"Virtuoso" is the 13th episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, 133rd episode overall. It was aired on January 26, 2000, on United Paramount Network (UPN). USS Voyager, the fictional starship and the show's primary setting, is making its way slowly back to Earth from the other side of the Galaxy when they encounter Qomar aliens. This episode includes the Voyager band "Harry Kim and the Kimtones", which have a brief performance in the episode.
See also List of Star Trek: Voyager cast members
Production
The shot of the Qomar homeworld is the same one previously used in the beginning of the episode "Year of Hell."
The background the Doctor orders for his recital is based on the one from the Teatro alla Scala's set for the opera Pagliacci.
Reception
In 2020, The Digital Fix described "Virtuoso" as a "fun episode" that allowed actor Robert Picardo to show off his singing.
Releases
This episode was released as part of a season 6 DVD boxset on December 7, 2004.
See also
- "I've Been Working on the Railroad", the song whose first verse the Doctor sings in the episode.
- "Rondine al nido" ("Swallow's Nest"), voice over by tenor Agostino Castagnola as The Doctor (EMH) portrayed by Robert Picardo.
- "That Old Black Magic", Played at first by Ensign Harry Kim and then after a chanting request from the audience, it is also sung by the Doctor.