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Born on this day in 1952 tenor Jerry Hadley
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Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Nadine Sierra, Xabier Anduaga, Artur Rucinski, and Insung Sin in a performance from London recorded this spring
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There were, of course, other Chénier recordings beyond the truly great ones…
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On this day in 1855 Verdi‘s Les vêpres siciliennes premiered in Paris
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Witnessing William Christie guide his orchestra and singers was truly one of this performance’s greatest highlights.
Chris’s Cache offers four iterations of Bartók’s one-act masterpiece with Evelyn Lear & Thomas Stewart; Tatiana Troyanos & Siegmund Nimsgern; Agnes Baltsa& Samuel Ramey; and Nina Stemme & Gerald Finley
On this day in 1917 Hans Pfitzner‘s Palestrina premiered in Munich
Opera took center stage on the final weekend of the Philadelphia Orchestra season.
Born on this day in 1864 composer Richard Strauss Born on this day in 1913 mezzo-soprano Risë Stevens Born on this day in 1926 composer Carlisle Floyd Happy 82nd birthday soprano Marina Krilovici
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A work that skimps on profundity need not be devoid of entertainment value, and Madrid’s charismatic soloists and musicians more than capably deliver on this front.
A live opening night broadcast from Milan featuring Benjamin Bernheim in the title role alongside Victoria Karkacheva, Jean Sébastien Bou, and Francesca Pia Vitale conducted by Alain Altinonglu
Happy 85th birthday soprano Ileana Cotrubas
J. David Jackson conducts Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ying Fang, and Elena Villalón in the final Saturday matinée broadcast of the season from New York
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