Nicolas Reveles introduces viewers to Beethoven's passionate hymn to love and freedom, in which a devoted wife disguises herself as a man and works in a tyrant's jail in an effort to save her husband from certain death. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 6530]

Nick Reveles provides background to Wagner's timeless tale of a relentless curse, valiant heroism and redemption through selfless love, all expressed through soaring melodies and surging orchestration. Indeed, The Flying Dutchman is the very essence of the word "Wagnerian." Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5764]

Donizetti was, with Rossini, one of the kings of the Italian opera stage, and Don Pasquale illustrates what those maestri did best: outrageous comedy built on intricate plotting and playful deception. Nick Reveles provides an equally enchanting introduction to this new production of Donizetti's masterpiece. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5763]

Nick Reveles introduces viewers to Puccini's "shabby little shocker," which has become one of the world's most beloved operas. Puccini's uncanny gift for melody and unerring dramatic sense prove a killer combination in this story of love, honor and revenge. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5762]

Nick Reveles introduces viewers to Georg Fridirch Handel's Ariodante. One of Handel's best operas, Ariodante is also a perfect example of Baroque muscial theater, as treachery, duels, feigned assignations and courtly pomp are blended into a tale of honor lost and regained. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5761]

A concise introduction to the history and composition of one of the most popular of operas, Verdi's tragic masterwork about a man whose degenerate lifestyle leads to the destruction of his one valued possession. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5760]

Nicolas Reveles takes viewers on a guided tour of the grand opera which many consider Verdi's finest creation. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5050]

San Diego Opera's Nick Reveles hosts this look into the history of Mozart's early opera seria, considered by many to be Mozart's first operatic masterpiece. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5049]

An introduction to Carlisle Floyd's new American opera, based on Olive Ann Burns' classic novel of life and (scandalous) love in a small Georgia town at the turn of the century. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5048]

San Diego Opera's Nicolas Reveles takes viewers on a guided tour of the story behind Gounod's celebrated drama, the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for earthly pleasures. Series: "San Diego OperaTalk! with Nic Reveles" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 5047]