Ep. 37 Madama Butterfly By Puccini
Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini. It premiered at Milan’s LaScala in 1903, and with a few revisions by Puccini after its opening, it has become one of the most frequently...
26 Aug 20181h 58min
Ep. 36 Rigoletto By Verdi
Rigoletto is a three-act opera by Guiseppe Verdi, first performed in 1851 in Venice. In this episode we follow the story of Duke of Mantua's jester, Rigoletto. He gleefully mocks members of the cour...
12 Aug 20181h 58min
Ep. 35 Il Trovatore, by Verdi
il Trovatore is a powerful and tuneful opera in four acts by the great master, Giuseppe Verdi. Il Trovatore, "The Troubadour," premiered in Rome in January 1853. Set in 1409, during a period of civi...
4 Jun 20181h 58min
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 Mai 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Mar 20181h 58min
