ARIA SERIOUS?

Our very own Dr. Nic's podcast series has begun for our 2010 season. Up first, a look at La boheme and what makes opera so popular. You can access this Podcast online by clicking here , or through iTunes which many of you prefer. Yep, they're free and run about 15 minutes which makes it a perfect companion for the morning jog. - Edward

Opera is not known for brevity. Indeed, a character can get stabbed and then sing about dying for fifteen minutes before actually dying, which can then take another ten... So we're happy to have Rolando Villazon describe to us the plot of La boheme in just under 10 seconds. Our La boheme , which opens the 2010 season, will be longer than 10 seconds but with Piotr Beczala and Anja Harteros in the leads, I won't be complaining. Some of the language in the below clip is NSFW, unless you work in an opera company, and then you're used to it. -- Edward