Each week, you will receive an email with information, images, and links covering Rafael’s picks for “Indispensable Operas, Part 2.” With selections from the standard repertory, he will discuss essential works from the Italian, French, and 20th-century canon, preceded by a look at the beginnings of the operatic form. Questions and comments will be answered via email.

Moderator: Rafael de Acha has enjoyed a distinguished career in the arts as a performer, stage director, producer, and educator. He is an alumnus of UC-CCM, has taught courses on the History of Music at Univ. of Miami Frost School of Music and contributed writings and reviews to Seen and Heard International (www.seenandheard-international.com) and to his blog www.ALLABOUTTHEARTSCOMS.COM.