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Friday, January 6, 2012
From Naples, 1959, under Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, here is a fine performance of Bellini's "La Sonnambula." It features Virgi..
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Friday, December 30, 2011
Scenes from a truly beautiful opera, "The Ballad of Baby Doe" by Douglas Moore. The conductor is Emerson Buckley and this record..
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Highlights from the La Scala debut of Giuseppe Di Stefano on March 15, 1947. The Manon is Mafalda Favero. Mario Boriello sings L..
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Here is a repeat of a few Slavic arias (from the CD) as sung by our wonderful Piotr Beczala, whose birthday is Dec.28. He has ce..
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Monday, December 26, 2011
The great Fritz Reiner conducts this 1950 Tristan und Isolde (exc.) with Helen Traubel, Ramon Vinay, Blanche Thebom, Paul Schoef..
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
Highlights from a French Radio performance of Massenet's "Werther," under Jesus Etcheverry. The cast includes Albert Lance, Rita..
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
Here is a "Christmas" opera. This is a beautiful La Boheme from Vienna,1963 under Herbert Von Karajan. It features Mirella Freni..
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
From Vienna in 1943 under Karl Bohm (pictured), we present highlights (often badly abridged) from this great work. The cast feat..
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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Born on Dec.15, 1910 (almost made it to 100), the great Giulietta was one of the most amazing singers in opera history. Here are..
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Friday, December 16, 2011
A Tosca from 1959 under Kurt Adler, here is a most exciting Tosca with Eleanor Steber, Carlo Bergonzi, George London, and ..
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Thill was born on Dec. 14, 1897, and was one of the great tenors of all time.We present arias from Lohengrin, Lakme, Meistersing..
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
On the Dec. 14 birthday (1930) of Rosanna Carteri, we hear scenes from her Cetra Soria recording of La Boheme, with Ferruccio Ta..
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
Scenes from the Kongelige Theatre in Denmark (1969-1978) with Birgit Nilsson. Included are scene from Fidelio (w.Willy Hartman) ..
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
Here are highlights from a 1973 San Francisco Die Fledermaus under Richard Bonynge. The cast features Joan Sutherland, Ju..
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
The very first recording of opera I heard and still my favorite opera. This 1929 commercial recording under Carlo Sabajno with t..
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