You think Farter has the longest death scene? Think again! Anna and Krista present Verdi's La Traviata, and they submit for your approval the actual time it took for Violetta to die in the final act. The ladies will also talk about whether this opera can stand the test of modernization.

Anna and Krista tackle Philip Glass' opera Akhnaten this week. They rave about the staging, Anna goes Mama Bear over her Large Adult Opera Son and they throw in a bonus opera!

Anna and Krista take on the French Revolution again this week with Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmelites. How is it connected to Andrea Chenier, and what the hell went on while the opera was being written? They'll also discuss whether it's better in English or French.

Anna and Krista visit the land of bel canto in this episode, with a look at Rossini's Le Comte Ory. It's an opera with a boring origin, but the royal assbucket at the center of the story stirs up some real shit to go with his trash self.

For a switch, the ladies cover a Czech opera this week: Antonin Dvorak's Rusalka. What's a rusalka? Where did this story come from? How do Renee Fleming and the Incredible Hulk tie into this? What died on Piotr Beczala's face? Listen and find out!

For Easter weekend, the ladies will talk about Wagner's final opera, Parsifal. Learn about its origins, its safeword, the nakey Act 2 at the Met and why "please clap" doesn't apply to Act 1 in certain places. Also, there will be news about the upcoming Vienna production!

Anna and Krista present a one-hit wonder this week: Beethoven's Fidelio. Discover why there are two versions of this opera, the story about the premiere and why the Salzburg 2015 production is utter bullshit. Note: no tenors actually died in this opera.