We are BACK with the beginning of SEASON FOUR!!!!! To kick things off, we recount the summer’s adventures and look ahead at exciting productions to come in the 19-20 opera season ..read more

The OAD team embarks on Wagner’s epic opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen, AKA the Ring Cycle. Of course, we must start with the first of the four operas: Das Rheingold. We hope you enjoy this deep dive into Wagner’s mythological world inspired by Norse mythology ..read more

It took almost three full seasons, but we are finally talking about the polarizing composer Richard Wagner. Whether you love him or you hate him, most opera fans feel strongly about his contributions to the repertory, and we are no exception. As is appropriate for Wagner, this episode is one of our longest, but it comes as our own Naomi Barrettara is about to join the Met Opera Quiz during the radio broadcast on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Be sure to tune in and cheer her on! Click below to find the broadcast schedule and your local station. Met Radio Broadcast Information ..read more

Today’s opera directors are constantly finding ways to reinvent new productions of operas within the repertory, sometimes in strange and eye-catching ways. It can be argued that nobody reimagines opera quite like Australian director, Barrie Kosky, who is known for his provocative production concepts. OAD host, Kyle Homewood, got to witness this process firsthand, and the story is almost too good to believe. The specific production we discuss in the episode is a 2013 Dutch National Opera production of Armide by Glück. As promised in the episode, here are some photos and videos related ..read more