World of Opera
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Donizetti's Caterina Cornaro From the Radio France and Montpellier Festival
Though it's not one of Donizetti's better known scores, the concise drama and pure, emotional energy of this opera make it one of his most compelling. Aug 28, 2014
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Strauss's Die Frau ohne Schatten From Covent Garden
While it has often been overshadowed by the composer's more famous dramas, many Richard Strauss aficionados consider The Woman Without a Shadow to be his finest opera. Aug 21, 2014
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Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea From the Paris National Opera
Today at 4 pm on the Operavore stream: Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea proves that passion was plentiful in the opera house long before Verdi and Puccini hit the scene — and tha... Aug 14, 2014
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Agostino Steffani's Niobe From Germany's Broadcasting Hall
• Listen to the Operavore stream Agostino Steffani's rarely heard gem Niobe is colorful jumble of devious politics, lively comedy and passionate romance, all tempered by the wrath of... Aug 7, 2014
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Rossini's Tancredi From the Champs-Elysées Theatre
Today at 4 pm on the Operavore stream, join us for Rossini's revised tragic version of Tancredi, starring Marie-Nicole Lemieux and featuring the Radio France Philharmonic.
Jul 31, 2014 -
Verdi's Nabucco from the Grand Theater of Geneva
Today at 4 pm on the Operavore stream, World of Opera presents Nabucco from Switzerland's Grand Theatre of Geneva. Baritone Lucio Gallo stars in the title role.
Jul 24, 2014 -
Gounod's Faust From London's Royal Opera House
Listen to the Operavore Stream at 5pm ET Sunday to Gounod's popular musical representation of the immortal story of Faust recorded at the Royal Opera House.
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Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin from Bologna
Today at 1 pm on the Operavore stream, World of Opera presents Eugene Onegin from one of Italy's many fine regional opera houses.
Jul 10, 2014 -
Verdi's Luisa Miller From Switzerland
Host Lisa Simeone presents this early, now-neglected gem by Verdi in a production from Switzerland's Lausanne Opera. The stars are soprano Lana Kos in the title role, with tenor Giuse... Jul 3, 2014
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Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito From Venice
• Listen to the Operavore stream The characters in Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito, his final opera, discover that even when it seems things could hardly go more horribly, disastrously ... Jun 26, 2014