Conductor Nicholas McGegan, of San Francisco Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra fame, is an expert in conducting Baroque music. To some of us at the podcast, this sounds as obscure as being a modern day village cobbler or ironing one's hair with an actual iron. But in this episode, McGegan explains his love for this music and why it - and other kinds of music - will keep on keepin on. He teaches about an opera by Rameau with a snarky text by Voltaire which is still making audiences laugh today. Ch-check it out.