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200th Unnatural Act Gala, Part 1 from 2022-03-07T06:50:58.667334
Celebrating our 200th podcast, with special guests Maria Callas, Cesare Valletti, Rosanna Carteri, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Tito Gobbi, Birgit Nilsson, Leonie Rysanek, Alfredo Kraus, Jeannette Pilou, Ces...
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Semiramide (Rossini) Act 2 from 2009-09-17T20:00
Joan Sutherland (Semiramide); Giulietta Simionato (Arsace); Wladimiro Ganzarolli (Assur); Gianni Raimondi (Idreno); Ferruccio Mazzoli (Oroe); Giuseppe Bertinazzo (Mitrane); Manuela Bianchi Porro (A...
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Semiramide (Rossini) Act 1 from 2009-08-11T20:00
Joan Sutherland (Semiramide); Giulietta Simionato (Arsace); Wladimiro Ganzarolli (Assur); Gianni Raimondi (Idreno); Ferruccio Mazzoli (Oroe); Giuseppe Bertinazzo (Mitrane); Manuela Bianchi Porro (A...
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La forza del destino (Verdi) Part 3 from 2009-07-26T17:00
Leonora: Zinka Milanov; Don Alvaro: Mario del Monaco; Don Carlo: Leonard Warren; Padre Guardiano: William Wilderman; Preziosilla: Claramae Turner; Marquis of Calatrava: Norman Treigle; Fra Melitone...
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La forza del destino (Verdi) Part 2 from 2009-07-17T23:00
Leonora: Zinka Milanov; Don Alvaro: Mario del Monaco; Don Carlo: Leonard Warren; Padre Guardiano: William Wilderman; Preziosilla: Claramae Turner; Marquis of Calatrava: Norman Treigle; Fra Melitone...
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La forza del destino (Verdi) Part 1 from 2009-07-03T23:00
Leonora: Zinka Milanov; Don Alvaro: Mario del Monaco; Don Carlo: Leonard Warren; Padre Guardiano: William Wilderman; Preziosilla: Claramae Turner; Marquis of Calatrava: Norman Treigle; Fra Melitone...
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Belisario (Donizetti) Act 3 from 2009-06-22T20:00
Belisario: Giuseppe Taddei; Antonina: Leyla Gencer; Irene: Mirna Pecile; Alamiro: Umberto Grilli; Eutropio: Bruno Sebastian; Giustiniano: Nicola Zaccaria; Eudora: Rina Pallini; Eusebio: Giovanni An...
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Belisario (Donizetti) Act 2 from 2009-06-11T21:00
Belisario: Giuseppe Taddei; Antonina: Leyla Gencer; Irene: Mirna Pecile; Alamiro: Umberto Grilli; Eutropio: Bruno Sebastian; Giustiniano: Nicola Zaccaria; Eudora: Rina Pallini; Eusebio: Giovanni An...
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Belisario (Donizetti) Act 1 from 2009-06-04T19:00
Belisario: Giuseppe Taddei; Antonina: Leyla Gencer; Irene: Mirna Pecile; Alamiro: Umberto Grilli; Eutropio: Bruno Sebastian; Giustiniano: Nicola Zaccaria; Eudora: Rina Pallini; Eusebio: Giovanni An...
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Jenufa (Janacek) Act 3 from 2009-05-15T21:00
Jenufa: Gabriela Benackova; Kolstelnicka: Leonie Rysanek; Grandmother Buryja: Barbara Schramm; Laca Klemen: Wieslaw Ochman; Steva Buryja; Peter Kazaras; Jano: Katherine Johnson; Karolka: Kathryn...
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Jenufa (Janacek) Act 2 from 2009-05-15T20:00
Jenufa: Gabriela Benackova; Kolstelnicka: Leonie Rysanek; Grandmother Buryja: Barbara Schramm; Laca Klemen: Wieslaw Ochman; Steva Buryja; Peter Kazaras; Jano: Katherine Johnson; Karolka: Kathryn...
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Jenufa (Janacek) Act 1 from 2009-04-06T20:00
Jenufa: Gabriela Benackova; Kolstelnicka: Leonie Rysanek; Grandmother Buryja: Barbara Schramm; Laca Klemen: Wieslaw Ochman; Steva Buryja; Peter Kazaras; Jano: Katherine Johnson; Karolka: Kathryn...
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Medea (Cherubini) Acts 2 and 3 from 2008-11-29T09:00
Medea: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Giasone: Giuseppe Filianoti, Glauce: Cinzia Forte, Creonte: Giovanni Battista Parodi, Neris: Sara Mingardo, Il capo della guardia: Diego Matamoros, I ancella: Erika ...
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Medea (Cherubini) Act 1 from 2008-10-24T09:00
Medea: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Giasone: Giuseppe Filianoti, Glauce: Cinzia Forte, Creonte: Giovanni Battista Parodi, Neris: Sara Mingardo, Il capo della guardia: Diego Matamoros, I ancella: Erika ...
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Grace Bumbry and Shirley Verrett Concert Part 2 from 2008-10-02T09:00
Grace Bumbry &, Shirley Verrett, Concert in Honor of Marian Anderson, Verdi: Aida, Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur, Verdi: Otello, Bellini: Norma. Encore of Norma duet, Opera Orchestra of New York, Ev...
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Grace Bumbry and Shirley Verrett Concert Part 1 from 2008-09-25T09:00
Grace Bumbry &, Shirley Verrett, Concert in Honor of Marian Anderson, Verdi: La battaglia di Legnano, Ponchielli: La Gioconda, Verdi: Macbeth, Spontini: La Vestale, Donizetti: Anna Bolena, Opera...
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Lohengrin (Wagner) Act 3 from 2008-09-18T09:00
Lohengrin: Jess Thomas, Elsa: Claire Watson, Telramund: Walter Berry, Ortrud: Christa Ludwig, Koenig Heinrich: Martti Talvela, Heerrufer: Eberhard Waechter, Vienna Opera, Karl Boehm, 1965.
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Lohengrin (Wagner) Act 2 from 2008-09-06T09:00
Lohengrin: Jess Thomas, Elsa: Claire Watson, Telramund: Walter Berry, Ortrud: Christa Ludwig, Koenig Heinrich: Martti Talvela, Heerrufer: Eberhard Waechter, Vienna Opera, Karl Boehm, 1965.
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Lohengrin (Wagner) Act 1 from 2008-08-28T09:00
Lohengrin: Jess Thomas, Elsa: Claire Watson, Telramund: Walter Berry, Ortrud: Christa Ludwig, Koenig Heinrich: Martti Talvela, Heerrufer: Eberhard Waechter, Vienna Opera, Karl Boehm, 1965.
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Hamlet (Thomas) Acts 4 and 5 from 2008-08-15T09:00
Hamlet: Simon Keenlyside, Claudius: Robert Lloyd, Gertrude: Yvonne Naef, Ophelie: Natalie Dessay, Laerte: Yann Beuron, Le Spectre: Markus Hollop, Marcellus: Edgaras Montvidas, Horatio: Graeme Broad...
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Hamlet (Thomas) Act 3 from 2008-08-08T09:00
Hamlet: Simon Keenlyside, Claudius: Robert Lloyd, Gertrude: Yvonne Naef, Ophelie: Natalie Dessay, Laerte: Yann Beuron, Le Spectre: Markus Hollop, Marcellus: Edgaras Montvidas, Horatio: Graeme Broad...
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Hamlet (Thomas) Act 2 from 2008-08-01T09:00
Hamlet: Simon Keenlyside, Claudius: Robert Lloyd, Gertrude: Yvonne Naef, Ophelie: Natalie Dessay, Laerte: Yann Beuron, Le Spectre: Markus Hollop, Marcellus: Edgaras Montvidas, Horatio: Graeme Broad...
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Hamlet (Thomas) Act 1 from 2008-07-19T09:00
Hamlet: Simon Keenlyside, Claudius: Robert Lloyd, Gertrude: Yvonne Naef, Ophelie: Natalie Dessay, Laerte: Yann Beuron, Le Spectre: Markus Hollop, Marcellus: Edgaras Montvidas, Horatio: Graeme Broad...
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Les Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Acts 4 and 5 from 2008-07-06T09:00
Raoul de Nangis – Marcello Giordani, Valentine – Annalisa Raspaglosi, Marguerite di Valois – Diana Damrau, Le Comte de Saint-Bris – Frode Olsen, Nevers – Zeljko Lucic, Urbain – Sara Alegretta, Marc...
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Les Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Acts 2 and 3 from 2008-06-13T09:00
Raoul de Nangis – Marcello Giordani, Valentine – Annalisa Raspaglosi, Marguerite di Valois – Diana Damrau, Le Comte de Saint-Bris – Frode Olsen, Nevers – Zeljko Lucic, Urbain – Sara Alegretta, Marc...
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Les Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Act 1 from 2008-06-05T09:00
Raoul de Nangis – Marcello Giordani, Valentine – Annalisa Raspaglosi, Marguerite di Valois – Diana Damrau, Le Comte de Saint-Bris – Frode Olsen, Nevers – Zeljko Lucic, Urbain – Sara Alegretta, Marc...
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Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Act 3 from 2008-04-29T09:00
Tristan – Spas Wenkoff, Isolde – Catarina Ligendza, Brangaene – Yvonne Minton, Marke – Karl Ridderbusch, Kurwenal – Donald McIntyre, Melot – Heribert Steinbach, Steuermann – Heinz Feldhoff, Hirte –...
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Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Act 2 from 2008-04-15T09:00
Tristan – Spas Wenkoff, Isolde – Catarina Ligendza, Brangaene – Yvonne Minton, Marke – Karl Ridderbusch, Kurwenal – Donald McIntyre, Melot – Heribert Steinbach, Steuermann – Heinz Feldhoff, Hirte –...
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Tristan und Isolde (Wagner) Act 1 from 2008-03-29T09:00
Tristan – Spas Wenkoff, Isolde – Catarina Ligendza, Brangaene – Yvonne Minton, Marke – Karl Ridderbusch, Kurwenal – Donald McIntyre, Melot – Heribert Steinbach, Steuermann – Heinz Feldhoff, Hirte –...
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Edipo Re (Leoncavallo) from 2008-03-15T09:00
Creon – Keith Lewis, Oedipus – Alan Titus, Jocasta – Yvonne Naef, Messenger – Roland Bracht, Shepherd – Johannes Chum, Teiresias – Cheyne Davidson. Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Denn...
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Il viaggio a Reims (Rossini) Part 2 from 2008-03-08T09:00
Corinna: Cecilia Gasdia, Marchesa Melibea: Lucia Valentini-Terrani, Contessa di Folleville: Lella Cuberli, Madama Cortese: Montserrat Caballe, Cavalier Belfiore: Frank Lopardo, Conte di Libenskof: ...
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Il viaggio a Reims (Rossini) Part 1 from 2008-03-01T09:00
Corinna: Cecilia Gasdia, Marchesa Melibea: Lucia Valentini-Terrani, Contessa di Folleville: Lella Cuberli, Madama Cortese: Montserrat Caballe, Cavalier Belfiore: Frank Lopardo, Conte di Libenskof: ...
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Faust (Gounod) Acts 4 and 5 from 2008-02-22T09:00
Faust: Neil Shicoff, Mephistopheles: Samuel Ramey, Valentin: Richard Stilwell, Siebel: Gwendolyn Jones, Marguerite: Diana Soviero, Marthe: Geraldine Decker. Tulsa Opera, March 1986. Edoardo Mueller.
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Faust (Gounod) Act 3 from 2008-02-13T09:00
Faust: Neil Shicoff, Mephistopheles: Samuel Ramey, Valentin: Richard Stilwell, Siebel: Gwendolyn Jones, Marguerite: Diana Soviero, Marthe: Geraldine Decker. Tulsa Opera, March 1986. Edoardo Mueller.
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Faust (Gounod) Acts 1 and 2 from 2008-02-08T09:00
Faust: Neil Shicoff, Mephistopheles: Samuel Ramey, Valentin: Richard Stilwell, Siebel: Gwendolyn Jones, Marguerite: Diana Soviero, Marthe: Geraldine Decker. Tulsa Opera, March 1986. Edoardo Mueller.
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Macbeth (Verdi) Act 4 from 2008-01-31T09:00
Macbeth – Piero Cappuccilli, Lady Macbeth – Shirley Verrett, Banco – Nicolai Ghiaurov, Macduff – Franco Tagliavini, Malcolm – Nicola Martinucci. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala. Conductor:...
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Macbeth (Verdi) Acts 2 and 3 from 2008-01-23T09:00
Macbeth – Piero Cappuccilli, Lady Macbeth – Shirley Verrett, Banco – Nicolai Ghiaurov, Macduff – Franco Tagliavini, Malcolm – Nicola Martinucci. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala. Conductor:...
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Macbeth (Verdi) Act 1 from 2008-01-16T09:00
Macbeth – Piero Cappuccilli, Lady Macbeth – Shirley Verrett, Banco – Nicolai Ghiaurov, Macduff – Franco Tagliavini, Malcolm – Nicola Martinucci. Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala. Conductor:...
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Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) Act 4 from 2007-12-20T00:05
Adriana Lecouvreur: Renata Scotto Il Principe di Bouillon: James Courtney La Principessa: Elena Obraztsova L'Abate: Joseph Frank Maiordomo: Winther Andersen Maurizio: Giacomo Aragall Mi...
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Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) Act 3 from 2007-12-07T21:00
Adriana Lecouvreur: Renata Scotto Il Principe di Bouillon: James Courtney La Principessa: Elena Obraztsova L'Abate: Joseph Frank Maiordomo: Winther Andersen Maurizio: Giacomo Aragall Mi...
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Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) Act 2 from 2007-11-23T20:00
Adriana Lecouvreur: Renata Scotto Il Principe di Bouillon: James Courtney La Principessa: Elena Obraztsova L'Abate: Joseph Frank Maiordomo: Winther Andersen Maurizio: Giacomo Aragall Mi...
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Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) Act 1 from 2007-11-17T19:00
Adriana Lecouvreur: Renata Scotto Il Principe di Bouillon: James Courtney La Principessa: Elena Obraztsova L'Abate: Joseph Frank Maiordomo: Winther Andersen Maurizio: Giacomo Aragall Mi...
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Lulu (Berg) Act 2 from 2007-11-10T21:00
Anja Silja (Lulu) Gerd Nienstedt (Der Tierbandiger) Ernst Gutstein (Dr Schoen) Waldemar Kmentt (Alwa Schoen) William Blankenship (Der Maler) Hans Brand (Der Medizinalrat) Hans Hotter (Sch...
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Lulu (Berg) Act 1 from 2007-10-31T20:00
Anja Silja (Lulu) Gerd Nienstedt (Der Tierbandiger) Ernst Gutstein (Dr Schoen) Waldemar Kmentt (Alwa Schoen) William Blankenship (Der Maler) Hans Brand (Der Medizinalrat) Hans Hotter (Sch...
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Ernani (Verdi) Acts 3 and 4 from 2007-10-19T21:00
Ernani: Mario Del Monaco Elvira: Anita Cerquetti Don Carlo: Ettore Bastanini Silva: Boris Christoff Giovanna: Luciana Boni Don Riccardo: Athos Cesarini Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musi...
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Ernani (Verdi) Act 2 from 2007-10-11T23:00
Ernani: Mario Del Monaco Elvira: Anita Cerquetti Don Carlo: Ettore Bastanini Silva: Boris Christoff Giovanna: Luciana Boni Don Riccardo: Athos Cesarini Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musi...
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Ernani (Verdi) Act 1 from 2007-10-04T22:00
Ernani: Mario Del Monaco Elvira: Anita Cerquetti Don Carlo: Ettore Bastanini Silva: Boris Christoff Giovanna: Luciana Boni Don Riccardo: Athos Cesarini Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musi...
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Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) from 2007-09-28T21:00
Santuzza: Leonie Rysanek; Turiddu: Placido Domingo; Alfio: Benito di Bella; Mamma Lucia: Astrid Varnay; Lola: Ruth Falcon. Orchestra: Orchestra of the National Theater, Munich; Nello Santi. Decemb...
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Il pirata (Bellini) Act 2 from 2007-09-20T20:00
Imogene: Maria Callas; Gualtiero: Pier Miranda Ferraro; Ernesto: Costantino Ego; Itulbo: Glade Peterson; Goffredo: Chester Watson; Adele: Regina Sarfaty. Orchestra and Chorus of the American Oper...
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Il pirata (Bellini) Act 1 from 2007-09-13T20:30
Imogene: Maria Callas; Gualtiero: Pier Miranda Ferraro; Ernesto: Costantino Ego; Itulbo: Glade Peterson; Goffredo: Chester Watson; Adele: Regina Sarfaty. Orchestra and Chorus of the American Oper...
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La Vestale (Spontini) Act 3 from 2007-09-08T22:30
Giulia: Leyla Gencer; Cinna: Renato Bruson; Licinio: Robleto Merolla; Il Sommo Sacerdote: Agostino Ferrin; La Gran Vestale: Franca Mattiucci; Un Aruspice: Sergio Sisti; Un Console: Enrico Campi. Or...
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Luciano Pavarotti 1935-2007 from 2007-09-06T19:30
A tribute to the celebrated tenor, who died today at the age of 71.
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La Vestale (Spontini) Act 2 from 2007-08-30T21:30
Giulia: Leyla Gencer; Cinna: Renato Bruson; Licinio: Robleto Merolla; Il Sommo Sacerdote: Agostino Ferrin; La Gran Vestale: Franca Mattiucci; Un Aruspice: Sergio Sisti; Un Console: Enrico Campi. Or...
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La Vestale (Spontini) Act 1 from 2007-08-24T10:30
Giulia: Leyla Gencer; Cinna: Renato Bruson; Licinio: Robleto Merolla; Il Sommo Sacerdote: Agostino Ferrin; La Gran Vestale: Franca Mattiucci; Un Aruspice: Sergio Sisti; Un Console: Enrico Campi. Or...
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Roberto Devereux (Donizetti) Act 3 from 2007-08-16T21:00
Elisabetta: Nelly Miricioiu; Sara: Sonia Ganassi; Roberto: Jose Bros; Nottingham: Roberto Frontali; Gualtiero: Graeme Broadbent; Cecil: Robin Leggate. Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ...
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Roberto Devereux (Donizetti) Act 2 from 2007-08-09T22:00
Elisabetta: Nelly Miricioiu; Sara: Sonia Ganassi; Roberto: Jose Bros; Nottingham: Roberto Frontali; Gualtiero: Graeme Broadbent; Cecil: Robin Leggate. Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ...
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Roberto Devereux (Donizetti) Act 1 from 2007-08-02T20:00
Elisabetta: Nelly Miricioiu; Sara: Sonia Ganassi; Roberto: Jose Bros; Nottingham: Roberto Frontali; Gualtiero: Graeme Broadbent; Cecil: Robin Leggate. Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ...
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Der Fliegende Hollander (Wagner) from 2007-07-28T19:00
Daland: Ludwig Weber Senta: Astrid Varnay Erik: Wolfgang Windgassen Mary: Elisabeth Schartel Steuermann: Josef Traxel Hollander: Hermann Uhde Festspielhaus Bayreuth, July 22, 1955. Co...
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Parsifal (Wagner) Act 3 from 2007-07-21T19:00
Parsifal: Jon Vickers Kundry: Barbro Ericson Gurnemanz: Hans Hotter Amfortas: Thomas Stewart Festspielhaus Bayreuth. August 13, 1964. Hans Knappertsbusch.
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Parsifal (Wagner) Act 1 from 2007-07-12T21:00
Parsifal: Wolfgang Windgassen Amfortas: George London Gurnemanz: Ludwig Weber Titurel: Arnold van Mill Kundry: Martha Modl. Festspielhaus Bayreuth. August 22, 1951. Hans Knappertsbusch.
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Rienzi (Wagner) Act 3 from 2007-07-07T21:00
Rienzi: Siegfried Jerusalem Irene: Nancy Gustafson Steffano Colonna: Walter Fink Adriano: Violeta Urmana Paolo Orsini: Peter Weber Raimondo: Roland Schubert Baroncelli: Torsten Kerl ...
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Rienzi (Wagner) Act 2 from 2007-07-02T20:00
Rienzi: Siegfried Jerusalem Irene: Nancy Gustafson Steffano Colonna: Walter Fink Adriano: Violeta Urmana Paolo Orsini: Peter Weber Raimondo: Roland Schubert Baroncelli: Torsten Kerl ...
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Rienzi (Wagner) Act 1 from 2007-06-29T20:00
Rienzi: Siegfried Jerusalem Irene: Nancy Gustafson Steffano Colonna: Walter Fink Adriano: Violeta Urmana Paolo Orsini: Peter Weber Raimondo: Roland Schubert Baroncelli: Torsten Kerl ...
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Tiefland (D'Albert) Act 2 from 2007-06-18T00:30
Antonia: Friedl Riegler Martha: Helena Braun Moruccio: Erich Kaufmann Nardo: Erich Majkut Nuri: Else Liebesberg Pedro: Guenther Treptow Pepa: Erika Feichtlinger Rosalia: Elisabeth Fez...
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Tiefland (D'Albert) Act 1 from 2007-06-13T20:30
Antonia: Friedl Riegler Martha: Helena Braun Moruccio: Erich Kaufmann Nardo: Erich Majkut Nuri: Else Liebesberg Pedro: Guenther Treptow Pepa: Erika Feichtlinger Rosalia: Elisabeth Fez...
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L'etoile du Nord (Meyerbeer) Act 3 from 2007-06-09T16:30
Elizabeth Futral (Catherine) Vladimir Ognev (Peter the Great) Aled Hall (Danilowitz) Christopher Maltman (Gritzenko) Darina Takova (Prascovia) Juan Diego Florez (George) Agnete Munk Ras...
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L'etoile du Nord (Meyerbeer) Act 2 from 2007-06-06T21:00
Elizabeth Futral (Catherine) Vladimir Ognev (Peter the Great) Aled Hall (Danilowitz) Christopher Maltman (Gritzenko) Darina Takova (Prascovia) Juan Diego Florez (George) Agnete Munk Ras...
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L'etoile du Nord (Meyerbeer) Act 1 from 2007-05-30T20:00
Elizabeth Futral (Catherine) Vladimir Ognev (Peter the Great) Aled Hall (Danilowitz) Christopher Maltman (Gritzenko) Darina Takova (Prascovia) Juan Diego Florez (George) Agnete Munk Ras...
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La Fiamma (Respighi) Act 3 from 2007-05-23T20:00
Silvana - Alessandra Marc Donello - James McCracken Eudossia - Mignon Dunn Basilio - Andrew Smith Lucilla - Carolyn Sebron Agnese - Jane Shaulis Agata - Lynnen Yakes Zoe/Sabina - Mary...
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La Fiamma (Respighi) Act 2 from 2007-05-20T17:00
Silvana - Alessandra Marc Donello - James McCracken Eudossia - Mignon Dunn Basilio - Andrew Smith Lucilla - Carolyn Sebron Agnese - Jane Shaulis Agata - Lynnen Yakes Zoe/Sabina - Mary...
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La Fiamma (Respighi) Act 1 from 2007-05-18T20:00
Silvana - Alessandra Marc Donello - James McCracken Eudossia - Mignon Dunn Basilio - Andrew Smith Lucilla - Carolyn Sebron Agnese - Jane Shaulis Agata - Lynnen Yakes Zoe/Sabina - Mary...
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Olimpia (Spontini) Acts 2 and 3 from 2007-05-10T20:00
Olimpia: Pilar Lorengar Statira: Fiorenza Cossotto Cassandro: Franco Tagliavini Antigono: Giangiacomo Guelfi High Priest: Nicola Zaccaria Hermas: Silvio Majonica Orchestra and Chorus Te...
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Olimpia (Spontini) Act 1 from 2007-04-27T20:30
Olimpia: Pilar Lorengar Statira: Fiorenza Cossotto Cassandro: Franco Tagliavini Antigono: Giangiacomo Guelfi High Priest: Nicola Zaccaria Hermas: Silvio Majonica Orchestra and Chorus Teatro alla Sc...
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200th Unnatural Act Gala, Part 2 from 2007-04-12T20:00
Celebrating our 200th podcast, with special guests Karita Mattila, Rolando Villazon, Renee Fleming, Dorothy Kirsten, Renata Scotto, Elena Obratszova, David Daniels, Ruth Ann Swenson, Renata Tebaldi...
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I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Bellini) Act 2 from 2007-03-30T23:00
Giulietta: Anna Netrebko Romeo: Daniela Barcellona Tebaldo: Joseph Calleja Capellio: Dan Dumitrescu Lorenzo: Chester Patton Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus Salzburg Mozarteum ...
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I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Bellini) Act 1 from 2007-03-28T21:00
Giulietta: Anna Netrebko Romeo: Daniela Barcellona Tebaldo: Joseph Calleja Capellio: Dan Dumitrescu Lorenzo: Chester Patton Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus Salzburg Mozarteum ...
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Armide (Gluck) Part 3 from 2007-03-17T20:00
Armide: Anna Caterina Antonacci Hidraot: Donnie Ray Albert Renaud: Vinson Cole Artemidore: Christian Baumgaertel Ubalde: Roberto de Candia Le Chevalier danois: Juan Diego Florez Phenic...
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Armide (Gluck) Part 2 from 2007-03-16T22:00
Armide: Anna Caterina Antonacci Hidraot: Donnie Ray Albert Renaud: Vinson Cole Artemidore: Christian Baumgaertel Ubalde: Roberto de Candia Le Chevalier danois: Juan Diego Florez Phenic...
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Armide (Gluck) Part 1 from 2007-03-08T21:00
Armide: Anna Caterina Antonacci Hidraot: Donnie Ray Albert Renaud: Vinson Cole Artemidore: Christian Baumgaertel Ubalde: Roberto de Candia Le Chevalier danois: Juan Diego Florez Phenic...
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Loreley (Catalani) Act 3 from 2007-02-24T21:30
Loreley: Elena Suliotis Anna di Rehberg: Rita Talarico Walter di Oberwesel: Gianfranco Cecchele Il Barone Herrmann: Piero Cappuccilli Rodolfo di Biberich: Agostino Ferrin La Scala; Gianandrea Gava...
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Loreley (Catalani) Act 2 from 2007-02-22T19:30
Loreley: Elena Suliotis Anna di Rehberg: Rita Talarico Walter di Oberwesel: Gianfranco Cecchele Il Barone Herrmann: Piero Cappuccilli Rodolfo di Biberich: Agostino Ferrin La Scala; Gianandrea Gava...
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Loreley (Catalani) Act 1 from 2007-02-16T22:00
Loreley: Elena Suliotis Anna di Rehberg: Rita Talarico Walter di Oberwesel: Gianfranco Cecchele Il Barone Herrmann: Piero Cappuccilli Rodolfo di Biberich: Agostino Ferrin La Scala; Gianandrea Gava...
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100th Anniversary of Butterfly at the Met from 2007-02-11T01:00
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Metropolitan Opera premiere of Puccini's Madama Butterfly. Recordings of the "original cast" -- Geraldine Farrar, Enrico Caruso and Antonio Scotti.
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Grace Bumbry sings Richard Strauss from 2007-02-08T23:00
Soprano Grace Bumbry performs scenes from Salome and Elektra.
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Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) Act 3 from 2007-02-05T22:00
Antonietta Stella (Amelia) Giuseppe Di Stefano (Riccardo) Ettore Bastianini (Renato) Ebe Stignani (Ulrica) Eugenia Ratti (Oscar) Niccola Zaccaria (Tom) Silvio Majonica (Samuel) Giusep...
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Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) Act 2 from 2007-01-29T22:30
Antonietta Stella (Amelia) Giuseppe Di Stefano (Riccardo) Ettore Bastianini (Renato) Ebe Stignani (Ulrica) Eugenia Ratti (Oscar) Niccola Zaccaria (Tom) Silvio Majonica (Samuel) Giusep...
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Un ballo in maschera (Verdi) Act 1 from 2007-01-27T18:30
Antonietta Stella (Amelia) Giuseppe Di Stefano (Riccardo) Ettore Bastianini (Renato) Ebe Stignani (Ulrica) Eugenia Ratti (Oscar) Niccola Zaccaria (Tom) Silvio Majonica (Samuel) Giusep...
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Eleanor Steber Live at The Continental Baths from 2007-01-23T23:00
Mozart: Zeffiretti lusinghieri (from Idomeno), Ach. ich fuehl's (from Die Zauberfloete), Come scoglio (from Cosi fan tutte). Charpentier: Depuis le jour (from Louise). Puccini: Qua...
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Der Barbier von Baghdad (Cornelius) Act 2 from 2007-01-13T23:00
Alfred Poell - Kalif Erich Majkut - Baba Mustapha Sena Jurinac - Margiana Hilde Roessl-Majdan - Bostana Rudolf Schock - Nureddin Gotlob Frick - Abul Hassan Walter Berry- 1. Muezzin Kurt Equiluz - 2...
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Der Barbier von Baghdad (Cornelius) Act 1 from 2007-01-11T23:00
Alfred Poell - Kalif Erich Majkut - Baba Mustapha Sena Jurinac - Margiana Hilde Roessl-Majdan - Bostana Rudolf Schock - Nureddin Gotlob Frick - Abul Hassan Walter Berry- 1. Muezzin Kurt Equiluz - 2...
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I puritani (Bellini) Acts 2 and 3 from 2007-01-06T23:00
Luciano Pavarotti (Arturo) Louis Quilico (Riccardo) Paul Plishka (Giorgia) Ellen Shade (Queen Enrichetta) Thomas Paul (Lord Walton) Beverly Sills (Elvira) Anton Guadagno, conductor. L...
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I puritani (Bellini) Act 1 from 2007-01-03T23:00
Luciano Pavarotti (Arturo) Louis Quilico (Riccardo) Paul Plishka (Giorgia) Ellen Shade (Queen Enrichetta) Thomas Paul (Lord Walton) Beverly Sills (Elvira) Anton Guadagno, conductor. L...
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I cavalieri di Ekebu (Zandonai) Acts 3 and 4 from 2006-12-26T20:00
Giosta Berling - Mirto Picchi; La Commandante - Fedora Barbieri; Anna - Rina Malatrasi; Sintram - Antonio Zaccaria; Cristiano - Giampiero Malaspina; Samzelius - Bruno Cioni; Liecrona - Mario Carlin...
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I cavalieri di Ekebu (Zandonai) Acts 1 and 2 from 2006-12-20T21:00
Giosta Berling - Mirto Picchi; La Commandante - Fedora Barbieri; Anna - Rina Malatrasi; Sintram - Antonio Zaccaria; Cristiano - Giampiero Malaspina; Samzelius - Bruno Cioni; Liecrona - Mario Carlin...
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Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss) Act 3 from 2006-12-18T20:00
Jarmila Novotna (Octavian), Maria Reining (Feldmarschallin), Jaro Prohaska (Ochs), Hilde Gueden (Sophie), Georg Hann (Faninal), Stefanie Holeschovsky (Marianne), Peter Klein (Valzacchi), Dagmar Her...
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Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss) Act 2 from 2006-12-15T22:00
Jarmila Novotna (Octavian), Maria Reining (Feldmarschallin), Jaro Prohaska (Ochs), Hilde Gueden (Sophie), Georg Hann (Faninal), Stefanie Holeschovsky (Marianne), Peter Klein (Valzacchi), Dagmar Her...
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Der Rosenkavalier (R. Strauss) Act 1 from 2006-12-13T20:00
Jarmila Novotna (Octavian), Maria Reining (Feldmarschallin), Jaro Prohaska (Ochs), Hilde Gueden (Sophie), Georg Hann (Faninal), Stefanie Holeschovsky (Marianne), Peter Klein (Valzacchi), Dagmar Her...
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Maria Callas in concert from 2006-12-11T20:00
La Vestale (Spontini): Tu che invoco; Macbeth (Verdi): Nel di della vittoria ... Vieni, t'affretta; Il barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini): Una voce poco fa; Mefistofele (Boito): L'altra notte; La bohem...
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Esclarmonde (Massenet) Act 4 from 2006-11-10T18:00
In celebration of the 80th birthday of Dame Joan Sutherland, a performance from the San Francisco Opera, November 8, 1974. Clifford Grant (The Emperor Phorcas), Joan Sutherland (Esclarmonde), Hugue...
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Esclarmonde (Massenet) Act 3 from 2006-11-08T20:00
In celebration of the 80th birthday of Dame Joan Sutherland, a performance from the San Francisco Opera, November 8, 1974. Clifford Grant (The Emperor Phorcas), Joan Sutherland (Esclarmonde), Hugue...
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Esclarmonde (Massenet) Act 2 from 2006-11-05T21:00
In celebration of the 80th birthday of Dame Joan Sutherland, a performance from the San Francisco Opera, November 8, 1974. Clifford Grant (The Emperor Phorcas), Joan Sutherland (Esclarmonde), Hugue...
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Esclarmonde (Massenet) Act 1 from 2006-11-03T20:00
In celebration of the 80th birthday of Dame Joan Sutherland, a performance from the San Francisco Opera, November 8, 1974. Clifford Grant (The Emperor Phorcas), Joan Sutherland (Esclarmonde), Hugue...
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Maria de Rudenz (Donizetti) Part 2 from 2006-10-23T20:00
The second and third acts of the opera, with Katia Ricciarelli (Maria di Rudenz), Sylvia Baleani (Matilde di Wolf), Leo Nucci (Corrado Waldorf), Alberto Cupido (Enrico), Giorgio Surjan (Rambaldo). ...
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Maria de Rudenz (Donizetti) Part 1 from 2006-10-19T19:00
Katia Ricciarelli (Maria di Rudenz), Sylvia Baleani (Matilde di Wolf), Leo Nucci (Corrado Waldorf), Alberto Cupido (Enrico), Giorgio Surjan (Rambaldo). Coro e Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice di Vene...
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Regine Crespin in Recital from 2006-10-16T20:00
Regine Crespin sings lieder by Hugo Wolf and melodies by Hector Berlioz, Claude Debussy, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc and Manuel Rosenthal. John Wustman, piano. Hunter College, New York City, No...
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Dalibor (Smetana) Act 3 from 2006-10-12T20:00
Leonie Rysanek (Milada); Eberhard Waechter (Vladislav); Lotte Rysanek (Jitka); Ludovico Spiess (Dalibor); Oskar Czerwenka (Budivo); Adolf Dallapozza (Vitek); Tugomir Franc (Richter). Wiener Staatso...
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Dalibor (Smetana) Act 2 from 2006-10-09T20:00
Leonie Rysanek (Milada); Eberhard Waechter (Vladislav); Lotte Rysanek (Jitka); Ludovico Spiess (Dalibor); Oskar Czerwenka (Budivo); Adolf Dallapozza (Vitek); Tugomir Franc (Richter). Wiener Staatso...
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Dalibor (Smetana) Act 1 from 2006-10-05T21:00
Leonie Rysanek (Milada); Eberhard Waechter (Vladislav); Lotte Rysanek (Jitka); Ludovico Spiess (Dalibor); Oskar Czerwenka (Budivo); Adolf Dallapozza (Vitek); Tugomir Franc (Richter). Wiener Staatso...
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Thomas Stewart 1928 - 2006 from 2006-10-01T15:30
A tribute to the American bass-baritone, who died September 24, 2006.
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Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Act 3 from 2006-09-26T00:45
Butterfly: Renata Scotto; Suzuki: Franco Mattiucci; Kate Pinkerton: Luciana Palombi; B.F. Pinkerton: Renato Cioni; Sharpless: Alberto Rinaldi; Goro: Franco Ricciardi; Yamadori: Silvio Maionica; Bon...
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Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Act 2 from 2006-09-23T13:00
Butterfly: Renata Scotto; Suzuki: Franco Mattiucci; Kate Pinkerton: Luciana Palombi; B.F. Pinkerton: Renato Cioni; Sharpless: Alberto Rinaldi; Goro: Franco Ricciardi; Yamadori: Silvio Maionica; Bon...
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Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Act 1 from 2006-09-21T21:00
Butterfly: Renata Scotto; Suzuki: Franco Mattiucci; Kate Pinkerton: Luciana Palombi; B.F. Pinkerton: Renato Cioni; Sharpless: Alberto Rinaldi; Goro: Franco Ricciardi; Yamadori:
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Talk Like a Pirate Day! from 2006-09-18T22:00
Avast ye, cher public! La Cieca salutes Talk Like a Pirate Day with music from "The Pirates of Penzance" and "Maria Stuarda" (?)
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Don Giovanni (Mozart) Act 2 from 2006-09-13T20:00
Don Giovanni: Tito Gobbi; Il Commendatore: Josef Greindl; Donna Anna: Ljuba Welitsch; Don Ottavio: Anton Dermota; Donna Elvira: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; Leporello: Erich Kunz; Masetto: Alfred Poell; ...
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Don Giovanni (Mozart) Act 1 from 2006-09-11T21:00
Don Giovanni: Tito Gobbi; Il Commendatore: Josef Greindl; Donna Anna: Ljuba Welitsch; Don Ottavio: Anton Dermota; Donna Elvira: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; Leporello: Erich Kunz; Masetto: Alfred Poell; ...
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Ingrid Bjoner and Astrid Varnay from 2006-09-08T20:00
Saluting sopranos Ingrid Bjoner and Astrid Varnay, in scenes from Die Frau ohne Schatten, 1976.
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Tribute to Astrid Varnay from 2006-09-06T20:00
The celebrated dramatic soprano Astrid Varnay died earlier this week in Munich. She was 88 years old. A few highlights from her 55 year career can be heard in this podcast. Included are scenes from...
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Aida (Verdi) Act 4 from 2006-08-30T15:00
Gilda Cruz-Romo (Aida), Carlo Bergonzi (Radames), Mignon Dunn (Amneris), Gian Piero Mastromei (Amonasro), and Kiri te Kanawa (Sacerdotessa). Covent Garden 12 April 1973; Sir Charles Mackerras.
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Aida (Verdi) Act 3 from 2006-08-28T21:00
Gilda Cruz-Romo (Aida), Carlo Bergonzi (Radames), Mignon Dunn (Amneris), Gian Piero Mastromei (Amonasro), and Kiri te Kanawa (Sacerdotessa). Covent Garden 12 April 1973; Sir Charles Mackerras.
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Aida (Verdi) Act 2 from 2006-08-24T21:00
Gilda Cruz-Romo (Aida), Carlo Bergonzi (Radames), Mignon Dunn (Amneris), Gian Piero Mastromei (Amonasro), and Kiri te Kanawa (Sacerdotessa). Covent Garden 12 April 1973; Sir Charles Mackerras.
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Aida (Verdi) Act 1 from 2006-08-23T21:00
Gilda Cruz-Romo (Aida), Carlo Bergonzi (Radames), Mignon Dunn (Amneris), Gian Piero Mastromei (Amonasro), and Kiri te Kanawa (Sacerdotessa). Covent Garden 12 April 1973; Sir Charles Mackerras.
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Il Bravo (Mercadante) Act 3 from 2006-08-18T20:00
Dino Di Domenico (II Bravo), Adelisa Tabiadon (Teodora), Janet Perry (Violetta), Sergio Bertocchi (Pisano), Stefano Antonucci (Foscari), Leonardo de Lisi (Capellio), Ambrogio Riva (Marco), Giuseppe...
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Il Bravo (Mercadante) Act 2 from 2006-08-17T20:00
Dino Di Domenico (II Bravo), Adelisa Tabiadon (Teodora), Janet Perry (Violetta), Sergio Bertocchi (Pisano), Stefano Antonucci (Foscari), Leonardo de Lisi (Capellio), Ambrogio Riva (Marco), Giuseppe...
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Il Bravo (Mercadante) Act 1 from 2006-08-16T20:00
Dino Di Domenico (II Bravo), Adelisa Tabiadon (Teodora), Janet Perry (Violetta), Sergio Bertocchi (Pisano), Stefano Antonucci (Foscari), Leonardo de Lisi (Capellio), Ambrogio Riva (Marco), Giuseppe...
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Isabeau (Mascagni) Parts 2 and 3 from 2006-08-09T19:00
Isabeau: Marcella Pobbe; Ermynthrude: Renata Davini; Ermyngarde: Amelia Bazzani; Giglietta: Licia Galvano; Folco: Pier Miranda Ferraro; Re Raimondo: Rinaldo Rola; Cornelius: Orazio Gualtiero; Il Ca...
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Isabeau (Mascagni) Part 1 from 2006-08-02T21:00
Isabeau: Marcella Pobbe; Ermynthrude: Renata Davini; Ermyngarde: Amelia Bazzani; Giglietta: Licia Galvano; Folco: Pier Miranda Ferraro; Re Raimondo: Rinaldo Rola; Cornelius: Orazio Gualtiero; Il Ca...
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Maria Stuarda (Donizetti) Act 3 from 2006-07-30T01:00
Maria Stuarda: Barbara Frittoli, Elisabetta: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Anna Kennedy: Rachel Hynes, Giorgio Talbot: Jonathan Lemalu, Roberto, Conte di Leicester: Paul Charles Clarke, Lord Guglielmo C...
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Maria Stuarda (Donizetti) Act 2 from 2006-07-27T21:00
Maria Stuarda: Barbara Frittoli, Elisabetta: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Anna Kennedy: Rachel Hynes, Giorgio Talbot: Jonathan Lemalu, Roberto, Conte di Leicester: Paul Charles Clarke, Lord Guglielmo C...
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Maria Stuarda (Donizetti) Act 1 from 2006-07-22T15:00
Maria Stuarda: Barbara Frittoli, Elisabetta: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Anna Kennedy: Rachel Hynes, Giorgio Talbot: Jonathan Lemalu, Roberto, Conte di Leicester: Paul Charles Clarke, Lord Guglielmo C...
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La forza del destino (Verdi) Act 4 from 2006-07-12T20:00
Renata Tebaldi (Leonora), Fedora Barbieri (Preziosilla), Mario del Monaco (Alvaro), Aldo Protti (Carlo), Renato Capecchi (Melitone), Cesare Siepi (Guardiano), Teatro Communale di Firenze, Dimitri M...
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La forza del destino (Verdi) Act 3 from 2006-07-10T21:00
Renata Tebaldi (Leonora), Fedora Barbieri (Preziosilla), Mario del Monaco (Alvaro), Aldo Protti (Carlo), Renato Capecchi (Melitone), Cesare Siepi (Guardiano), Teatro Communale di Firenze, Dimitri M...
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La forza del destino (Verdi) Act 2 from 2006-07-07T21:00
Renata Tebaldi (Leonora), Fedora Barbieri (Preziosilla), Mario del Monaco (Alvaro), Aldo Protti (Carlo), Renato Capecchi (Melitone), Cesare Siepi (Guardiano), Teatro Communale di Firenze, Dimitri M...
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La forza del destino (Verdi) Act 1 from 2006-07-05T20:00
The hand of fate gives little JJ his big chance, when he gets to introduce this podcast. Renata Tebaldi (Leonora), Fedora Barbieri (Preziosilla), Mario del Monaco (Alvaro), Aldo Protti (Carlo), Ren...
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Gotterdammerung (Wagner) Act 3 from 2006-06-23T21:00
Alles was ist, endet. Brunnhilde - Kirsten Flagstad; Siegfried - Max Lorenz; Gunther - Josef Herrmann; Hagen - Ludwig Weber; Gutrune - Hilde Konetzni; Woglinde - Magda Gabory; Wellgunde - Margherit...
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Gotterdammerung (Wagner) Act 2 from 2006-06-21T23:00
La Cieca, or rather the content of this podcast, redefines the word "special." Brunnhilde: Astrid Varnay; Siegfried: Bernd Aldenhoff; Hagen: Ludwig Weber; Alberich: Heinrich Pflanzl; Gunther: Herma...
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Gotterdammerung (Wagner) Act 1 from 2006-06-19T20:00
The beginning of the end, with Birgit Nilsson singing the high C's. Brunnhilde: Birgit Nilsson; Siegfried: Wolfgang Windgassen; Hagen: Josef Greindl; Gunther: Thomas Stewart; Gutrune: Ludmilla Dvor...
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Siegfried (Wagner) Act 3 from 2006-06-16T21:00
What creates the "Grand Opera Buzz?" Well, for La Cieca, it involves the third act of Siegfried, with Dame Gwyneth Jones as Brunnhilde. From Bayreuth, 1980, Pierre Boulez conducts. Siegfried: Manfr...
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Siegfried (Wagner) Act 2 from 2006-06-14T21:00
La Cieca goes into the woods with Wilhelm Furtwangler and the RAI Orchestra in this performance from November 1953. Siegfried: Ludwig Suthaus; Mime: Julius Patzak; Wanderer: Ferdinand Frantz; Alber...
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Siegfried (Wagner) Act 1 from 2006-06-12T19:00
We forge ahead with a performance from Covent Garden, September 1957. Siegfried: Wolfgang Windgassen; Mime: Peter Klein; Wanderer: Hans Hotter. Conductor: Rudolf Kempe.Siegfried at Wagneroperas.com.
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Die Walkure (Wagner) Act 3 from 2006-06-09T23:00
Golden-voiced Stimmdiva Helen Traubel dons the Valkyrie helmet. New York, November 1945. Wotan - Herbert Janssen; Sieglinde - Irene Jessner; Helmwige - Doris Doree; Gerhilde - Maxine Stellman; Ortl...
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Die Walkure (Wagner) Act 2 from 2006-06-07T21:00
Enter Brunnhilde, in the person of Martha Modl. Wotan: Hans Hotter; Fricka: Georgine von Milinkovic; Sieglinde: Gre Brouwenstijn; Siegmund: Wolfgang Windgassen; Hunding: Josef Greindl. Gran Teatre ...
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Die Walkure (Wagner) Act 1 from 2006-06-05T20:00
Come in, collapse on the hearth, have a sip of mead, and listen to Part 2 of Wagner's Ring cycle in a performance from Bayreuth, 1967. Conductor: Karl Bohm. Siegmund: James King; Sieglinde: Leonie ...
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Das Rheingold (Wagner) from 2006-06-02T20:50
From the womb of Night and Death was spawned a race that dwells in Nibelheim. Part 1 of Wagner's Ring cycle in a performance from Bayreuth, August 11, 1951. Wotan: Sigurd Bjorling; Donner: Werner F...
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Carmen (Bizet) Act 4 from 2006-06-01T20:50
Leopold Stokowski conducts this English-language performance, July 11, 1946. Carmen: Winifred Heidt; Don Jose: Ramon Vinay; Micaela: Marina Koshetz; Escamillo: James Pease. Hollywood Bowl Symphony ...
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Carmen (Bizet) Act 3 from 2006-05-29T22:50
Leopold Stokowski conducts this English-language performance, July 11, 1946. Carmen: Winifred Heidt; Don Jose: Ramon Vinay; Micaela: Marina Koshetz; Escamillo: James Pease. Hollywood Bowl Symphony ...
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Carmen (Bizet) Act 2 from 2006-05-29T02:50
Leopold Stokowski conducts this English-language performance, July 11, 1946. Carmen: Winifred Heidt; Don Jose: Ramon Vinay; Micaela: Marina Koshetz; Escamillo: James Pease. Hollywood Bowl Symphony ...
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Carmen (Bizet) Act 1 from 2006-05-25T22:20
Leopold Stokowski conducts this English-language performance, July 11, 1946. Carmen: Winifred Heidt; Don Jose: Ramon Vinay; Micaela: Marina Koshetz; Escamillo: James Pease. Hollywood Bowl Symphony ...
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Mose (Rossini) Act 4 from 2006-05-17T19:20
Rossini's Biblical epic is conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch. Moses - Nicolai Ghiaurov; Sinais - Shirley Verrett; Pharaoh - Mario Petri; Eliezer - Giampaolo Corradi; Amenophis - Ottavio Garaventa; A...
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Mose (Rossini) Acts 2 and 3 from 2006-05-14T19:20
Rossini's Biblical epic is conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch. Moses - Nicolai Ghiaurov; Sinais - Shirley Verrett; Pharaoh - Mario Petri; Eliezer - Giampaolo Corradi; Amenophis - Ottavio Garaventa; A...
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Mose (Rossini) Act 1 from 2006-05-08T21:00
Rossini's Biblical epic is conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch. Moses - Nicolai Ghiaurov; Sinais - Shirley Verrett; Pharaoh - Mario Petri; Eliezer - Giampaolo Corradi; Amenophis - Ottavio Garaventa; A...
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Turandot (Puccini) Act 3 from 2006-05-08T21:00
Relive the 1970s with a solid gold performance of Puccini's final opera. Turandot: Montserrat Caballe; Calaf: Luciano Pavarotti; Liu: Leona Mitchell; Timur: Giorgio Tozzi; Ping: Dale Duesing; Pang:...
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Turandot (Puccini) Act 2 from 2006-05-03T21:00
Relive the 1970s with a solid gold performance of Puccini's final opera. Turandot: Montserrat Caballe; Calaf: Luciano Pavarotti; Liu: Leona Mitchell; Timur: Giorgio Tozzi; Ping: Dale Duesing; Pang:...
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Turandot (Puccini) Act 1 from 2006-05-01T21:00
Relive the 1970s with a solid gold performance of Puccini's final opera. Montserrat Caballe (Turandot), Luciano Pavarotti (Calaf), Leona Mitchell (Liu), Giorgio Tozzi (Timur). The conductor is Ricc...
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Anna Bolena (Donizetti) Act 2 from 2006-04-20T08:20
Montserrat Caballe as Anna Bolena faces down the notorious La Scala loggionisti in this performance from February 21, 1982. Giovanna Seymour: Elena Obraztsova; Percy: Antonio Savastano; Enrico VIII...
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Anna Bolena (Donizetti) Act 1 from 2006-04-17T20:10:01
Montserrat Caballe as Anna Bolena faces down the notorious La Scala loggionisti in this performance from February 21, 1982. Giovanna Seymour: Elena Obraztsova; Percy: Antonio Savastano; Enrico VIII...
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Parsifal (Wagner) Act 2 from 2006-04-14T00:00:01
For Good Friday, a decidedly non-traditional Parsifal Act Two. Renata Scotto sings her her only Kundry in this April 14, 1995 performance from the Meclkenburg State Theater. Parsifal: Edward Cook; ...
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Francesca da Rimini (Zandonai) Acts 3 and 4 from 2006-04-11T17:00
Love and death, Renaissance style. Francesca: Leyla Gencer: Samaritana: Annamaria Gasparini; Paolo: Renato Cioni: Giovanni: Anselmo Colzani, Malatestino: Mario Ferrara. Franco Capuana; Trieste Marc...
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Francesca da Rimini (Zandonai) Acts 1 and 2 from 2006-04-10T22:00
Love and death, Renaissance style. Francesca: Leyla Gencer: Samaritana: Annamaria Gasparini; Paolo: Renato Cioni: Giovanni: Anselmo Colzani, Malatestino: Mario Ferrara. Franco Capuana; Trieste Marc...
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Die Walkuere (Wagner) Act 1 from 2006-04-06T16:00
Winter storms have waned in the moon of May! James King (Siegmund), Eileen Farrell (Sieglinde) and Michael Langdon (Hunding) star in a concert performance recorded April 23, 1968 under the baton of...
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La sonnambula (Bellini) Act 2 from 2006-04-01T16:00
Mariella Devia is the sleepwalking Amina in this 1988 performance of Bellini's opera. Marcello Viotti conducts the Orchestra Sinfonica di Piacenza and the Coro Citta di Como. Luca Canonici (Elvino)...
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La sonnambula (Bellini) Act 1 from 2006-03-31T22:00
Mariella Devia is the sleepwalking Amina in this 1988 performance of Bellini's opera. Marcello Viotti conducts the Orchestra Sinfonica di Piacenza and the Coro Citta di Como. Luca Canonici (Elvino)...
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Tannhaeuser (Wagner) Part 3 from 2006-03-27T20:00
Wagner's epic of sacred and profane love stars Wolfgang Windgassen, Victoria de los Angeles, Grace Bumbry, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Josef Greindl. Wolfgang Sawallisch conducts this live perform...
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Tannhaeuser (Wagner) Part 2 from 2006-03-23T20:00
Wagner's epic of sacred and profane love stars Wolfgang Windgassen, Victoria de los Angeles, Grace Bumbry, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Josef Greindl. Wolfgang Sawallisch conducts this live perform...
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Tannhaeuser (Wagner) Part 1 from 2006-03-22T21:00
Wagner's epic of sacred and profane love stars Wolfgang Windgassen, Victoria de los Angeles, Grace Bumbry, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Josef Greindl. Wolfgang Sawallisch conducts this live perform...
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Farewell to Madame Vera, Part 2 from 2006-03-18T14:00
Legendary Madame Vera Galupe-Borszkh spins her favorite discs and shares a diva anecdote.
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Farewell to Madame Vera, Part 1 from 2006-03-15T21:00
Legendary Madame Vera Galupe-Borszkh will say "addio senza rancor" to New York in her 20th Annual Farewell Recital, March 20th through the 25th at the Thalia Theater at Symphony Space. La Cieca cha...
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Jambalaya! from 2006-03-09T21:00
Jambalaya is a hodgepodge of leftovers, and the leftovers on this podcast include delicious bits of Eugene Onegin, Fedora, Die Zauberfloete, Giuditta and lots more.
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Fedora (Giordano) Act 3 from 2006-03-04T16:00
So here we are at the final act of Giordano's Fedora, and all those nasty little secrets everyone's been telling throughout the opera are about to be exposed! Marcella Pobbe stars as the mysterious...
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Fedora (Giordano) Act 2 from 2006-03-02T21:00
Which Russian princess and her anarchist boytoy are shacking up in Paris? Marcella Pobbe stars as the mysterious Princess Fedora Romazoff in this performance of Giordano's opera from the Teatro La ...
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Fedora (Giordano) Act 1 from 2006-02-27T08:00
Marcella Pobbe stars as the mysterious Princess Fedora Romazoff in this performance of Giordano's opera from the Teatro La Fenice, February 9, 1968. Daniela Mazzucato (Olga Sukarev), Aldo Bottion (...
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Bergonzi-Cappuccilli Recital from 2006-02-22T20:00
Carlo Bergonzi and Piero Cappuccilli in a recital of arias and duets.
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La traviata (Verdi) Act 4 from 2006-02-18T20:00
A round-robin performance of Verdi's tearjerker, featuring a different Violetta for each act.
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La traviata (Verdi) Act 3 from 2006-02-16T21:00
A round-robin performance of Verdi's tearjerker, featuring a different Violetta for each act.
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La traviata (Verdi) Act 2 from 2006-02-14T22:00
A round-robin performance of Verdi's tearjerker, featuring a different Violetta for each act.
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La traviata (Verdi) Act 1 from 2006-02-14T08:00
A round-robin performance of Verdi's tearjerker, featuring a different Violetta for each act.
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Elektra (R. Strauss) from 2006-02-08T23:00
Duel of the Titans: Dame Gwyneth Jones and Leonie Rysanek square off in this 1990 performance.
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La Fille du Regiment (Donizetti) Act 2 from 2006-02-03T21:00
Beverly Sills shocks and awes Carnegie Hall as Donizetti's "Fille du Regiment."
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La Fille du Regiment (Donizetti) Act 1 from 2006-02-01T20:00
Beverly Sills shocks and awes Carnegie Hall as Donizetti's "Fille du Regiment."
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Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) Act 3 from 2006-01-26T20:00
John Shirley-Quirk and Margaret Price in this 1967 performance.
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Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) Act 2 from 2006-01-25T22:00
John Shirley-Quirk and Margaret Price in this 1967 performance.
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Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) Act 1 from 2006-01-24T20:00
John Shirley-Quirk and Margaret Price in this 1967 performance.
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Faust (Gounod) Part 3 from 2006-01-20T22:00
The final two acts of a 1953 performance starring Richard Tucker and Victoria de los Angeles.
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Faust (Gounod) Part 2 from 2006-01-19T22:00
The Garden Scene of a 1953 performance starring Richard Tucker and Victoria de los Angeles.
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Faust (Gounod) Part 1 from 2006-01-18T20:00
This 1953 performance stars Richard Tucker and Victoria de los Angeles.
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Remembering Birgit Nilsson from 2006-01-12T21:00
A few selections from the great dramatic soprano.
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Remembering Birgit Nilsson, Part 2 from 2006-01-12T21:00
More selections from the great dramatic soprano.
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Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) Act 2 from 2006-01-11T14:00
Intrigue, suspense, and a whole lot of trilling, as heard in Milan, 2003.
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Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) Act 1 from 2006-01-10T12:30
Intrigue, suspense, and a whole lot of trilling, as heard in Milan, 2003.
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Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) Prologue from 2006-01-08T20:00
Intrigue, suspense, and a whole lot of trilling, as heard in Milan, 2003.
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The Price is right! from 2006-01-06T21:00
La Cieca discovers that Margaret Price is indeed her cup of tea. Music by R. Strauss, Mahler, Weber.
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Norma (Bellini) Act 2 from 2005-12-22T21:00
Anita Cerquetti leads the Druids in this 1958 performance of the bel canto masterpiece Norma.
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Norma (Bellini) Act 1 from 2005-12-21T21:00
Anita Cerquetti leads the Druids in this 1958 performance of the bel canto masterpiece Norma.
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Salome (R. Strauss) from 2005-12-14T21:00
Leonie Rysanek is the Daughter of Herodias in this 1972 performance of Richard Strauss's shocker.
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Unnatural Acts Gala and Quiz! from 2005-12-06T12:00
Listen to this gala for a chance to win opera tickets, DVDs.
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Il trittico, Part 3 from 2005-12-05T12:00
Leo Nucci is the wily Gianni Schicchi in this 2000 Vienna performance.
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Il trittico, Part 1 from 2005-11-28T21:30
Magda Olivero stars in this 1970 performance of Puccini's one-act shocker Il tabarro.
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Il Trovatore, Act 4 from 2005-11-26T21:30
A golden age cast (Price, Corelli, Simionato, Bastianini) under the baton of Herbert von Karajan.
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Il Trovatore, Act 3 from 2005-11-26T16:30
A golden age cast (Price, Corelli, Simionato, Bastianini) under the baton of Herbert von Karajan.
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Il Trovatore, Act 2 from 2005-11-23T11:30
A golden age cast (Price, Corelli, Simionato, Bastianini) under the baton on Herbert von Karajan.
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Il Trovatore, Act 1 from 2005-11-22T20:30
A golden age cast (Price, Corelli, Simionato, Bastianini) under the baton on Herbert von Karajan.
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Samson et Dalila Act 3 from 2005-11-17T17:30
Tatiana Troyanos vamps it up as Saint-Saens' Biblical sexpot.
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Samson et Dalila Act 2 from 2005-11-16T20:30
Tatiana Troyanos vamps it up as Saint-Saens' Biblical sexpot.
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Samson et Dalila Act 1 from 2005-11-14T20:30
Tatiana Troyanos vamps it up as Saint-Saens' Biblical sexpot.
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Don Giovanni Act 2 from 2005-11-11T10:30
Cesare Siepi stars in Mozart's opera, Covent Garden 1962.
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Don Giovanni Act 1 from 2005-11-10T10:30
Cesare Siepi stars in Mozart's opera, Covent Garden 1962.
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Aprile Millo sings again! from 2005-11-06T21:30
Soprano Aprile Millo in scenes from I Lombardi and La Gioconda.
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L'elisir d'amore Act 2 from 2005-11-02T12:30
Carlo Bergonzi and Renata Scotto star in this 1967 performance of Donizetti's romantic comedy.
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L'elisir d'amore Act 1, Part 2 from 2005-11-02T12:30
Carlo Bergonzi and Renata Scotto star in this 1967 performance of Donizetti's romantic comedy.
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L'elisir d'amore Act 1, Part 1 from 2005-10-31T20:00
Carlo Bergonzi and Renata Scotto star in this 1967 performance of Donizetti's romantic comedy.
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Die Frau ohne Schatten, Act 3 from 2005-10-27T20:00
Richard Strauss's spectacular opera in a live performance from Paris, 1980.
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Die Frau ohne Schatten, Act 2 from 2005-10-26T20:00
Richard Strauss's spectacular opera in a live performance from Paris, 1980.
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Die Frau ohne Schatten, Act 1 from 2005-10-24T19:54:49
Richard Strauss's spectacular opera in a live performance from Paris, 1980.
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La boheme, Act 4 from 2005-10-21T19:54:49
Luciano Pavarotti and Mirella Freni star in this 1969 performance of Puccini's opera
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La boheme, Act 3 from 2005-10-17T19:54:49
Luciano Pavarotti and Mirella Freni star in this 1969 performance of Puccini's opera
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La boheme, Act 2 from 2005-10-15T19:54:49
Luciano Pavarotti and Mirella Freni star in this 1969 performance of Puccini's opera
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La boheme, Act 1 from 2005-10-15T19:54:49
Luciano Pavarotti and Mirella Freni star in this 1969 performance of Puccini's opera
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Aprile Millo sings! from 2005-10-12T19:54:49
Soprano Aprile Millo sings Rossini, Verdi, Dvorak, Beethoven and Cilea.
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Tristan und Isolde, Act 3 from 2005-09-30T09:54:49
A live performance from Bayreuth, 1952, of Wagner's music drama.
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Tristan und Isolde, Act 2 from 2005-09-28T16:54:49
A live performance from Bayreuth, 1952, of Wagner's music drama.
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Tristan und Isolde, Act 1 from 2005-09-27T16:54:49
A live performance from Bayreuth, 1952, of Wagner's music drama.
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The Beautiful Voice(s), Part 2 from 2005-09-24T06:54:49
Stimmdivas Ghena Dimitrova and Alessandra Marc sing Puccini, Mascagni, Giordano, Ponchielli, Charpentier, Berlioz and Rossini.
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The Beautiful Voice(s) from 2005-09-21T21:54:49
Stimmdivas Ghena Dimitrova and Alessandra Marc sing arias by Verdi and Strauss.
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I Vespri Siciliani (Verdi) Act 5 from 2005-09-07T14:54:49
Renata Scotto sings Elena in this 1970 performance of Verdi's I Vespri Siciliani from La Scala.
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I Vespri Siciliani (Verdi) Act 4 from 2005-09-05T14:54:49
Renata Scotto sings Elena in this 1970 performance of Verdi's I Vespri Siciliani from La Scala.
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I Vespri Siciliani (Verdi) Act 3 from 2005-09-01T14:54:49
Renata Scotto sings Elena in this 1970 performance of Verdi's I Vespri Siciliani from La Scala.
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I Vespri Siciliani (Verdi) Act 2 from 2005-08-31T14:54:49
Renata Scotto sings Elena in this 1970 performance of Verdi's I Vespri Siciliani from La Scala.
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I Vespri Siciliani (Verdi) Act 1 from 2005-08-29T20:54:49
Renata Scotto sings Elena in this 1970 performance of Verdi's I Vespri Siciliani from La Scala.
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La fanciulla del West (Puccini) Act 3 from 2005-08-24T20:54:49
The third act of Puccini's La fanciulla del West, as performed on June 15, 1954 at the Florence May Festival under the baton of maestro Dimitri Mitropolous. Mario del Monaco is Dick Johnson, Eleano...
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La fanciulla del West (Puccini) Act 2 from 2005-08-23T18:54:49
The second act of Puccini's La fanciulla del West, as performed on June 15, 1954 at the Florence May Festival under the baton of maestro Dimitri Mitropolous. Mario del Monaco is Dick Johnson, Elean...
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La fanciulla del West (Puccini) Act 1 from 2005-08-22T22:54:49
The first act of Puccini's La fanciulla del West, as performed on June 15, 1954 at the Florence May Festival under the baton of maestro Dimitri Mitropolous. Mario del Monaco is Dick Johnson, Eleano...
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Maria Tudor (Gomes) Part 4 from 2005-08-18T07:54:49
When the last act of an opera takes place in the Tower of London, you can probably figure out which way the plot is heading. The question is -- who's going to the executioner's block, Fabiano or Gi...
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Maria Tudor (Gomes) Part 3 from 2005-08-17T07:54:49
A 1998 live performance of Gomes' opera MARIA TUDOR (which is based on an improbable play by dear Victor Hugo). So, here we are at the third act, and now things really start getting complicated. It...
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Maria Tudor (Gomes) Part 2 from 2005-08-16T07:54:49
A 1998 live performance of Gomes' opera MARIA TUDOR (which is based on an improbable play by dear Victor Hugo). The heroine is the Queen of England known to history as Bloody Mary. As depicted by G...
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Maria Tudor (Gomes) Part 1 from 2005-08-15T08:08:41
A 1998 live performance of Gomes' opera MARIA TUDOR (which is based on an improbable play by dear Victor Hugo). The heroine is the Queen of England known to history as Bloody Mary. As depicted by G...
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Manon (Massenet) Acts 4 and 5 from 2005-08-13T10:37:08
Montserrat Caballe discovers the downside of fabulousness in the final acts of this 1967 performance of Massenet's Manon. Also starring in this New Orleans Opera production are John Alexander and L...
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Manon (Massenet) Act 3 from 2005-08-12T10:37:08
Montserrat Caballe discovers the downside of fabulousness inthis 1967 performance of Massenet's Manon. Also starring in this New Orleans Opera production are John Alexander and Louis Quilico.
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Manon (Massenet) Act 2 from 2005-08-11T10:37:08
Montserrat Caballe discovers the downside of fabulousness inthis 1967 performance of Massenet's Manon. Also starring in this New Orleans Opera production are John Alexander and Louis Quilico.
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Manon (Massenet) Act 1 from 2005-08-10T10:37:08
Montserrat Caballe discovers the downside of fabulousness inthis 1967 performance of Massenet's Manon. Also starring in this New Orleans Opera production are John Alexander and Louis Quilico.
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Ariadne auf Naxos: the Opera from 2005-08-09T10:37:08
A radiant performance from the Salzburg Festival 1954. Featured are Lisa della Casa, Hilde Gueden, and Rudolf Schock. Karl Boehm leads the Vienna State Opera Orchestra.
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Ariadne auf Naxos: the Prologue from 2005-08-08T10:37:08
A radiant performance from the Salzburg Festival 1954. Featured are Lisa della Casa, Hilde Gueden, Irmgard Seefried, Rudolf Schock and Paul Schoeffler. Karl Boehm leads the Vienna State Opera Orche...
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La Gioconda Act 4 from 2005-08-07T10:37:08
Leyla Gencer defines grandezza in this live 1971 performance of Ponchielli's La gioconda from La Fenice. Also starring Umberto Grilli (Enzo), Maria Luisa Nave (Laura) and Mario Zanasi (Barnaba); Ol...
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La Gioconda Act 3 from 2005-08-06T10:37:08
Leyla Gencer defines grandezza in this live 1971 performance of Ponchielli's La gioconda from La Fenice. Also starring Umberto Grilli (Enzo), Maria Luisa Nave (Laura) and Mario Zanasi (Barnaba); Ol...
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La Gioconda Act 2 from 2005-08-05T10:37:08
Leyla Gencer defines grandezza in this live 1971 performance of Ponchielli's La gioconda from La Fenice. Also starring Umberto Grilli (Enzo), Maria Luisa Nave (Laura) and Mario Zanasi (Barnaba); Ol...
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La Gioconda Act 1 from 2005-08-04T10:37:08
Leyla Gencer defines grandezza in this live 1971 performance of Ponchielli's La gioconda from La Fenice. Also starring Umberto Grilli (Enzo), Maria Luisa Nave (Laura) and Mario Zanasi (Barnaba); Ol...
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Die Walkure Act 3 from 2005-08-03T10:37:08
Act 3 of Die Walkuere (Wagner) at the first postwar Bayreuth Festival (1951). Astrid Varnay, Leonie Rysanek, Sigurd Bjoerling / Herbert von Karajan.
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Norma Act 4 from 2005-08-02T10:37:08
At long last, the final act of Bellini's sublime bel canto masterpiece Norma, with Montserrat Caballe, Gianni Raimondi and Ivo Vinco. A 1974 performance from Moscow, Francesco Mollinari-Pradelli co...
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Norma Act 3 from 2005-08-01T10:37:08
Ladies and Gentlemen, there's a change in cast in the current episode -- Fiorenza Cossotto canceled after the second act of this 1974 performance of Norma, and the part of Adalgisa was sung in the ...
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Norma Act 2 from 2005-07-31T10:37:08
La Cieca presents the second act of Bellini's Norma, recorded live at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow on June 19, 1974. Montserrat Caballe sings the title role. She is joined by mezzo-soprano Fiorenz...
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Norma Act 1 from 2005-07-30T10:37:08
Our opera this time is both live and demented, with even a soupcon of backstage drama to add an extra frisson. La Cieca presents the first act of Bellini's Norma, recorded live at the Bolshoi Theat...
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