Saturday Afternoon at the Opera
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday
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Saturday May 31, 2008
Cesare Valletti in La gazza ladra
The celebrated lyric tenor Cesare Valletti is heard in a recital and in a complete performance of Rossini's La gazza ladra.
Saturday May 24, 2008
NEA Opera Honors
The recipients of the new NEA Opera Honors were announced on May 13. Our program celebrates the achievements of the honorees: soprano Leontyne Price, conductor James Levine, composer Carlisle Floyd, and impressario Richard Gaddes. Included will be a complete performance of Carlisle Floyd's opera Susannah.
Saturday May 17, 2008
Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci
The world's most popular operatic double-bill consists of Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. In the casts of this afternoon's performances: Jussi Bjoerling, Zinka Milanov, Victoria de los Angeles, and Robert Merrill.
Saturday May 10, 2008
Don Quichotte, Bluebeard's Castle, and Jerome Hines
Two short operas: Massenet's Don Quichotte and Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle, followed by a recital by American bass Jerome Hines.
Saturday May 3, 2008
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
The final Metropolitan Opera broadcast of the season, Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio, is preceded by a recital by the early 20th century contralto Ernestine Schumann-Heink.
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