
Opera. Wine. Strong opinions. What could possibly go wrong? Steven Kickbusch, Michael Hibbard, and Leslie Martin-Nightingale, three long-time colleagues and opera tragics, dive into one great aria per episode. They bring sharp insight, questionable wine analogies, and unfiltered reactions. Expect historic and modern recordings, thematically matched wines, irreverent moments, hot debates in true op... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 6 | Founded | 6 months ago |
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This week, we follow Carmen down a very different alley — the seductive “Seguidilla” from Bizet’s Carmen. Sung just after her arrest, it’s flirty, cunning, and calculated, as she tempts Don José into untying more than just her hands. We sip Cava, Alb... more
This week we plunge into the low notes (and low morals) of Osmin’s “O, wie will ich triumphieren” from Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail. It’s all revenge fantasies, rapid-fire runs, and growling bottom Fs — classic Mozart with a malicious grin.... more
This week, it’s all heart and velvet as we turn to “Voce di donna” from Ponchielli’s La Gioconda.
La Cieca may be blind, but she sees straight into the soul with one of the great mezzo arias — gentle, generous, and rich with feeling.
We explore t... more
Spring is coming... and so is Wagner. In this episode, we explore “Winterstürme” from Die Walküre, where Siegmund forgets the snow, sees a woman, and suddenly becomes a poet.
We pair it with German Riesling and Henkell Trocken and ask: is this soar... more
This week, it’s the baritone’s turn — and no one broods like Rigoletto.
We dive into “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata” from Verdi’s Rigoletto, where a court jester drops the sarcasm and pleads for his daughter’s life.
Passion, rage, desperation... ... more
In this episode, we dive into Marguerite’s dazzling descent into vocal madness with “The Jewel Song” from Gounod’s Faust.
As the soprano unleashes her inner diva, we sip Champagne and weigh the sparkle against the shriek.
Is it all glitter and no... more
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