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Radio programme in which Roger Gard, Lecturer in English at the University of London, argues that Shakespeare had more than a casual influence on nineteenth-century opera. Gard illustrates his arguments with...
Live relay of the Saturday matinee performance of Gounod’s opera from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. Stage direction is by Guy Joosten and television direction by Gary Halvorson. Roberto Alagna...
Radio broadcast of scenes from Otto Nicolai’s opera. The BBC Orchestra and Chorus are conducted by George Knepler, with Ernst Schoen as director. The opera is performed in English, translation by D....
Last of a four-part programme prepared by by Anthony Lewis showcasing the music of English Baroque composer John Blow. This episode focuses on Blow’s miniature opera that is based on the classical fable of...
Verdi’s opera relayed from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House is conducted by Georg Solti. With James McCracken as Othello and Raina Kabaiwanska as Desdemona.
Gounod’s opera performed by Opera Omaha with Craig Sirianni as Romeo and Elisabeth Comeaux as Juliet. The production was directed for stage by Leon Major and for television by Michael Farrell.
First performance of Smetana’s opera fragment Viola, which is based on Twelfth Night.The music, performed by the BBC Theatre Chorus and Orchestra, includes the overture of the opera as well as other...
Verdi’s opera relayed in its entirety from the opening performance of the Covent Garden international opera season at the Royal Opera House, London. With Giovanni Martinelli as Otello and Fernanda Ciani as...
Radio Times programme listings suggest that Sydney Russell of the British Opera Company and an unnamed Dramatic Party performed the trial scene from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice for this radio...
Following a 15-minute introduction, the Glyndebourne Opera Festival Chorus performs Verdi’s Macbeth during the Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama. The production is relayed from the...
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