It's a bonus episode in our series introducing you to opera in Germany!

George's guest is Kirsten Harms, the former Intendantin of the Deutsche Oper Berlin. She’s now a freelance stage director in Germany. You’ll get her take on Berlin’s opera scene and an inside look at her tenure at the Deutsche Oper, as well as her opinion on opera in America...

Later, George is joined by Roy Rallo, an American director based in San Francisco, who also is connected to the opera scene in Berlin. His candid opinions about the business of opera will surprise you...

Then, George tells you why six weeks isn’t enough time to rehearse an opera, while in his field report from Chicago, Oliver tells you why you better have your poop together if you're going to sing in Marilyn Horne's masterclass, plus Monday Evening Quarterback reviews productions of 'Parsifal' and 'Salome'...