We go Inside the Huddle with British composer Iain Bell. In addition to his symphonic and chamber works, as well as song cycles, he’s had great success in Europe and America with his two operas: 'A Harlot’s Progress' and 'A Christmas Carol'. His latest opera, 'In Parenthesis', opens at the Royal Opera House this summer. You’ll get an inside look at his process, plus his take on the future of opera in the UK...

George, Tobias and Giovanna also talk about conductor James Levine’s retirement from the Metropolitan Opera. Some are calling it the end of an era. Others are saying he overstayed his welcome. And still more wonder to what degree the Met bosses forced him out...

We’ve also got this week’s opera headlines, and in our Monday Evening Quarterback segment, co-host Oliver Camacho reviews last weekend’s Met in HD broadcast of 'Roberto Devereux'. Did Sondra Radvanovsky pull off the Donizetti Tudor queen triple-play...?