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Opera Road Trip

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  • Lithuania - From Vilnius to Chicago and Back

    October 1, 2026 · 55 min

    In this episode of Opera Road Trip, host Sebastian F. Schwarz travels to Lithuania, tracing an operatic history that reaches back to the court of the Grand Dukes in seventeenth-century Vilnius. From the first court operas and Ponchielli's…

  • Spain - A stage made for opera

    August 31, 2026 · 53 min

    Spain – A stage made for opera Why does Spain have such a complex relationship with opera, despite providing some of the genre's most familiar settings, characters and stories? How did Italian opera, Spanish court theatre and zarzuela…

  • Summer Pause - Reflections from the road

    July 31, 2026 · 29 min

    A Summer Pause – Reflections from the Road There is no new destination this month. Instead, Sebastian F. Schwarz pauses to reflect on the first year of Opera Road Trip and on the many conversations that have taken us from Italy to…

  • Czech Opera - From Mozart's Prague to Janáček and beyond

    June 30, 2026 · 59 min

    Opera Road Trip – Czech Opera | From Mozart's Prague to Janáček Why is Czech opera considered one of Europe's richest musical traditions? Why did Prague become Mozart's favourite operatic city? And how did Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák…

  • Belgium - Opera at Europe's crossroads

    June 1, 2026 · 46 min

    In this episode of OPERA Road Trip, host Sebastian F. Schwarz turns to Belgium—a country whose operatic culture emerged at the crossroads of Europe's great linguistic and political traditions. From the Habsburg courts of Brussels and the…

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  • Opéra à la française

    April 28, 2026 · 43 min

    In this episode of OPERA Road Trip, host Sebastian F. Schwarz turns to France—one of the historic strongholds of the European operatic tradition—shaped by a dense network of public institutions, a strong culture of state support, and a…

  • 'Remember me!' - Opera in the UK

    March 31, 2026 · 59 min

    In this episode of OPERA Road Trip, host Sebastian F. Schwarz turns to the United Kingdom, tracing a uniquely complex operatic landscape shaped as much by private initiative and tradition as by public institutions. From the courtly masques…

  • Opera Road Trip

    March 2, 2026 · 52 min

    Polish opera takes centre stage in this episode of Opera Road Trip. From Warsaw to Kraków, Gdańsk and Poznań, Sebastian F. Schwarz explores how Poland built one of Europe's most resilient and decentralised operatic ecosystems. Introduced…

  • Croatia - Opera beyond the postcard

    February 1, 2026 · 49 min

    In this episode of Opera Road Trip, host Sebastian F. Schwarz turns to Croatia as a revealing case study for the operatic realities of smaller European countries. Blessed with one of the most striking Mediterranean coastlines and…

  • Singing competitions - Has the jury reached a verdict?

    January 1, 2026 · 58 min

    In this episode of Opera Road Trip, host Sebastian Schwarz turns the spotlight from national operatic traditions to a crucial gateway for emerging artists: singing competitions. Against the backdrop of increasingly opaque casting…

  • Toast au champagne - Opera in Vienna

    December 1, 2025 · 52 min

    Opera Road Trip is Operavision's new two-year podcast series, a journey through the 17 countries that currently partner with OperaVision, discovering their operatic history and current relationship with the artform, and meeting along the…

  • The Three Mezzos - Opera in Ireland

    November 1, 2025 · 54 min

    Opera Road Trip is Operavision's new two-year podcast series, a journey through the 17 countries that currently partner with OperaVision, discovering their operatic history and current relationship with the artform, and meeting along the…

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About the show

Opera Road Trip (2025-2027) is OperaVision's two-year podcast series, a journey through the 17 countries that currently partner with OperaVision, discovering their operatic history and current relationship with the artform, and meeting along the way young talents finding their voice and seasoned professionals who have devoted their lives to the stage, discovering the diverse paths that have led them to opera and the enduring belief in its relevance, past, present, and future. Opera Road Trip is hosted by Sebastian F. Schwarz. Before Opera Road Trip, OperaVision Next Generation podcast series (2022-2024) charted the journeys of singers on four competitive young artist programmes across Europe. From masterclasses and performances, to rehearsal rooms and dressing rooms, we hear the motivations, desires and the challenges they face - along with insight from experts on how they are nurturing the next generation of opera talent.