Today, a conversation about opera and strippers, Vancouver, American Jobs, Dee Dee Ramone, Anna Nichole Smith, Dancing with the Stars, Ru Paul's Drag Race, but mostly about opera.

Peter Szep, Noah Lethbridge, Walker Lewis and Brooke Larimer are joined by Mauro Calcagno, musicologist and James Marvel, Director of Gotham Chamber Opera's "Eliogabalo" by Francesco Cavalli.

The Most Beautiful Thing: Peter, Walker and Erasmo, listen to full tracks that composers have sent in samples of the Most Beautiful Thing they have ever composed for an opera. Lots of music!

Lots of talk about recent shows, plus an interview with Aaron Siegel composer of Brother Brother and Jason Cady composer of Happiness is the Problem about Experiments in Opera.

Our First Birthday Podcast! We talk about out first year of shows, the New York Opera Aliance, Rufus Wainwright's "Prima Donna," Noah Interviews Desiree Alejandro about Song from the Uproar, and we discuss upcoming events.

We interview Elena Langer about Four Sisters her new opera which will be premiered at Bard College. And we take a break from opera to discuss the 2012 Academy Awards with Royce Vavrek.

We interview Elena Langer about Four Sisters her new opera which will be premiered at Bard College. And we take a break from opera to discuss the 2012 Academy Awards with Royce Vavrek.

We interview Patrick Eakin Young about Body Opera, his technique based on Viewpoints. And Noah Lethbridge and Peter Szep are joined by Brooke Larimer for more lively discussion.

We interview Royce Vavrek and Missy Mazzoli about their new opera "Song from the Uproar," and we are joined by Brooke Larimer as guest host.

We interview Cori Ellison about what a dramaturg is, and we talk with Matthew Harris the composer of A Child's Christmas in Wales.