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Today we’re listening to… American tenor Lawrence Brownlee singing “Je crois entendre encore” (“I still believe I hear”), Nadir’s aria from Georges Biz…
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"All of Italian opera can be heard in Bellini's "Ah! non credea."
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Good morning! 🎆 It’s Sunday, and it’s Independence Day here in the United States. Before the fireworks, we’re going to the mid-1950s, when the America…
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Today we’re listening to… “Caro nome”, one of the most famous soprano arias from Act 1 of the Italian opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi. Rigoletto has …
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"He sang everything with such love and hope, such passion and fire, that it made you think it was the last performance he was ever going to give."
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A guest post by Heather Johnson
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We thought we’d switch it up a bit this week and share some documentaries, interviews and masterclasses we’ve been gathering on our favorite singers. W…
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A guest post by Heather Johnson
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A scene from Act 2 of Donizetti's Don Pasquale as premiered at the Salle Ventadour in Paris by the Théâtre-Italien in 1843 Today we’re listening to… “C…
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Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) Monteverdi’s operatic language wanted to fully express the feelings of human beings. Monteverdi believed that music shou…
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Giorgio Strehler, Mirella Freni, Piero Cappuccilli after Simon Boccanegra at La Scala, 1971 Today we’re listening to… “Come in quest’ora bruna”, Amelia…
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Giuseppe Verdi conducting the Paris Opera premiere of his opera, Aida, at the Palais Garnier on March 22, 1880 As I prepared for this week’s selection …
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