Hello everybody out there in listener land. My name is Oliver G. This is the Earful Tower podcast.

And today we're going to be demystifying the opera. And I don't mean the Opera House,

the Paliganiere, I mean opera in general with the help of superstar soprano Chauvon Stag.

Four S is in a row right there. And she's brilliant.

She's a fellow Australian.

She's currently playing one of the leading roles at the Teatro

du Chetilly.

And the piece is called Orlando.

Orlando.

And I'll be going to see it on Wednesday.

Now, this episode that you're about to hear,

this is, like I said, demystifying the opera. So you needn't be an opera buff to appreciate it, rather the opposite. I think this is for

everybody. And we talk about Paris, we talk about opera, we even talk about rural Australia.

And before we get into the episode, I just want to give a shout out to My Private Paris,

their tour guides, they're a tour company, they're award-winning, and they're excellent,

and they're sponsoring this season of the show.

So if you want to book a walking tour or any kind of tour in Paris or beyond.

That should be your first port of call, myprivateparis.com, and you're sure to have a wonderful time.

We'll hear more from Bertrand d'Almond, who is one of the co-founders of the company at the end

of this episode where he's talking.

I asked him, what's your favorite view in Paris?

And he gave an unusual answer.

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