Composing Rumpelstiltskin

S00 E01 • Unknown • Unknown • 20m

Unreleased

Nicolas Reveles introduces Rumpelstiltskin, an original children's operetta co-written by composer Reveles and librettist J. Sherwood Montgomery.

Pagliacci & the Art of Commedia

S00 E02 • Friday, Aug 30, 2013 • Aug 30 • 7m

San Diego Opera's Nicolas Reveles sits down with Celeste Innocenti, Artistic Director of Chronos Theatre Group, to discuss the Italian Commedia tradition and its application in the opera Pagliacci.

Nixon in China

S00 E03 • Friday, Feb 13, 2015 • Feb 13 • 58m

In this special edition of OperaTalk, host Nicolas Reveles is your guide for John Adams' NIXON IN CHINA, an exhilarating recounting of the President's historic mission of rapprochement with Chairman Mao. "Only Nixon could go to China," and only Dr. Nic Reveles could provide these entertaining insights into one of the most acclaimed operas of the 20th century.

Jake Heggie/Great Scott

S00 E04 • Tuesday, Jan 12, 2016 • Jan 12 • 58m

On the occasion of San Diego Opera's West Coast premiere of GREAT SCOTT, Nicolas Reveles engages composer Jake Heggie in a lively conversation about the work's conception. Known for his landmark modern classics DEAD MAN WALKING and MOBY DICK, Heggie's newest work concerns Arden Scott, an international opera star who returns to her hometown with the intention of saving the ailing company that started her career. However, her homecoming coincides with the home team's first National Championship. GREAT SCOTT sparks some interesting questions around how we perceive the Arts and what purpose they serve today.

Puccini x2

S00 E05 • Friday, Feb 5, 2016 • Feb 5 • 59m

In a veritable feast for fans of Giacomo Puccini, San Diego Opera's Nicolas Reveles delves into the history, influences, and musical intricacies of Puccini's TOSCA and MADAMA BUTTERFLY, two of the most popular works in the operatic repertoire. Dr. Nic is joined by acclaimed soprano Priti Gandhi in performance of selected arias from the two operas.

David T. Little’s “Soldier Songs”

S00 E06 • Tuesday, Oct 4, 2016 • Oct 4 • 51m

Join San Diego Opera's Nicolas Reveles in an intimate discussion with David T. Little, the composer of "Soldier Songs," and conductor Steven Schick. Little's innovative opera is a gripping drama with a libretto made up of reflections on war by veterans of five major foreign conflicts. "Soldier Songs" explores the ideals versus the realities of the soldier, loss, the exploitation of innocence, & the impossibility of expressing the truth of war.

Double Verdi

S00 E07 • Friday, Jan 6, 2017 • Jan 6 • 59m

The two Verdi operas presented during San Diego Opera's 2016/17 season, La Traviata and Falstaff, represent the composer at two distinct stages in his life and career. Nicolas Reveles examines the evolution of Verdi's style over the forty years that separated the premieres of these masterpieces, from midlife to old age. Singers Cherylyn Larsen, soprano, and Bernardo Bermudez, baritone, join Dr. Nic to perform excerpts from the two operas.