# The Metropolitan Opera's Financial Crisis & Tristan und Isolde

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Podcast: [The OperaWire Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-operawire-podcast-7393420)
Published: 2026-02-06T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://operawire.podbean.com/e/episode-2-2026/
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## Resource

On this episode, David and Francisco Salazar discuss the Metropolitan Opera's financial crisis. Plus we discuss the Oscar nominated song from "Viva Verdi!," "Heated Rivalry's" connection to opera and our experiences with "Tristan und Isolde"

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