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The opening night of the Bayerische Staatsoper’s new production of Aïda, featuring Jonas Kaufmann in his staged role debut as Radamès, was captured informally on audio, and can be heard in full after the jump.

By on September 30, 2015 at 1:56 PM
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Fabulous! Fabulous!

Your doyenne, while she never, never would think to record a performance she attends, is from time to time sent recordings of certain live events.

By on April 10, 2013 at 11:19 AM
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Best birthday wishes to pirate supreme, premier podcaster and archivist of the musical sublime and ridiculous. (See below.)

By on January 21, 2011 at 12:43 PM
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Leyla Gencer: The very name is exotic. She was an artist of Turkish ancestry who, during the 1950s and 60s, held her own despite the presence of Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi, Renata Scotto, Montserrat Caballe, and Magda Olivero, all of whom shared roles in her repertoire. Ironically, Gencer has a number of important credits attached…

By on June 04, 2009 at 4:17 PM
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