Violetta broke our hearts in episode 2.5 and now we put her in context — what is happening in each act and what are the other two main characters, Alfredo and his father Giorgio Germont, doing throughout. In this episode we’ll even hear some of what they sing. It’s such a beautifully constructed story and the music is astonishing. Listen along as our two podcasters discuss it all.
We are just 5 days away from listening to Lisette Oropesa perform the role of Violetta at the Met. We’ll be seated in the Parterre level, with a perfect vantage point to see and hear her sing what has become her signature role which critics say she has perfected by this point. This episode follows a 2022 recording of La Traviata featuring Oropesa. The podcast explains how to follow along if you want to hear full-length recordings instead of merely clips.
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A reminder that we shared earlier: These episodes are researched and written by James McQuivey who then runs them through automated voices to create the podcast-like conversation you are listening to, adding the final music and mixing. He thought Megan would enjoy it more this way, and you would, too, rather than have him drone on and on about all the cool stuff he read. Enjoy!
