Ep.125: Religion in Opera, Part 1 with Desiree Mays

Published: March 19, 2019, 8:12 p.m.

Religious themes have long been a foundational element of classical music, but what makes these divine topics such a recurrent source of operatic inspiration? On this episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, lecturer Desir\xe9e Mays discusses the musical and textual treatment of religion in opera throughout history.