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Otello with Jerrell Jackson
Episode 8
Is Iago one of opera’s greatest villains? Or just someone who listened to Steely Dan’s “Dirty Work” one too many times and decided to make it everyon…
4 hours ago
Lohengrin with Benjamin Poore
Episode 7
The Bridal March from Lohengrin is a bold wedding choice once you know the rest of the opera. But considering the divorce rate, maybe it’s the most h…
2 weeks ago
Peter Grimes with Imani Mosley
Episode 6
Is Peter Grimes the villain, or just his town’s biggest HR violation? Musicologist and Britten scholar Dr. Imani Mosley joins us to discuss the origi…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Salome with Perri DiChristina
Episode 5
Is Salome a victim of circumstance, or the destroyer of empire? Mezzo-soprano and one opera’s philosophical fug girls Perri DiChristina joins us to d…
1 month, 1 week ago
Don Giovanni with Sylvia Korman
Episode 4
Does Don Giovanni ever actually end? Or are we just living in a constant state of deferral with a final boss that will never be defeated? Critic Sylv…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
I Puritani with Aksel Tollåli
Episode 3
Sometimes, we can have nice things. Like a bel canto opera where, despite the mad scene stretching across all three acts, the stakes are low, the Fs …
2 months ago
Der Rosenkavalier with Ben Miller
Episode 2
Time, nostalgia, and very fancy lesbians? It must be Der Rosenkavalier. Writer, historian, and co-host of Bad Gays Ben Miller joins us for a discussi…
2 months, 1 week ago
Carmen with Nikola Printz
Episode 1
On Episode 1 of Decanonized, mezzo-soprano Nikola Printz joins us to discuss what many consider to be the greatest opera: Georges Bizet's Carmen (187…
2 months, 2 weeks ago