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What happens when two lifelong Shakespeareans attend Verdi's "Macbeth" at the Met? Marc Eliot Stein examines Giuseppe Verdi's earliest Shakespeare opera with Meg Wise-Lawrence, who teaches English at Hunter College and City College in New York City. We talk about witches, prophecies, banquets, mad scenes, Ian McKellen, Italian nationalism, the Scottish people, Verdi's "Nabucco", Verdi's "Otello" and Tchaikovsky's "Queen of Spades".
An exciting new podcast by Marc Eliot Stein of Literary Kicks. Why is opera relevant in 2019? This sometimes-lost art form hides a fascinating, vibrant world. In our first episode, we discuss whether Verdi's Otello is better than Shakespeare's Othello, whether Othello had PTSD, and what it means that Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro is an Italian opera by a German Austrian and a Venetian Jew based on a French play that takes place in Spain. Welcome to the first episode of Lost Music: Exploring Literary Opera!
Operatic predators are seen through out the world of opera. From Iago from Verdi's Otello to Baron Scarpia from Puccini's Tosca and maybe the ultimate predator Lady Macbeth from Verdi's Macbeth. Join us as Eric speaks about and plays his favorite operatic predators.
Professor Roger Parker from King's College, London explains how Verdi's Otello was created
Antonio Pappano, Music Director, The Royal Opera, introduces the music to Verdi's Otello with pianist Stephen Westrop and soprano Alexandra Deshorties (Desdemona).
Mozart's Magic Flute, Verdi's Otello and Rossini's Ermione - Gramophone Awards 2011 Opera