Ep. 115 Berg's Lulu & Erica Miner's Prelude to Murder

Opera For Everyone

Two things never go out of fashion: opera and mystery. In this episode, mystery writer and former opera violinist Erica Miner talks with us about her opera mystery series and Lulu, Berg’s high-body-count melodrama. Lulu, which features prominently in Erica’s new novel, centers on a beautiful young woman whose admirers descend into obsession. Join us for a fascinating discussion of the nuts and bolts of opera, how it has informed Erica’s writings, and a close look at Berg’s masterpiece.

Erica Miner is the author of Prelude to Murder, the second book in the Julia Kogan Opera Mystery Series. For more on Erica, visit ericaminer.com