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
Ep. 3 Lohengrin by Wagner broadcast 7.30.17
Lohengrin is a Romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1850. The story of the eponymous character is taken from medieval German romance, notably the P...
15 Aug 20171h 52min
Ep. 2 Tannhauser by Wagner broadcast 7.23.17
Tannhauser, by Richard Wagner, debuted in 1845 in Dresden Germany, and was subsequently revised twice - debuting in Paris 1861 and again in Vienna in 1875. The opera is based on two German legends; ...
15 Aug 20172h 2min
