Opera Cheat Sheet | Houston Public Media

In this week’s Opera Cheat Sheet, Classical 91.7’s program director St.John Flynn and opera expert Eric Skelly discuss one of the most massive operas ever written, Richard Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. The ancient guild of Mastersingers in Nurenburg is searching for the greatest singer in the world, and hosts a singing contest to find that man. Besides earning this honor, the winner gets to marry Eva, the beautiful daughter of the contest’s sponsor. You... Read More