San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles (1998)
Synopsis
San Diego Opera's Director of Education guides viewers through an intriguing history of each opera produced by San Diego Opera. Learn about the composers' backgrounds and inspirations, the challenges they faced composing and staging the work, the reactions of audiences and critics, and recommendations for recordings, books and videos.
First Air Date: 1998-09-25
Last Air Date: 2013-10-29
Number of Seasons: 14
Number of Episodes: 54
Networks: University of California Television (UCTV), University of California Television - San Diego (UCSD-TV)
Top Cast
- Nicolas Reveles as Self - Host
Seasons
1998-99 Season (1998)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Verdi's Falstaff
This episode of OperaTalk! examines Verdi's "Falstaff," the composer's last opera and comic masterpiece.
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Ep. 2: Of Mice and Men
Carlisle Floyd, composer/librettist of "Susanna" and "The Passion of Jonathan Wade," is considered by many to be the foremost living American opera composer. This program profiles Carlisle Floyd and "Of Mice and Men," his evocative work based on John Steinbeck's classic novella.
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Ep. 3: Cosi Fan Tutte
San Diego Opera's Nicolas Reveles hosts this engaging introduction to Mozart's comic masterpiece, "Cosi Fan Tutte."
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Ep. 4: Hansel and Gretel
Nicolas Reveles introduces viewers to Englebert Humperdinck's magical opera, "Hansel and Gretel," based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
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