World of Opera
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Rossini's 'The Thieving Magpie' From the Rossini Opera Festival
Host Lisa Simeone presents "The Thieving Magpie" from the 2015 Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Italy, the composer's hometown. Oct 22, 2015
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Mozart's 'Così fan tutte' From Barcelona
On this edition of World of Opera, host Lisa Simeone brings us Mozart's "Così fan tutte" in a production from the Grand Liceu Theater in Barcelona. Oct 15, 2015
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Verdi's 'Il Trovatore' From Choregies d'Orange Festival
On World of Opera, host Lisa Simeone presents Verdi's "Il Trovatore" in a production from the 2015 Choregies d'Orange Festival. Oct 8, 2015
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Rossini's 'William Tell' From the Royal Opera House
Today on the Operavore stream, tune in for what has been the most talked-about production of 2015: Damiano Michieletto's controversial update of Rossini's "William Tell." Oct 1, 2015
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Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky From the Aix-en-Provence Festival
World of Opera presents Tchaikovsky's fanciful one-act opera "Iolanta," and Stravinsky's uniquely evocative melodrama "Persephone," in a double bill from the Aix-en-Provence Festival. Sep 24, 2015
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Mozart's 'The Abduction from the Seraglio' From the Proms
On World of Opera, host Lisa Simeone presents "The Abduction from the Seraglio" in a Glyndebourne Festival production, presented as part of the 2015 BBC Proms concerts in London. Sep 17, 2015
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Gounod's 'Cinq-Mars' From Munich
On World of Opera, Gounod's rarely performed historical drama "Cinq-Mars" comes to us from the Prince Regent Theater in Munich. Sep 10, 2015
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Verdi's 'Luisa Miller' From Hamburg
Always drawn to the greatest and most challenging literature, Verdi based this compelling drama on a play by Friederich Schiller. Sep 3, 2015
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Chausson's 'King Arthur' From the Bastille Opera
On World of Opera, host Lisa Simeone presents Chausson's "King Arthur" in an all-star production from the Bastille Opera in Paris, the composer's hometown. Aug 27, 2015
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Mozart's 'La Clemenza di Tito' from Paris
On Operavore Saturday hear the characters in Mozart's final opera discover that when it seems things could hardly go more horribly, everything can still turn out fine. Aug 20, 2015