Utah Symphony's Ghost Light Podcast
1) Episode 10.1 - Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
From its dramatic opening that gave its composer “no peace,” to its sparkling finale, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor has been delighting listeners for almost two centuries. To open the USUO ...Show More
2) Episode 9.14 - Madame Butterfly Prelude Part Three
What does it take to reimagine "Madame Butterfly" for today’s stage? Director Matthew Ozawa and mezzo-soprano Nina Yoshida Nelsen join us for a candid conversation about creativity, representation, an...Show More
3) Episode 9.13 - Madame Butterfly Prelude Part Two
If at first you don’t succeed, rewrite it four times—just ask Puccini. In this season’s final opera prelude, Jeff and Carol explore Madame Butterfly, from its rocky premiere to eventual triumph. They ...Show More
4) Ghost Light Episode 9.12 - Mozart's Requiem
Mysterious cloaked figures, thoughts of poisoning, and genius cut off at its prime...the lore surrounding Mozart's Requiem, unfinished at his untimely demise, is substantial, but the truth is even mor...Show More
5) Episode 9.11 Madame Butterfly Prelude Part One
Jeff and Carol invite musicologist Catherine Mayes to help unpack the thorny topic of exoticism and colonialism in Western Music. This is part one of a three-episode introduction to Utah Opera's upcom...Show More
6) Episode 9.10 - Leoncavallo's Pagliacci Prelude
You've heard the aria and you've seen the iconic sad commedia clown face. Now join Jeff and Carol as they look beyond the greasepaint into the bleeding heart of Ruggero Leoncavallo's visceral opera.
7) Episode 9.9 - Catch Up with Music Director Emeritus Thierry Fischer
This week Jeff and Carol sit down with Utah Symphony's Music Director Emeritus Thierry Fischer to talk about his upcoming Mahler mini-festival. Thierry also catches us up on his life since leaving Sal...Show More
8) Episode 9.8 - The Rite of Spring Deep Dive
From riots to radicalism to Disney and dinosaurs, Igor Stravinsky's ballet "The Rite of Spring" blasted on the classical music scene in May of 1913 and has been captivating audiences ever since. In on...Show More
9) Ghost Light Episode 9.7 - Humperdinck's "Hansel & Gretel" Prelude
Though there is a children’s chorus, a children’s ballet, and adults playing children, "Hansel and Gretel" is much more than a children’s opera. In preparation for Utah Opera’s presentation of this be...Show More
10) Ghost Light Episode 9.6 - The Music of John Williams
For over 50 years, John Williams has delighted millions of listeners with his epic film music. Compositionally sophisticated and melodically inventive, his more than one hundred cinematic scores are m...Show More