An opera podcast where the sacred is subjective.
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Four Saints in Three Acts with Stephanie DePrez
Soprano and comedian Stephanie DePrez joins us to discuss modernism, meaning-making, and cellophane.
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Così fan tutte with Aksel Tollåli
Catastrophic Horniness Correspondent Aksel Tollåli joins us to discuss ethical non-monogamy, fake moustaches, and the IKEA Monkey.
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Der Freischütz with Garrett Schumann
Composer, scholar, and writer Garrett Schumann joins us to discuss bulletmaxxing, German romanticism, and the opera that walked so A24 horror movies could run.
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When I was four, I dressed up as Mephistopheles from Gounod’s Faust for Halloween and corrected each of my grandparents’ friends when they thought I was the devil. Now I’m a cultural critic.