Ep. 15 Norma by Bellini broadcast 11.12.17
In this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to Norma, an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after 'Norma, ou L'infanticide' by Alexandre Soumet. It was first prod...
14 Nov 20171h 58min
Ep. 14 Les Pêcheurs de Perles by Bizet Broadcast 11.5.17
This episode of Opera for Everyone features Bizet's Les Pêcheurs de Perles - The Pearl Fishers - which debuted in Paris at the Théâtre Lyrique, on September 30, 1863. It's an opera in three acts wit...
10 Nov 20172h
Ep. 13 Lakme by Delibes broadcast 10.22.17
In this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to Lakme, an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille. The score, written in 1881-2, was first per...
25 Okt 20171h 57min
Ep. 12 Turandot by Puccini broadcast 10.15.17
On this episode of Opera for Everyone we listen to Turandot, an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. The opera's version of the story ...
15 Okt 20171h 59min
Ep. 11 Cosi fan Tutte by Mozart Broadcast 10.8.17
On this episode of Opera for Everyone, we listen to Così Fan Tutte - an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and an Italian libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. It is an "opera buffa" - c...
8 Okt 20171h 58min
Ep. 9 Don Giovanni by Mozart broadcast 9.17.17
Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It debuted in Prague in 1787. Its based on the legend of Don Juan, a Spanish lothario who was obsessed with the conquest of women. The ...
18 Sep 20171h 58min
Ep. 8 Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky broadcast 9.10.17
The opera Eugene Onegin is based on a beloved Russian lyric novel of the same name by Pushkin. Pushkin presents a vast overview of old Russian society around 1820, which Tchaikovsky’s original score n...
17 Sep 20171h 58min
Ep. 7 Carmen by Bizet, Take 2
Carmen is an opera in four acts by French composer Georges Bizet. It is set in Seville, southern Spain, and tells the story of the downfall of Don José, a naïve soldier who is seduced by the wiles of ...
4 Sep 20171h 58min
