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Classical Classroom, Episode 144: Britten’s Herring With Isaiah Bell And Chris Mayell
Classical Classroom
English - October 03, 2016 22:58 - 58 minutes - 95.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 455 ratingsMusic Arts classicalmusic daciaclay learnaboutclassicalmusic music Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In an epic Classical Classroom, tenors Isaiah Bell and Chris Mayell (who, among many other things, co-host the Overthought podcast) walk through the entirety of Benjamin Britten’s opera, Albert Herring. It is an incredible journey, not for the faint of heart, nor for the anti-Canadian. Discussed: townies, queer theory vs. non-queer theory interpretations of the opera, Sid and Nancy (no – not them – the other Sid and Nancy), and Ron Swanson.
Music in this episode (all from Naxos and Decca recordings of Albert Herring):
“Right! We’ll have him!” (Bedford/Barstow)“Albert the Good!” (Britten/Fisher)
“Sounds like Sid serenading” (Bedford/Barstow)
“Heaven helps those who helps themselves” (Bedford/Barstow)
“In the midst of life is death” (Britten/Fisher)
Audio production by Todd “Overtodd” Hulslander with meaningful encouragement from Dacia Clay and assistance from Mark DiClaudio.