Recently I wrote a book called Avidly Reads Opera about opera fandom and opera fans. I also wrote an accompanying playlist. The playlist was supposed to vivify the book’s arguments through a wide range of composers and performers; it contains so many references that its compilation took longer than the manuscript preparation had. When I told a friend that I’d finally launched the playlist, she said, “Congratulations! Is it going to turn me into an opera lover?”
An Opera Transfiguration Playlist
Summoning obsession and the breath of springtime
