{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Herrmann and Wagner","description":"In this podcast, we explore the link between the musical score of Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s masterpiece Vertigo, written by composer Bernard Herrmann, and the music of Richard Wagner\u2019s Tristan und Isolde. The 1959 film, whose themes center on obsession, and the links between love and death, covers similar terrain as Wagner\u2019s opera. As a result, Herrmann\u2019s music at times appears to be a loving homage as well as a tribute to Wagner\u2019s greatest work. ","author_name":"Wagner Operas Podcasts","author_url":"http:\/\/wagneroperas.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6458168\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/6458168"}