A Passion For Opera

A Passion For Opera /tags/a-passion-for-opera A Passion For Opera en-US �� Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT Wagner's Ring and Operatic Storms /vpr-classical/2013-04-06/wagners-ring-and-operatic-storms In anticipation of the Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Das Rheingold, we present Anna Russel's famous analysis of Wagner's Ring Cycle - plus a�� Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:00:00 GMT /vpr-classical/2013-04-06/wagners-ring-and-operatic-storms Risë Stevens Remembered /vpr-classical/2013-03-30/rise-stevens-remembered We celebrate the artistry of the American mezzo-soprano Riseuml; Stevens.PlaylistDie Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt)Composer Wolfgang�� Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMT /vpr-classical/2013-03-30/rise-stevens-remembered Talvela, Price, Domingo /vpr-classical/2013-03-23/talvela-price-domingo Saturday's broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera is an archive performance of Verdi's La forza del destino with Leontyne Price, Placido Domingo, and�� Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMT /vpr-classical/2013-03-23/talvela-price-domingo Francesca da Rimini /vpr-classical/2013-03-16/francesca-da-rimini We hear excerpts from a 1969 recording of Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini with Magda Olivero in the title role.PlaylistDie Entführung aus dem Serail:�� Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:00:00 GMT /vpr-classical/2013-03-16/francesca-da-rimini Three Verdi Gems /vpr-classical/2013-03-09/three-verdi-gems This afternoon we hear wonderful music from Verdi's Nabucco, Ernani, and Don Carlo.PlaylistDie Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt)Composer�� Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:00:00 GMT /vpr-classical/2013-03-09/three-verdi-gems Happy Birthday, George Frideric Handel /vpr-classical/2013-02-23/happy-birthday-george-frideric-handel We celebrate Handel's birthday with a bouquet of arias from eight of his operas.PlaylistDie Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt)Composer Wolfgang�� Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT /vpr-classical/2013-02-23/happy-birthday-george-frideric-handel Mr. And Mrs. /vpr-classical/2013-02-16/mr-and-mrs A program of operatic duets by singers who were married to each other - plus the February Mystery Voice Quiz.PlaylistDie Entführung aus dem Serail:�� Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT /vpr-classical/2013-02-16/mr-and-mrs Falstaff /vpr-classical/2013-02-09/falstaff Peter Fox Smith explores with us some of the melodic gems, comedic monologues, and masterly ensembles that are woven into the unbroken stream of music�� Sat, 09 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT /vpr-classical/2013-02-09/falstaff A Little Bit About Rossini /vpr-classical/2013-02-02/a-little-bit-about-rossini Peter Fox Smith takes us on a tour of Rossini operas, some well-known, some not so well-known. Included are excerpts from The Barber of Seville,�� Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT /vpr-classical/2013-02-02/a-little-bit-about-rossini Mozart And Richard Strauss /vpr-classical/2013-01-26/mozart-and-richard-strauss In celebration of the January 27, 1756 birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and of the January 26, 1790 premiere of his opera Cosigrave; fan tutte, and of�� Sat, 26 Jan 2013 17:00:00 GMT /vpr-classical/2013-01-26/mozart-and-richard-strauss