Opera Wheres
From a 15 year old new immigrant New Yorker's perspective. Some reviews, critiques, and voices. Based mostly on the Metropolitan Opera, and many other random shows I went to.
Tristan und Isolde: Love, Death, and Everything Else
https://youtu.be/gpRSABA22FU
https://www.metopera.org/season/2025-26-season/tristan-und-isolde/
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Möst's Requiem | Seventy-Six Minutes to the End of the World
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Met’s Fille du Régiment | The Rise of Bel Canto
“Ah, mes amis ... Pour mon âme” (Lawrence Brownlee):
https://youtu.be/jeM2ICpkVBM
“Chacun le sait” (Erin Morley)
https://youtu.be/ZjVQGcLi30Q
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La Sonnambula: Beautiful Bel Canto, Confused Staging
https://www.metopera.org/season/2025-26-season/la-sonnambula/?utm_source=performance-max&utm_medium=native&utm_campaign=la-sonnambula&utm_content=music-interests&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22858904774&gbraid=0AAAAADRK8O9P-da8_JtC2sGTJ-_AyCqeI
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The Yannick Formula | What I want to say about Yannick Nezet Seguin for long.
To every young conductor who genuinely loves music: your enthusiasm matters, and it shows. Keep going. It pays off.
Popularity doesn't always display the rights
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Cards, Ghosts, and Obsession | Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades
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Salome was not your Object | Met’s Salome
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Die Zauberflöte: Too Many Birds, Just Enough Flute
Overall it's fun to watch because at the end of the day it's still one of the best operas ever!!!!
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Pastel Marriage - Marriage of Figaro
I feel like I'm already up to this point that concerns about what I should do start to rise within me... any suggestions?
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Sea? Sing? Sink? Met’s Moby-Dick
If I have time I would actually read Mobi-Dick because it is just so interesting. However it is too long... If I have time, if....
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Contemporary Aida = No Love
The title might be a little misleading... But anyways they are great singers
Link for the Triumphal March I played: https://youtu.be/HqNa9Cpa3L8
I think this production is also what I had for my first Aida, love it!
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Fedelio at the Met
Hi I'm back!
Something I'm urge to say is that Ying Fang is both an absolutely amazing singer and person! She's really nice and welling to talk to her audience. Wish she can get more major roles in the future seasons
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Judging Met’s 25-26 Repertoires
Officially finished this 3000 words script yippee
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Judging Met’s 25-26 New Productions
Michael Spyres sings Wagner: Lohengrin: "Mein lieber Schwan": https://youtu.be/VnUv_Uib434
My script can't be 7 pages long ;-;
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Best Opera (I think) -- Pelléas et Mélisande
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhHqOYa7lcs
Hope one day the met can have it back ;-;
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Rigoletto But Nothing New
Lijian Lin - La Danna é Mobile
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1P34y1y7FH/?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click&vd_source=165e86bb3f6fe23768cf823e89473f22
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Very late review for Trifonov’s Carnegie Recital
Trifonov plays Chopin: https://youtu.be/Gy5UHK4EeM8
Rachmaninov's operas: Aleko, Monna Vanna, The Miserly Knight, Salammbo, Francesca da Rimini
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Tosca for Twice! What a Stunning Opera!
Hi everyone I'm finally back, sorry for recording this podcast without a script so I was being wordless for several moments. But as always thank you guys very much for supporting me and listening to my podcast even though I'm not uploading anything.
I promise I'll do more podcasts ;-;
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Ainadamar - Exotic Met's New Production
WELCOME BACK!!!
I really like Ainadamr😭 Latin cultural really can get people immerse in since the first glimpse.
I forgot to mention but I really like the chorus and the choreography, they work together really well and pretty.
https://youtu.be/X6Fnb6FgcCE
...do you know that Gustavo Dudamel also conducted this opera before?
https://youtu.be/LgnwQcJqDeI
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Disappointments for Víkingur Ólafsson & Nyphil & Honeck
I can't think of any better titles so if you have any good ideas just send me a message :).
I forgot to mention but Ólafsson is really handsome... he looks way more better than what's on the media.
The recording for the encore pieces:
Les Boréades - The Arts and the Hours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTwqBVt2Clw
Le Rappel des Oiseaux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSBu_joZf4M&t=5s
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Met's Grounded Grounded
I really like this opera and Yannick Nezet Seguin, if possible please go see it and discuss with me how do you feel about this opera :).
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A Mahler that's Actually Mahler & A Beethoven 9 that's not so Beethoven 9
Original title: Some Late Classical Concerts' Reviews (that are not opera!)
Yeahhhh stay tuned with Opera wheres!!!!
Chloe Chua's Butterfly Lovers Concerto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw68GAvmphE
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The Hours | Stories of Women
Why am I always sick...
It's complex do I like The Hours or not, I'm more like neutral to this opera, but I would like to see more this kind of opera with story-in-depth and a focus on female characters.
Anyway I think I might do an episode about Turandot and it will be the last ep of the season. What should I do in the summer? Introducing and comment on recordings? If you have any good advices feel free to send.
Thanks for all of the audience who's with me so far!
Orfeo and Eurydice, But With No Love
Here's the link for the duet “Vieni, appaga il tuo consorte”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99QSwbucJxg
I don't really recommend this, it's great but there's nothing excited... to be honest I'd rather going to El Nino.
Anyway the open house was fun.
What should I do for ep #20🤔, I want it to be interesting.
*Recordings I played are for education purpose only
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El Nĩno, But the Met’s
Hi there I’m finally back for long.
I have literally no idea about what I’m saying in the episode.
I’m pretty satisfied with all of the productions Met has put out. And yesterday in the open house I talked to the staff who’s a part of the Aida’s crop team, don’t feel much different between this new production and what we had in 2023.
Anyway I hope I can finish my script for Orpheus in short. I would like to see that for at least 3 more times.
RIP Sir Andrew Davis | Massenet's Thais
Maestro, you'll always live in all of our hearts.
Thais is a great opera to listen to, and my recent favorite. I listened to this recording four times this week only.
Spring is here and it's time to get out more and get in touch with the nature 🌸
Any recommendation for any recording?
©All recordings I played is for educational purpose only
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The Contemporary Surrealism Angel
There's nothing better than seeing rich people go crazy.... well that's a joke.
I found myself having this unexpected ability to appreciate and enjoy contemporary works.
I do think the film adds-on a lot to the opera, the adaptations made to this already solid original film are interesting.
Spanish artists are so good at surrealism creation, for example, Salvador Dalí. His paintings are so full of magic that I fall deeper and deeper into them every time I see them.
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Add-ons for Ep.12 Romeo and Juliet
Hope someone could identify that the left corner random drawing is an email symbol...
I love French operas, especially those related to love, French people are really talented at revolution and love.
I should work more efficiently and stop being late... need to finish my review on the Beethoven string quartet.
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The Bored Swallow - Met's La Rondine
Welcome back!
La Rondine is a great work :)
One of the most famous English French courtesan I can think of is Cora Pearl, she published a memory, Mémoires de Cora Pearl. If you are interested at this topic, reading it will be a good choice.
Happy April fools day! I can't think of any fools or jokes but enjoy!
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Fate or Gate, that's a Question.
Why is it fate or gate because 1. Destino -> fate, 2. my desire to leave -> door -> gate.
And that is based on the quote "To be, or not to be, that is the question." from Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Hope you get my little humor!
Is it time to get a butter mic? I do think the sound quality is kinda unsatisfied.
Please listen to Serafin and Callas' version of La Forza del Destino, it is really great and I use it as reference.
I'll definitely be there when Davidsen com...
Romeo & Juliet? I rather stay home!
Hi everyone I'm finally back!
I think I do want to mention here is that Juliet is about 14 year olds when marrying Romeo...
The opera itself is splendid, beautiful. But not the met's presentation.
I try to invite Federick Ballentine to my school, will make some update if that happens.
Can't wait to see the new production of La Forza del Destino, time to judge some new production.
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Judging Met Opera 24-25 Program & What Did I do
I didn't give up this podcast, I'm alive... and I'm back!
Hello everyone! How's your days. I enjoyed one month break. I was listening to Mendelssohn for these days and have read a few great books related to opera.
ehh... I lose my recording for two of the works:
Fidelio: I love all of the singers, defiantly excited to see it
Die Frau ohne Schatten: another Strauss' work, I like the libretto and the opera itself. The fact that this opera is about marriage and love and this production a gift of a...
Get Some Butterfly & Met's Light
Met's Madame Butterfly here!
My eyes can still feel that pain... the lighting reminds me of nycballet from last season since they also got really bright lights
If a random foreign males says he wants to marry me (14 and half by this point) I'll make sure to kick his ... as hard as possible
I feel like I'm turning podcasts into essays especially now this form of I say my point -> find arias that prove my point. I don't really like this but I'm not that sure of what I can do. If you have...
Princeton, ARC, and Modern Compositions | First free talk episode
Stay home and study for the finals ✖️
Travel to New Jersey for ARC ☑️
I love every pieces performed today, a really surprising concert.
Tried something new in this episode, feel free to send me feedbacks through aulindatang@gmail.com
Thank you so much for listening and see you in my next episode!
(Btw I lose my Apple Pencil, I'll try to find a way to draw a cover (>_>)
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Being not nice to Carmen and Carrie Cracknell
Close your eyes and listen👍
We got C^3 here
There too much questions about this Carmen... but I talked a bunch of random stuff in this episode but whatever, quit whenever you want to
If you like this version of Carmen please do consider email me (aulindatang@gmail.com) I would appreciate a conversation with you, if I got enough responses I'll probably visit the met again and do another episode about this Carmen.
I love Aigul Akhmetshina so muchhhhhhhhhhh.
Sorry for postponing this for two days. I love every of my audi...
[New Year Special] Akhnaten and my Obsession
Happy new year! First Episode in 2024, I decided to do a special one for my favorite opera of all time -------- Akhnaten.
It is relatively long because Akhnaten is really truly my favorite opera. If you don't want to listen to my personal little stories with opera and Akhnaten please just jump right to 9:01.
This is the longest episode I've ever done, I tried to stop myself from saying too much otherwise it will exceeds 40 minutes.
See you in my next episode!
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Nabucco by Met Opera
I love visiting met WooHoo, what a great night!
Nabucco is truly a masterpiece!!!! I still have Va, pensiero in my headphones right now, love it!
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An early Happy New Year for everyone!
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El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered
Merry Christmas!!!! I know it is 11:59 at the Christmas but it is still Christmas right? :)
I'm not a religious person but I love oratorios.
((And I love Anthony Roth Costanzo
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Circle Songs - Anthony Roth Costanzo and Friends
Warning: This is not a serious review or critics.
I might sound really off because I am really sick right now. However, I hate procrastination so this episode is out right now! I shouldn't be so obsessed with Anthony but whatever, we were all once young .
As always, if you wanna talk to me just send an email to aulindatang@gmail.com. See you in my next episode.
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Nyphil's Israel in Egypt
Kind of going harsh on Cody Bowers, a small apology for him.
To be very honest I just don't like this version of Israel in Egypt that much.
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