He Sang/She Sang

He Sang/She Sang

24 episodes

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.

Podcasts

Stopping the Clocks With Strauss' 'Der Rosenkavalier'

Published: May 11, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 26 seconds

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A Nose by Any Other Name: Franco Alfano's 'Cyrano de Bergerac'

Published: May 3, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 55 seconds

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'The Flying Dutchman': Wagner's Eternal Wanderer

Published: April 26, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 3 seconds

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Aida: Verdi's Most Intimate Spectacle

Published: April 12, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 23 seconds

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Love and Death in Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde'

Published: April 6, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 25 seconds

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Into the Light With Beethoven's 'Fidelio'

Published: March 29, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 29 seconds

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Fate and Forbidden Love in Mozart's 'Idomeneo'

Published: March 22, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 50 seconds

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William Tell: Rossini's Grand Finale

Published: March 14, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 50 seconds

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La Traviata: Verdi's Timeless Fallen Woman

Published: March 7, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 57 seconds

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Werther: Massenet's Lovelorn Hero

Published: March 1, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 57 seconds

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Nymphs, Witches and Gnomes: The Magic of 'Rusalka'

Published: Feb. 21, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 44 seconds

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The Madness and Music of 'I Puritani'

Published: Feb. 14, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 44 minutes 36 seconds

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Carmen: Bizet's Famous Femme Fatale

Published: Feb. 7, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 41 minutes 54 seconds

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Rigoletto: Verdi's Tragic Jester

Published: Jan. 31, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 47 minutes 48 seconds

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Humor and High Jinks in Rossini's 'The Barber of Seville'

Published: Jan. 24, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 25 seconds

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Head Over Heels with Diana Damrau

Published: Jan. 19, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 38 seconds

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Romeo And Juliet: All About The Love Duets

Published: Jan. 17, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 22 seconds

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Behind the Scenes and Into the Chorus of Puccini's 'La Boheme'

Published: Jan. 10, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 59 seconds

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Nabucco: Verdi's Triumphant Return

Published: Jan. 3, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 20 seconds

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L'Italiana in Algeri: Rossini's quest for Italy

Published: Dec. 27, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 36 seconds

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Hansel and Gretel: Inside the Gingerbread House

Published: Dec. 20, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 30 seconds

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Behind Salome's Seven Veils: Lust, Murder and Mutilation

Published: Dec. 13, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 42 seconds

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Up Close with 'L'Amour de Loin'

Published: Dec. 6, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 31 seconds

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We're a Go for 'Manon Lescaut'

Published: Nov. 29, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 5 seconds

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