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Opera Wheres

Aulinda Wei

From a 15 year old new immigrant New Yorker's perspective. Some reviews, critiques, and voices. Based mostly on the Metropolitan Opera, and many other random shows I went to.

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S4 · E1
Tuesday · 11 min
The Met 2026–27 Season, Part I: Peter Gelb Has Ideas
I accidentally lose my file for The Innocence episode... I'll definitely do something about that somewhen. Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S3 · E6
July 15 · 16 min
Yannick, Please Leave Bruckner Alone
Sergiu Celibidache’s Bruckner Eighth with the Munich Philharmonic is very decent Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
April 9 · 13 min
La Traviata: One Great Violetta, and the Rest
Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S3 · E4
March 11 · 22 min
Tristan und Isolde: Love, Death, and Everything Else
https://youtu.be/gpRSABA22FU https://www.metopera.org/season/2025-26-season/tristan-und-isolde/ Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S3 · E3
February 9 · 16 min
Möst's Requiem | Seventy-Six Minutes to the End of the World
Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S3 · E2
Nov 18, 2025 · 17 min
Met’s Fille du Régiment | The Rise of Bel Canto
“Ah, mes amis ... Pour mon âme” (Lawrence Brownlee): https://youtu.be/jeM2ICpkVBM “Chacun le sait” (Erin Morley) https://youtu.be/ZjVQGcLi30Q Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S3 · E1
Oct 28, 2025 · 21 min
La Sonnambula: Beautiful Bel Canto, Confused Staging
https://www.metopera.org/season/2025-26-season/la-sonnambula/?utm_source=performance-max&utm_medium=native&utm_campaign=la-sonnambula&utm_content=music-interests&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22858904774&gbraid=0AAAAADRK8O9P-da8_JtC2sGTJ-_AyCqeI Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S2 · E18
Jul 30, 2025 · 22 min
The Yannick Formula | What I want to say about Yannick Nezet Seguin for long.
To every young conductor who genuinely loves music: your enthusiasm matters, and it shows. Keep going. It pays off. Popularity doesn't always display the rights Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S2 · E17
Jun 27, 2025 · 17 min
Cards, Ghosts, and Obsession | Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades
Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S2 · E16
Jun 1, 2025 · 16 min
Salome was not your Object | Met’s Salome
Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S2 · E15
Apr 30, 2025 · 17 min
Die Zauberflöte: Too Many Birds, Just Enough Flute
Overall it's fun to watch because at the end of the day it's still one of the best operas ever!!!! Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S2 · E14
Apr 21, 2025 · 17 min
Pastel Marriage - Marriage of Figaro
I feel like I'm already up to this point that concerns about what I should do start to rise within me... any suggestions? Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S2 · E13
Apr 10, 2025 · 14 min
Sea? Sing? Sink? Met’s Moby-Dick
If I have time I would actually read Mobi-Dick because it is just so interesting. However it is too long... If I have time, if.... Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S2 · E12
Mar 26, 2025 · 17 min
Contemporary Aida = No Love
The title might be a little misleading... But anyways they are great singers Link for the Triumphal March I played: https://youtu.be/HqNa9Cpa3L8 I think this production is also what I had for my first Aida, love it! Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S2 · E11
Mar 17, 2025 · 14 min
Fedelio at the Met
Hi I'm back! Something I'm urge to say is that Ying Fang is both an absolutely amazing singer and person! She's really nice and welling to talk to her audience. Wish she can get more major roles in the future seasons Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S1 · E10
Feb 24, 2025 · 18 min
Judging Met’s 25-26 Repertoires
Officially finished this 3000 words script yippee Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S2 · E9
Feb 23, 2025 · 17 min
Judging Met’s 25-26 New Productions
Michael Spyres sings Wagner: Lohengrin: "Mein lieber Schwan": https://youtu.be/VnUv_Uib434 My script can't be 7 pages long ;-; Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S2 · E8
Feb 17, 2025 · 13 min
Best Opera (I think) -- Pelléas et Mélisande
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhHqOYa7lcs Hope one day the met can have it back ;-; Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S2 · E7
Jan 22, 2025 · 16 min
Rigoletto But Nothing New
Lijian Lin - La Danna é Mobile https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1P34y1y7FH/?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click&vd_source=165e86bb3f6fe23768cf823e89473f22 See you in my next ep! Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!
S2 · E6
Dec 12, 2024 · 13 min
Very late review for Trifonov’s Carnegie Recital
Trifonov plays Chopin: https://youtu.be/Gy5UHK4EeM8 Rachmaninov's operas: Aleko, Monna Vanna, The Miserly Knight, Salammbo, Francesca da Rimini Thank you so much for listening to my podcast! Send Aulinda a Text Message Support the show Email: aulindatang@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skr_frv/ Twitter (now day X): https://twitter.com/aulinda_w Feel free to follow me on social medias! #aulindaspick I do opera recommendations!

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