Episode 82: 17082 Respighi: La bella addormentata nel bosco
La bella dormente nel bosco (The sleeping beauty in the woods) is an opera in three acts by Ottorino Respighi to a libretto by Gian Bistolfi based on Charles Perrault's fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty". ...
11 Mar 20211h 22min
Episode 81: 17081 Respighi: Maria egiziaca
Maria egiziaca (Saint Mary of Egypt) is an opera in one act, in three episodes, by the Italian composer Ottorino Respighi. The libretto, by Claudio Guastalla, is based on a Medieval life of Saint Mary...
10 Mar 20211h 15min
Episode 80: 17080 Respighi: La fiamma
La fiamma (The Flame) is an opera in three acts by Ottorino Respighi to a libretto by Claudio Guastalla based on Hans Wiers-Jenssen's 1908 play Anne Pedersdotter, The Witch. The plot is loosely based ...
9 Mar 20212h 23min
Episode 78: 17079 Respighi: Semirâma
Semirâma is an opera in three acts by Ottorino Respighi to a libretto by Alessandro Cerè based on Voltaire's 1748 play Sémiramis, the same subject used for Rossini's Semiramide. Semirâma premiered on ...
9 Mar 20212h 29min
Episode 77: 17077 Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances
Ancient Airs and Dances is a set of three orchestral suites by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi, freely transcribed from original pieces for lute. In addition to being a renowned composer and conduc...
6 Mar 202154min
Episode 76: 17076 Respighi: Lucrezia
Lucrezia is an opera in one act and three tableaux by Ottorino Respighi to a libretto by Claudio Guastalla, after Livy and William Shakespeare's The Rape of Lucrece, itself based heavily on Ovid's Fas...
5 Mar 20211h 3min
Episode 43: 17043 And the Sun Darkened
GRAMMY-nominated vocal quartet New York Polyphony marks a return to form for the ensemble – a 58-minute program of new and ancient works organized around texts appropriate for Passiontide, the last tw...
5 Mar 20211h 4min
Episode 75: 17075 Respighi: Roman Trilogy and Church Windows
Ottorino Respighi, 9 July 1879 – 18 April 1936, was an Italian composer, violinist, and teacher who was one of the leading Italian composers of the early 20th century. His compositions range over oper...
4 Mar 20211h 40min
