02
April
2017
Ep. 25: The Tales of Hoffman
We have been waiting for this episode for a long time, because we all LOVE this wacky, weird and wonderful work! What better way to celebrate the fact that we made it to episode 25, than delving into the world of Jacques Offenbach and “Les Contes d’Hoffmann”?! This opera is amazing. You should see it.... Read More
24
March
2017
Ep. 24: Operas That We Hate
Taking the opposite tack of last week’s episode, today we delve into operas that we hate. And before you write us off as a bunch of “negative nancys,” we actually go above and beyond (in our opinion) to highlight the best and most beautiful moments in the works that we tend stay away from as... Read More
17
March
2017
Ep. 23: Operas We Love
Today, we tasked ourselves with choosing one opera each that we absolutely love, and explaining why we love it. We hope that our gushing inspires you to either check out a work you’ve never heard, or revisit one that you know, to fall in love with it for the first time (or all over again)!... Read More
10
March
2017
Ep. 22: Tchaikovsky
In this episode, we delve into the incredibly sad and tumultuous life of Tchaikovsky, and get very emotional about the incredibly beautiful music he gave the world.
03
March
2017
The Prince of Darkness
In Episode 21, Kyle’s dream are at last coming true, and we are FINALLY talking about a murderer, who also happened to be a super successful 16th century composer. That’s right! Carol Gesualdo is our topic this week…and he did, shall we say, a really really bad thing. Murder. Intrigue. Paranoia. Vampires. Contrapuntal Harmonies. This... Read More
24
February
2017
Erik Satie Gets Weird
We made it to Episode 20, folks! Join us as we dig into the incredibly weird life of the uber eccentric Erik Satie. Brilliant composer? Most definitely. Founder of his own religious cult where he was the only member? Oh yes. Charged with ‘cultural anarchy’ and thrown in jail for a week? TOTALLY. But don’t... Read More
17
February
2017
Mozartian Scatology
YOU GUYS. Welcome to episode 19, where we talk about the exalted genius of the one and only W.A. Mozart… So join us, if you can stomach it, and listen to Elspeth say shit about 27 times in two different languages, Kyle laugh so hard that he cries, and, of course, the return of Naomi’s... Read More
10
February
2017
Beethoven and the Immortal Beloved
In the immortal words of Samuel L. Jackson: It’s time for The Immortal Beloved. That’s right. We’re tackling a big one this week. In 1812, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote a letter to an unnamed woman, which he never sent. The letter ended up in the Berlin State Library (you can visit it today!), and since... Read More
03
February
2017
The Story of Gertrude
Polymath. Pope Approved Female Composer. Star of Flipping Convents with Hildy. If you haven’t guessed, we’re talking about the one and only Hildegard von Bingen, the original Badass Woman. And you thought we were done with that series. Fooled you! We could talk about all this woman’s accomplishments, but you should listen to the episode.... Read More
27
January
2017
Alma Mahler was NOT a Nice Person
I was going to make this a slightly longer blog post, but seriously: ALMA MAHLER SEX DOLL. That’s all you really need to know. Prepare yourself for the horror: If you’d like to learn a little more about her, listen to the episode. As promised, you can click here to listen to her complete song... Read More
