Opera After Dark
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep. 33: Outlander Fantasy Casting
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After much anticipation.........Opera After Dark is back with a second season! Today's episode features a fantasy opera casting of Outlander, which is...
Ep. 32: Game of Thrones Fantasy Casting - Part 2
19 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The moment you have been waiting for....(since last week)....PART 2 of our Game of Thrones Opera fantasy casting!! Since we made it through most of th...
Ep. 31: Game of Thrones Fantasy Casting - Part 1
12 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We have been waiting to share this epic episode with you for a long time... FANTASY CASTING GAME OF THRONES - THE OPERA!!!! We did not reveal our cast...
Ep. 30: Bluebeard's Castle
05 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We are super jazzed to talk about one of Naomi and Elspeth's favorite operas - BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE by Béla Bartók! Based on fairy tale sources, this ...
Ep. 29: Niccolò Paganini
29 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have a special guest with us, and we are diving into the life and times of Niccolò Paganini, violin virtuoso and composer! Although we learn...
Ep. 28: La Finta Giardiniera
21 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by a bonkers but beloved production from the 2006 Salzburg Festival (which, of course, Naomi and Elspeth are super in to), this episode delve...
Ep. 27: Le Mozart Noir
14 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, we are excited to introduce you to a composer that you have probably never heard of: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges -...
Ep. 26: Franz Liszt
07 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the life, times, music, and romantic conquests of pianist and composing rock star Franz Liszt - A man so hot, that women ...
Ep. 25: The Tales Of Hoffmann
31 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 24: Operas that we Hate
24 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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,"...
Ep. 23: Operas we Love
17 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 22: Tchaikovsky
11 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we delve into the incredibly sad and tumultuous life of Tchaikovsky, and get very emotional about the incredibly beautiful music he g...
Ep. 21: Carlo Gesualdo
03 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we talk about Carlo Gesualdo: Renaissance composer and prince and count of the seemingly made up Italian locals of Venosa and Conza...
Ep. 20: Erik Satie gets weird
24 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the world of classical-music composers there is never a shortage of weirdness, and Erik Satie certainly gives us a lot to work with. Today we're ta...
Ep. 19: Mozartian Scatology
17 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, we talk about Mozart's scatological obsessions, introducing you a very human side of this exalted classical music genius!
Ep. 18: The Immortal Beloved
10 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
With Valentine's day just around the corner, we thought we would get all lovey-dovey for today's episode... so we indulged in some beautiful music and...
Ep. 17 Hildegard von Bingen
03 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today we decided to extend our badass women series so that we could talk about one of the ORIGINAL lady badasses of classical music history - Hildegar...
Ep. 16: Alma Mahler
27 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the life of Alma Mahler... who was not a nice person. But her life was very interesting!
Ep. 15: Difficult Divas
20 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In our second installment of the Badass Women series, we talk about some of opera's most difficult divas!
Ep. 14: La Maupin
13 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of our Badass Women series we discuss Julie d'Aubigny, known as La Maupin. She made opera singing her profession, but she also wa...
Ep. 13: Il Trovatore
16 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the third and final installment of our "What the hell?" series, we talk about perhaps the most random and convoluted opera plot of all time: Il Tro...
Ep. 12: Švanda the Bagpiper / Dudelsackpfeifer
09 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the second in our "What the hell?" series in which we talk about some ridiculous opera plots. Today, Elspeth takes us through a deligh...
Ep. 11: Hindemith, what the hell?
02 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the first in our "What the hell?" series in which we talk about some ridiculous opera plots. Today, Naomi tells us about a super misog...
Ep. 10: Harry Potter Fantasy Casting
18 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of opening day for the much anticipated film "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," this episode of Opera After Dark indulges in a glorio...
Ep. 9: The Schumann Marriage - Part 2
11 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we find out how Johannes Brahms found his way into the marriage of Clara and Robert Schumann, but never fully realized an intimate re...
Ep. 8: The Schumann Marriage - Part 1
04 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Clara and Robert Schumann are perhaps the best and certainly most notable composer couple of all time. The great love between them certainly comes thr...
Ep. 7: Da Ponte - Part 2
28 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Here is part 2 of the life and trials of Lorenzo Da Ponte, where we hear about what took Lorenzo from working in Vienna with Mozart to teaching Italia...
Ep. 6: Da Ponte - Part 1
21 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
He set the words for some of Mozart's greatest operas, and his own scandalous habits seem to be worthy of an opera plot. This is the first of two epis...
Ep. 5: Castrati - Part 2
18 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 5! In this episode we pick up where we left off in episode 4 in our discussion of the Castrati - the rock stars of the 18th century...
Ep. 4: Castrati - Part 1
07 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 4! In this episode, the first of two, we’ll be discussing the rock stars of the 18th century, THE CASTRATI. Known for their incre...
Ep. 3: Berlioz - The Men Behind the Music
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Genius. Flute player. Appreciator of Shakespeare and Virgil. Terrible pianist. Psychopath attempted murderer. Just some of the phrases that best descr...
Ep. 2: Janáček - The Men Behind the Music
23 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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, Kamila Stösslo...
Ep. 1: Puccini - The Men Behind the Music
16 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A self-proclaimed hunter of "wild fowl, operatic libretti, and attractive women," it's safe to say that Puccini had a fair share of skeletons in his c...
Ep. 0: Sneak Peek!
15 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Forget what you thought you knew about classical music, and leave your preconceived notions at the door! Co-hosted by Naomi Barrettara, Elspeth Davis,...