Merrin Lazyan appears in the following:
The Wonders of the Concerto, Part 2
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
This week on Reflections from the Keyboard, David Dubal continues a his series exploring the wonders of the piano concerto.
The Wonders of the Concerto, Part 1
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
This week on Reflections from the Keyboard, David Dubal begins a new series exploring the wonders of the piano concerto.
Blanchard's Fire Shut Up in My Bones: A Boy of Peculiar Grace
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Sometimes the journey to self-acceptance begins when you find the strength to face your past and leave it the road.
Verdi's Nabucco: By the Rivers of Babylon
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
With text from the Book of Psalms and an unforgettable melody, Giuseppe Verdi proved that there’s no place like home, especially when you can never return.
Once More Into the Breeches: Joyce DiDonato Sings Strauss
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Love and great art have the power to transform you, especially when you’re wearing pants.
Breaking Mad: Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
A woman loses her grasp on reality and finds the only freedom available to her in murder and madness.
Crisis in the Kremlin: Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
A tsar comes to power, but quickly realizes he’s powerless.
Only the Good Die Young: Verdi's La Traviata
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
A great woman dies, and lives forever.
Guys and Dolls: Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann
Wednesday, July 07, 2021
What separates humans from machines is our ability to love, to dream, and to believe in an illusion.
Strauss's Elektra: Waltzing With a Vengeance
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Sometimes the most terrifying thing in life -- and in opera -- is to be alone with your thoughts. In her solitary moments, Richard Strauss's Elektra is consumed by one, dark obsession.
Puccini's Tosca: Death is But a Dream
Wednesday, June 09, 2021
What will you think about before you die?
Handel's Agrippina: Nice Romans Finish Last
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
In order to be a Roman Emperor, you have to be entirely cold-blooded. So what happens if you’re not?
Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress: I Walk the Line
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Have you heard the one when Johnny Cash, Igor Stravinsky, and William Hogarth walk into a podcast? Well, you will this week on Aria Code.
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro: Count On a Reckoning
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
A powerful man abuses his privilege then lashes out when he learns women are not his playthings. Classic Mozart comedy? Yes! Real life? Most definitely.
Rossini's Barber of Seville: On a Wig and a Prayer
Wednesday, April 07, 2021
Gioachino Rossini’s most famous opera The Barber of Seville is more than a comedic romp. Underneath the zany plot and cheerful music is a story about a woman’s determination to be free.
Verdi's Aida: There's No Place Like Home
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
There’s no place like home, the saying goes, but Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida realizes she’ll never see her homeland again.
Listen: "Nessun Dorma," Puccini's Anthem of Hope
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
“Nessun Dorma” has long been opera’s crossover hit. But in the last year, it’s become something more -- an anthem of hope.
Beethoven Akademie 1808
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Hear a re-creation of Beethoven’s famous marathon concert in Vienna, where many of his greatest works premiered on this very day in 1808
Guest Host: WNYC's Brian Lehrer
Thursday, October 15, 2020
With WQXR evening host Terrance McKnight out on book leave, he's asked several friends to step in and cover his shifts over the next few weeks.
This Week with Yannick: Grand Finales
Sunday, August 30, 2020
Yannick Nézet-Séguin concludes and celebrates his summer series with Grand Finales – a selection of the final works written by composers, as well as bittersweet songs of farewell.
