# What’s Wrong With Opera?

An episode of [Joanna Lumley & The Maestro](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1663272172), 14 Mar 2023, 35 min.

Audio: https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/gb/3456/jatm_ep_9_what_s_wrong_with_oope_70e85201_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=183543&aw_0_1st.collectionid=3456

Why does Opera make some people (maybe you?) run for the hills? In this episode Joanna and Stephen dig down into the big questions… Like, when did Opera become posh? How did it evolve from musical drama? And can it be reduced to 6 emotions: Admiration, Hatred, Love, Desire, Joy, Sadness and Sorrow - according to René Descart?

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