Seasons & Episodes
Carmen
In the first episode, Ramón Gener talks of the cultural setting of "Carmen" by Georges Bizet-the most frequently staged
Turandot
In this episode which is based out of two European cities, Milan and Munich, Gener looks into the opera of Turandot- a l
The Barber of Seville
"The Barber of Seville" is the quintessential comic opera and irrefutable proof that opera is not just drama and tragedy
La Bohème
At the height of his career, Puccini wrote this song to life, friendship and love. To illustrate it, Gener travels to bo
Parsifal
"Parsifal" was Richard Wagner's last opera. Its story centers on the search for the Holy Grail, although it's actually a
Pelléas et Mélisande
Beauty for beauty's sake. That is how Gener defines this opera by Debussy, an impressionist work with a simple argument,
Bel Canto
Gener explains why Bel Canto awakens so many emotions and why it is a favorite for lovers of opera. Despite bel canto be
The Ring of Nibelung
Gener heads to Bayreuth, the hometown of Richard Wagner, the composer of the most ambitious operatic saga in all of musi
Tosca
Rome, the eternal city, is the setting for this episode. It's also the city where the action in "Tosca" unfolds, a thril
La Traviata
To love and to be loved. This is the main theme in Verdi's "La Traviata", based on "The Lady of the Camellias" by the yo
Tristan and Isolde
Gener heads to Cadaques on the Costa Brava to talk about a great love story, of a love beyond death: what Tristan and Is
Don Giovanni
To bring to light one of the most famous seducers in history, Gener delves into the world of the night, to get to know t
Rigoletto
Rigoletto is not just the story of a curse. It's also a story of oppressors and the oppressed. Giuseppe Verdi wrote it a
Manon
Manon is a young Parisian woman who dreams of fame and riches. One day, Des Grieux crosses her path, an attractive gentl
The Freeshooter
Over 24 hours, Gener roams about the picturesque village of Aichach in the federal state of Bavaria in order to talk abo
Pagliacci
"Theatre is life" is the verism motto behind this beautiful opera. Gener explores Pagliacci in which fiction and reality
Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky and Pushkin- the greatest examples of Russian Romanticism-speak to us about impossible romances, homosexuali
Fidelio
Gener discusses Beethoven and the composer's main drives in life- love, injustice, and freedom.
Handel
In London Gener reveals how Handel managed something which nobody had ever managed before: to make England love opera. T
Così fan tutte
Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the leading examples of musical classicism, and its main topic, nar
Salome
Based on the timeless play by Oscar Wilde, Richard Strauss wrote a troubling, uneasy score which portrays very clearly m
Nabucco
Gener explains why Verdi's other operas would never have existed if Nabucco had never come to be. Gener travels to Valen
Der Rosenkavalier
"Der Rosenkavalier" by Richard Strauss, is a wonderful comedy of errors that reflects upon the passage of time. Set in e
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute is the ideal opera for all ages, from children to seniors. Gener goes to a Spanish school to interview 7
Vivaldi and Venice
Gener explains the three reasons why opera came to Venice in the middle of the 17th century and became a true phenomenon
Lulu
Lulu is an opera about our most basic instincts, starring an enigmatic, dangerous and spellbinding woman. Sex, death and
Madama Butterfly
Madame Butterfly teaches us about hope, longing, unconditional love and the problems when two cultures collide. Gener vi
Rusalka
Written in the early 20th century by Antonin Dvorák, "Rusalka" is based on the Hans Christian Andersen story "The Littl
The Birth of Opera
Gener retells the origin of opera and compares it to a metaphoric pregnancy. He guides explaining a double journey: the
Opera Is Life
Gener speaks about the most important operas in history and why, thanks to emotions (both positive and negative), human
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