12.xii.16 | Show No. 52 | Holiday Special! [Part 2 of 3]
b"The holidays are here, and we\\u2019re continuing our three-part series listening to and talking about our favorite holiday pieces of classical music. Tonight, creative consultant Oliver Camacho tells us what\\u2019s on his Christmas playlist and introduces us to a few major works that don\\u2019t get as much play as Handel\\u2019s 'Messiah' or Mariah Carey\\u2019s 'All I Want for Christmas'...\\n\\nBut first, in \\u2018Chalk Talk\\u2019, we talk about Russian baritone Dimitri Hvorostovsky. He\\u2019s been battling brain cancer for months, and now he\\u2019s withdrawn from all future opera performances. Can he return to the stage? If not, who\\u2019ll take his place? And what sort of a void will not singing roles leave in the life of one of the world\\u2019s biggest opera stars? Guest co-host and baritone Matthan Black chimes in...\\n\\nAnd you get all your opera headlines and our hot takes on them in \\u2018The Two Minute Drill\\u2019...\\n\\n@operaboxscore #operaballs"