The Met: In Focus
The Met: In Focus is an English-speaking podcast specialized in the field of classical music and opera. As such, The Met: In Focus is a podcast selected by soclassiq, like Classical Breakdown or UpBeat from Everything Conducting and many others. The oldest episode indexed by soclassiq is dated 2018-09-20. Since then, a total of 17 episodes have been recorded and broadcast by The Met: In Focus.
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The Met: In Focus seems to be on pause right now, since no episode has been published for 3 months. The last episode in The Met: In Focus, "Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer", is dated 2020-03-04.
"On pause" does not mean, however, that The Met: In Focus will not resume its activity soon, nor that its episodes are less interesting than another more active source.
This editorial activity is no different from that recorded for the previous period.
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2020-03-04 18:43:27
Duration (h:m:s): 11:55
A spectral sea captain, cursed to wander the open ocean for eternity—unless the true love of a woman can save him. Learn more about Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer with our In Focus podcast, hosted by author, Met radio commentator, and staff writer William Berger.
2020-02-19 16:36:30
Duration (h:m:s): 11:27
Powerful men and—especially—women deceive and seduce one another to achieve their selfish ends, in a political satire as relevant now as ever. Learn more about Handel’s Agrippina with our In Focus podcast, hosted by author, Met radio commentator, and staff writer William Berger.
2020-01-01 00:09:06
Duration (h:m:s): 12:42
An ordinary soldier is driven to madness and murder by an intolerable cocktail of humiliation, jealousy, and the indignities of daily life—his suffering made visceral by one of opera’s most powerful scores. Learn more about Berg’s Wozzeck with our In Focus podcast, hosted by author, Met radio commentator, and staff writer William Berger.
2019-11-13 19:55:26
Duration (h:m:s): 12:17
A young pharaoh transforms ancient Egypt with his revolutionary religious ideas—a tale made modern through Philip Glass’s mesmerizing and distinctive musical style. Learn more about Akhnaten with our In Focus podcast, hosted by author, Met radio commentator, and staff writer William Berger.
2019-11-01 16:21:29
Duration (h:m:s): 14:46
A clash of cultures and the heartless abandonment of a naïve young Japanese geisha lead to one of opera’s most devastating and emotionally direct tragedies. Learn more about Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with our In Focus podcast, hosted by Met radio commentator and staff writer William Berger.
2019-10-16 20:56:11
Duration (h:m:s): 12:22
A beautiful ingénue with a taste for the finer things makes her way to Paris, where she becomes irresistible to the men around her—including the passionate Chevalier des Grieux, whose all-consuming love for her leads to ruin. Learn more about Massenet’s Manon with our In Focus podcast, hosted by Met radio commentator and staff writer William Berger.
2019-03-19 17:36:05
Duration (h:m:s): 12:50
A gallant warrior-goddess bravely defies her father to save a mortal from certain death. Her sisters chime in with one of music’s most famous battle cries. Learn more about Wagner’s Die Walküre with our In Focus podcast, hosted by Met radio commentator and staff writer William Berger.
2019-01-23 23:01:17
Duration (h:m:s): 11:08
She’s one of opera’s iconic heroines, the irresistible gypsy seductress who leads her jealous lover to tragedy. Learn more about Bizet’s Carmen with our In Focus podcast, hosted by Met radio commentator and staff writer William Berger.
2019-10-02 14:19:52
Duration (h:m:s): 14:20
In ancient China, a princess tests the worthiness of her suitors by posing a series of riddles—killing those who answer incorrectly—until a brave warrior proves he’s up to the challenge. Learn more about Puccini’s Turandot with our In Focus podcast, hosted by Met radio commentator and staff writer William Berger.
2019-05-01 14:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 13:03
From a convent in northeastern France, amid the chaos of the Revolution, an order of nuns commit the ultimate act of martyrdom, giving opera one of its most devastating and unforgettable final scenes. Learn more about Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites with our In Focus podcast, hosted by Met radio commentator and staff writer William Berger.