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... Read More
27
January
2017
La Maupin!
Welcome back, everyone! To start 2017 off right, we’re going to be exploring some of the badass women who made classical music their profession. To... Read More
13
January
2017
What the Hell…?
Hi everyone! We’re starting a new three part series today, entitled “What the Hell…?” To get you all through this holiday season, we’ll be talking... Read More
03
December
2016
A Musical Love Story
Welcome to episode 8! Today we’ll be talking about those crazy lovebirds, Clara and Robert Schumann. They met while Robert was living and studying with... Read More
03
November
2016
LORENZO!!!
In this week’s episode, we talk about the exciting life of Mozart’s favorite librettist, Lorenzo da Ponte. Born Emanuele Conegliano, he was Jewish by birth,... Read More
27
October
2016
BERLIOZ. OY.
Genius. Flute player. Appreciator of Shakespeare and Virgil. Terrible pianist. Psychopath attempted murderer. Just some of the phrases that best describe composer Hector Berlioz. It... Read More
30
September
2016
Intimate Letters: Leoš and Kamila
Our second episode of “The Men Behind the Music” is all about the one and only Leoš Janáček and his pen pal and imaginary wife,... Read More
20
September
2016
The Twisted Plot of Puccini’s Love Life
Our first episode of Opera After Dark zeros in on Giacomo Puccini, in the first of three episodes in our “The Men behind the Music”... Read More
30
August
2016
