Ep. 34 Ariadne auf Naxos, by Richard Strauss
Ariadne auf Naxos, an opera in German, is the creation of composer Richard Strauss and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The original version of the opera premiered in 1912, following the enormous su...
28 Touko 20181h 58min
Ep. 33 Cosi Fan Tutte by Mozart
On this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to Cosi Fan Tutte, the third collaboration between composer Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart and Italian librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. Cosi Fan Tutte overflows w...
29 Huhti 20181h 58min
Ep. 32 Idomeneo By Mozart
On this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to Idomeneo, an opera seria in three acts by Mozart with an Italian libretto by Giambattista Varesco. The work was commissioned by Karl Theodor, Elector...
29 Huhti 20181h 58min
Ep. 31 Semiramide by Rossini
On this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to Semiramide by Gioachino Rossini which is based on Voltaire's tragedy Semiramis, which in turn was based on the legend of Semiramis of Assyria. This...
10 Huhti 20181h 54min
Ep. 30 Tamerlano by Handel
On today's episode of Opera for Everyone, we review Handel's opera Tamerlano. The story takes place in 1402 in Prusa. The defeated Ottoman Emperor Bajazet is brought in chains to the court of Tamerla...
30 Maalis 20181h 58min
Ep. 29 LaBoheme by Puccini
On this episode of Opera for Everyone we review the much beloved opera classic LaBoheme by Giacomo Puccini.
16 Maalis 20181h 58min
Ep. 27 L'Elisir D'Amore by Donizetti
This episode of Opera for Everyone features Luciano Pavarotti as Nemorino and Kathleen Battle as Adina in a 1990 Metropolitan Opera production of Gaetano Donizetti's L'Elisir D'Amore conducted by Jame...
23 Helmi 20181h 58min
Ep. 26 Tosca By Puccini
On this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini. Tosca is an opera in three acts with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered in 1...
7 Helmi 20182h 1min
