This week we plunge into the low notes (and low morals) of Osmin’s “O, wie will ich triumphieren” from Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail. It’s all revenge fantasies, rapid-fire runs, and growling bottom Fs — classic Mozart with a malicious grin.

We pair it with Austrian Grüner Veltliner and debate whether Osmin is funny, frightening, or just vocally sadistic… and whether any bass can actually pull it off.

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