Madama Butterfly & Dylan Thomas
12/17/11 12:00PM
Peter's thoughts on Puccini's Madama Butterfly are followed by his reading of A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas.
Playlist
12:00pm
| Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt) |
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| Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras |
| CD/Album: Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| Record co./Cat #: Telarc 80544 |
| Release Year: 2000 |
12:09pm
| Madama Butterfly: "Viene la sera" |
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| Composer: Giacomo Puccini |
| Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Conductor: Lorin Maazel |
| Soloists: Renata Scotto, soprano ; Plácido Domingo, tenor |
| CD/Album: Puccini: Madama Butterfly |
| Record co./Cat #: Sony 35181 |
| Release Year: 1978 |
12:24pm
| Madama Butterfly: Act I (excerpt) |
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| Composer: Giacomo Puccini |
| Ensemble: Rome Opera Orchestra |
| Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis |
| Soloists: Toti dal Monte, soprano ; Beniamino Gigli, tenor ; Mario Basiola, baritone |
| CD/Album: Puccini: Madama Butterfly |
| Record co./Cat #: RCA 6006 [vinyl] |