/tags/the-met the met en-US Copyright Tue, 09 Oct 2018 13:36:21 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-10-09/the-last-of-the-prima-donnas-remembering-montserrat-caballe Montserrat Caballe has died, and there are no more grand divas left.There are many fine singers who sound lovely, but there’s no more old-school charisma.… Tue, 09 Oct 2018 13:36:21 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-10-09/the-last-of-the-prima-donnas-remembering-montserrat-caballe Christopher Purdy /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2018-10-04/opera-abbreviated-podcast-verdis-aida-at-the-met The Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD presentations, beamed into cinemas worldwide, begins a new season Saturday, Oct. 6. Anna Netrebko stars in the title… Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:04:02 GMT /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2018-10-04/opera-abbreviated-podcast-verdis-aida-at-the-met Christopher Purdy /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-02-06/classical-101-celebrates-leontyne-prices-90th-birthday The magnificent American soprano Leontyne Price celebrates her 90th birthday Feb. 10.Classical 101 by Request invites you to a birthday celebration. We'll… Mon, 06 Feb 2017 16:14:48 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-02-06/classical-101-celebrates-leontyne-prices-90th-birthday Christopher Purdy /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-01-19/remembering-roberta-peters The world just got a little sadder. The New York Times, Opera News and a variety of print and online screeds are reporting the death of soprano Roberta… Thu, 19 Jan 2017 21:57:55 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-01-19/remembering-roberta-peters Christopher Purdy /classical-101/2016-12-05/opera-singer-ryan-speedo-greens-journey-from-juvenile-detention-to-the-met Ryan Speedo Green is the bass-baritone taking the opera world by storm. But life for Green didn’t start out that way. Mon, 05 Dec 2016 18:20:00 GMT /classical-101/2016-12-05/opera-singer-ryan-speedo-greens-journey-from-juvenile-detention-to-the-met /classical-101/2016-03-10/weekly-highlights-st-patricks-day-edition Every week is concert week on Classical 101. Tune in to hear everything from Ravel to Bach with witty insight and conversation from hosts in-the-know.… Thu, 10 Mar 2016 18:05:32 GMT /classical-101/2016-03-10/weekly-highlights-st-patricks-day-edition Kylie Harwell /classical-101/2016-03-10/a-new-book-about-beverly-sills The Magic of Beverly Sills by Nancy Guy is not a prima donna biography. I suspect "and then she sang" would have been too easy. Rather, Ms. Guy has given… Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:40:40 GMT /classical-101/2016-03-10/a-new-book-about-beverly-sills Christopher Purdy