This was a brilliant lecture, one of the very best podcasts I've heard. Bird not only made it possible to understand the opera itself as one of Verdi's great contributions to the democratic spirit growing in the nineteenth century and its revolutionary vision, she offered a wonderful discussion of the play on which it was based, Schiller's Kabale und Liebe (Intrigue and Love), and how the opera did in fact and had to differ from it, but offered with it an astonishingly rich and full guide to its music and its place in the development of Verdi's musical thought, including its influence on the striking features that reappear in his better known operas. I was amazed at how much I learned in the short time of the lecture and how much more I understood about this opera when she was finished. I hope she's done other podcasts as well. I'll be looking for her name.

This podcast is really a gem to listen at at. Mrs. bird goes really deep into into proposing multiple paths into the opera, thus multilpying the ways it could  be appreciated.This is invaluable. Looking forward to her next podcast.

Pour yourself a glass of pink champagne and settle in! On this episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have our second installment of "Divas and Dinner" with Chef, food historian, and opera enthusiast Carl Raymond, exploring how the diva of all divas, Violetta, wined and dined her way through life!

Ep. 76: Divas And Dinner - Part 2

Forbidden love, feuding fathers, and poison are all proven ingredients for a successful opera… and Verdi's LUISA MILLER is no exception!  
In this episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have a detailed walkthrough of Verdi’s rarely performed operatic gem with librarian and music scholar Deidre Bird.

Ep. 97: Luisa Miller with Deidre Bird

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