A Passion For Opera
A Passion For Opera
Addios, Part II
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We continue our festival of operatic farewells with singers of the past and present – and in four languages! Listen Saturday at 12p.m.A Passion For Opera
Addio
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Our hour will be filled with farewell arias and duets – plus our October Mystery Voice Quiz. Listen Saturday at 12p.m.A Passion For Opera
La forza del destino
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La forza del destino is one of Verdi’s most popular operas. We’ll hear excerpts that feature such singers as Leontyne Price, Renata Tebaldi, and Enrico Caruso. Listen Saturday at 12p.m.A Passion For Opera
Offenbach
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Peter Fox Smith explores Jacques Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld and the Gluck opera of which it is a parody – as well as a couple of historic excerpts from Offenbach’s La Perichole. Listen Saturday at 12p.m.A Passion For Opera
Porgy and Bess
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We’ll be listening to gems, sung by a variety of singers, from the most beloved of all American operas, George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Listen Saturday at 12p.m.A Passion For Opera
Jan Kiepura and Marta Eggerth
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Pianist Marjan Kiepura joins Peter Fox Smith in a tribute to Marjan’s parents, the Polish tenor Jan Kiepura and the Hungarian soprano Marta Eggerth.A Passion For Opera
Jussi Bjoerling In Memoriam, Part 2
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We hear more rare recordings by the incomparable Swedish tenor Jussi Bjoerling. Listen Saturday at 12p.m.A Passion For Opera
Jussi Bjoerling In Memoriam, Part 1
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We hear rare recordings and alternate takes by Swedish tenor Jussi Bjoerling. Listen Saturday at 12pm.A Passion For Opera
