WQXR Features
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3-Minute Opera: Mozart's Die Zauberflöte
Morning Host Jeff Spurgeon explains Mozart's magical opera in just three minutes. Jun 1, 2023
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3-Minute Opera: Wagner's Lohengrin
Duchess Elsa is saved by a mysterious swan knight on one small condition. Mar 16, 2023
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3-Minute Opera: Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore
Nemorino thinks Adina is out of his league, but that's nothing a little potion can't fix. Jan 19, 2023
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3-Minute Opera: Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress
Jeff Spurgeon summarizes the rake's debauchery, and the subsequent consequences, in just 3 minutes. Jun 9, 2022
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3-Minute Opera: Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Jeff Spurgeon tackles Wagner’s five-hour work in three minutes. May 12, 2022
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3-Minute Opera: Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro
Give WQXR Morning Host Jeff Spurgeon three minutes and he'll give you an entire opera. Apr 7, 2022
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3-Minute Opera: Verdi's Don Carlos
Give WQXR Morning Host Jeff Spurgeon three minutes and he'll give you an entire opera. Mar 24, 2022
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3-Minute Opera: Donizetti's La Fille du Régiment
Give WQXR Morning Host Jeff Spurgeon three minutes and he'll give you an entire opera. Listen as Spurgeon breaks down Donizetti's La Fille du Régiment in a New York minute (or three). Mar 4, 2022
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3-Minute Opera: Verdi's Rigoletto
Give WQXR Morning Host Jeff Spurgeon three minutes and he'll give you an entire opera. Listen as Spurgeon breaks down Verdi's Rigoletto in a New York minute (or three). Jan 26, 2022
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3-Minute Opera: Bizet's Carmen
Give WQXR morning host Jeff Spurgeon three minutes and he'll give you an entire opera. Nov 5, 2021
