Ahead of the broadcast of Wagner's Die Meistersinger from the 2025 Bayreuth Festival, Linda Carducci speaks with opera scholar Saul Lilienstein to provide a step by step listening guide.
Linda Carducci speaks with opera scholar Saul Lilienstein, who has studied and admired Wagner’s music throughout his life. He shares the experience of being introduced as a teenager to the music of Richard Wagner and how that sparked his lifelong interest in Wagner’s works.
Linda Carducci and opera scholar Saul Lilienstein explore the fruitful relationship between Mozart and librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, which produced opera favorites like Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro.
Ahead of the broadcast of Verdi's Il trovatore on Opera Matinee, Linda Carducci chats with opera scholar Saul Lilientstein about this classic favorite from the repertoire.
Ahead of the Metropolitan Opera's archival broadcast of Verdi's Falstaff, Linda Carducci speaks with opera scholar Saul Lilienstein, going in-depth into Verdi's final opera.
Linda Carducci speaks with opera scholar Saul Lilienstein about Verdi's Aida, showing an in-depth guide to the beloved opera ahead of the Met Opera broadcast on January 25.
Ahead of the broadcast of Verdi's Rigoletto with the Met Opera, Linda Carducci speaks with opera scholar Saul Lilienstein for his insight on Verdi’s mid-to-late career masterpiece.
Linda Carducci speaks with opera scholar, Saul Lilienstein, about Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball), based on a historic event – the assassination of King Gustav of Sweden.
