San Diego Operatalk with Nick Reveles (Audio)

Nicolas Reveles introduces viewers to the “story behind the story” of Richard Wagner’s epic opera about self-sacrifice, atonement and redemption. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 12852]

Join host Nicolas Reveles for an in-depth examination of Mozart’s delightful comedy of manners, considered by many to be the "perfect opera." Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 11743]

Join Nicolas Reveles for an introduction to Wozzeck. Alban Berg's modern masterpiece is the story of a Common Man, beset by problems not entirely of his own making and by the machinations and maneuvers of his fellow men and women. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 11742]

Nicolas Reveles is your guide to Camille Saint-Saens' opera, which tells the passionate story of the Philistine temptress who pits her wiles, and her sex, against the superhuman strength of the mighty Hebrew warrior. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 11741]

Nicolas Reveles introduces viewers to Mussorgsky's tale of 16th-century court intrigue, considered by many to be the quintessential Russian opera. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 11740]

Nicolas Reveles hosts a revealing profile of Puccini's grand opera Turandot, a masterpiece of Orientalia and the great composer's final work. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 7478]

One of Verdi's greatest operas, Otello stands among the best adaptations of Shakespeare ever set to music. Nicolas Reveles provides a lively, anecdote-filled introduction to Verdi's masterpiece, including a discussion of the opera's formidable vocal and dramatic demands. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 6533]

Nicolas Reveles introduces viewers to Beethoven's passionate hymn to love and freedom, in which a devoted wife disguises herself as a man and works in a tyrant's jail in an effort to save her husband from certain death. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 6530]

A lively introduction to Mozart's ever-popular, Masonic-influenced operatic masterpiece. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5046]