. more

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Salzburgo, 1756-Viena, 1791). Compositor, director de orquesta y pianista. Considerado uno de los grandes exponentes del Clasicismo y uno de los más importantes compositores de la música de concierto del mundo occidental. Desde temprana edad demostró virtuosismo en el dominio de ciertos instrumentos. A los cuatro años, ya practicaba el clavicordio y a los diecisiete fue contratado como músico en la corte en su ciudad natal. En 1971 se instaló en Viena, ciudad en la cual desarrolló el resto de su carrera. Su vasta obra comprende diversos géneros musicales como sinfonías, conciertos para piano y para violín, divertimentos, música de cámara, adagios, serenatas y óperas. En Descarga Cultura.UNAM se pueden escuchar destacadas piezas como 'Concierto para corno No. 3', 'El rapto del serrallo', 'Réquiem' y 'Sinfonía No. 40 en sol mayor'. 'El director de teatro' o también llamada 'El empresario', la obra cuya obertura se reproduce a continuación, es un Singspiel o una ópera breve, de un acto, basada en el libreto del escritor Gottlieb Stephanie. Dicha composición fue resultado de un concurso propuesto por el emperador José II a Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart y a Antonio Salieri. Éste último resultó ganador ya que como músico de la corte gozaba de los favores del emperador. El estreno se llevó a cabo en Viena en 1786 y la trama aborda las vicisitudes de un montaje de teatro. El concierto fue grabado en vivo en la Sala Nezahualcóyotl del Centro Cultural Universitario, el 9 y 10 de agosto de 2008 en la interpretación de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería. Agradecemos a la Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería y a la Academia de Música del Palacio de Minería sus respectivas autorizaciones para hacer la comunicación pública de este material. Producción Descarga Cultura.UNAM / Coordinación de Difusión Cultural / UNAM D.R. © UNAM. more

Opera for Everyone is a radio show and podcast that makes opera understandable, accessible, and enjoyable for all. Pat Wright hosts the show, inviting guest co-hosts to participate in the mission she and Keely Herron developed after lively discussions of operas they had enjoyed seeing together. more

The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The story concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates. He meets Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley, and the two young people fall instantly in love. Frederic finds out, however, that he was born on 29 February, and so, technically, he only has a birthday each leap year. His apprenticeship indentures state that he remains apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday, and so he must serve for another 63 years. Bound by his own sense of duty, Frederic's only solace is that Mabel agrees to wait for him faithfully. (Summary from Wikipedia)CastNarrator: Julie VWFrederic: Karen SavagePirate King: StephenCSamuel: Phil ChenevertRuth: Liberty StumpMajor-General Stanley: Kevin S. MellisMabel: Catherine EastmanEdith: BookAngel7Kate: EzwaIsabel: JemmaBlytheSergeant of Police: John FrickerChorus:Alex FosterBookAngel7Catherine EastmanEzwaFred DeBerardinisHelen SongHenry FrigonJane SmithJemmaBlytheJohn FrickerKaren SavageLiberty StumpMiriam Esther GoldmanStephenCToddHW more

The UK's single most popular theatre welcoming over 500,000 visitors per year situated in the heart of Birmingham hosting the best in West End musicals, ballet, opera and dance. Home to Birmingham Royal Ballet, English base for Welsh National Opera and Britain's biggest Pantomime! more

BR-KLASSIK - das sind Kritiken, Gespräche und Berichte aus der Welt der Klassik. Ob Opernpremieren von München bis New York, Interviews mit großen Musikern oder innovative Musikprojekte an bayerischen Schulen: mit Allegro und Leporello werktags sowie der Piazza am Samstag hält Sie die Klassikwelle des Bayerischen Rundfunks stets auf dem Laufenden. more

Ein Werk neun Aufnahmen. Christian Detig präsentiert seinem Klassik-Rateteam verschiedene Interpretationen eines Werkes, ohne zu verraten, wer spielt. Frage ist also: Was hörst Du wirklich? Christine Lemke-Matwey, Kai Luehrs-Kaiser und Andreas Göbel diskutieren und rätseln, loben und verwerfen. Die Antworten sind eindringlich, provozierend, immer ehrlich. Am Ende ist man dem Werk manchmal näher gekommen, als einem lieb ist. Blindverkostung eben. Alle vier Wochen, immer am ersten Freitag im Monat. Und immer in der ARD-Audiothek. more

Videos und Hintergrundinformationen rund um die Bayreuther Festspiele. Während der Festspielzeit jeden Tag neu. more

Dies ist der Podcast des Richard Wagner-Verband Hannover e.V. Wir veröffentlichen hier regelmäßig interessante Interviews mit Künstlern und Persönlichkeiten aus dem kulturellen Leben, rund um das Themengebiet 'Richard Wagner'. www.rwv-hannover.de more

Radio Kansas Classical Music Coordinator Katelyn Mattson interviews performing arts luminaries from across central Kansas! more

Pandora's Box (1904) (Die Büchse der Pandora) is a play by the German dramatist Frank Wedekind. It forms the second part of his pairing of 'Lulu' plays (the first is Earth Spirit [1895]), both of which depict a society 'riven by the demands of lust and greed'. G. W. Pabst directed a silent film version (Pandora's Box), which was loosely based on the play, in 1929. Both plays together also formed the basis for the opera Lulu by Alban Berg in 1935 (premiered posthumously in 1937). In the original manuscript, dating from 1894, the 'Lulu' drama was in five acts and subtitled 'A Monster Tragedy'. Wedekind subsequently divided the work into two plays: Earth Spirit (German: Erdgeist, first printed in 1895) and Pandora's Box (German: Die Büchse der Pandora). It is now customary in theatre performances to run the two plays together, in abridged form, under the title Lulu. Wedekind is known to have taken his inspiration from at least two sources: the pantomime Lulu by Félicien Champsaur, which he saw in Paris in the early 1890s, and the sex murders of Jack the Ripper in London in 1888. The premiere of Pandora's Box, a restricted performance due to difficulties with the censor, took place in Nuremberg on 1 February 1904. The 1905 Viennese premiere, again restricted, was instigated by the satirist Karl Kraus. In Vienna Lulu was played by Tilly Newes, later to become Wedekind's wife, with the part of Jack the Ripper played by Wedekind himself. (Summary by Wikipedia)CastLulu: Amanda FridayAlva Schon: Chuck WilliamsonSchigolch: Alan MapstoneRodrigo Quast/Kungu Poti: WupperhippoAlfred Hugenberg: Charlotte DuckettCountess Geschwitz: Caprisha PageBianetta/Kadidia: Sally McLudmilla Steinherz/Narrator: Elizabeth KlettMagelone: Margaret EspaillatCount Casti Piani: Algy PugPuntschu: Alan WeymanHeilmann/Dr. Hilti: balaBob: rookieblueDetective: Grendel B. LightyearJack: Bob GonzalezAudio editing: Chuck Williamson more

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