18.iv.16 | Show No. 21 | Iain Bell!
b"We go Inside the Huddle with British composer Iain Bell. In addition to his symphonic and chamber works, as well as song cycles, he\\u2019s had great success in Europe and America with his two operas: 'A Harlot\\u2019s Progress' and 'A Christmas Carol'. His latest opera, 'In Parenthesis', opens at the Royal Opera House this summer. You\\u2019ll get an inside look at his process, plus his take on the future of opera in the UK...\\n\\nGeorge, Tobias and Giovanna also talk about conductor James Levine\\u2019s retirement from the Metropolitan Opera. Some are calling it the end of an era. Others are saying he overstayed his welcome. And still more wonder to what degree the Met bosses forced him out...\\n\\nWe\\u2019ve also got this week\\u2019s opera headlines, and in our Monday Evening Quarterback segment, co-host Oliver Camacho reviews last weekend\\u2019s Met in HD broadcast of 'Roberto Devereux'. Did Sondra Radvanovsky pull off the Donizetti Tudor queen triple-play...?"