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Rossini:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
For many years I have admired the sound, style, and voice quality of soprano Kathleen Battle . The ra...
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Wayback Wednesday! Every Wednesday, we'll take a trip in the Wayback Machine to an archived From the Top radio show. Since this is our very first W...
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The 1876 first complete performance of Wagner's "Ring Cycle" operas begins in Bayreuth. Also on this day... English writer (editor of...
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Today's installment of Live from Carnegie Hall wishes American soprano Kathleen Battle a happy birthday.
Artist: Kathleen Battle Album...
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As everyone knows around here, Maryland Public Television (MPT) can be a little, well, exasperating. Many's the week when it's hard to find any pro...
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If you ever wondered why there's so much fuss over Kristin Chenoweth, you need only to have been at the Hippodrome Theatre Saturday night. This s...
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Today I had to go to a modern Mass which, I usually go to the Tridentine Mass, so that is a switch for me and a not welcome one. However, there was...
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By Suzanne Calvin
We hope that by the time you read this, you’ve already received your brochure covering the fun-filled, free (or inexpensive) ev...
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Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier
Richard Strauss’ opera “Der Rosenkavalier” is an unquestioned masterpiece.
On this DVD Renée Fleming performs ...
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Janai Brugger How do you freshen up Puccini’s La Bohème ? Well one way is to bring in new fresh faces in the starring roles—a quantity that Los A...
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Great Sopranos
This recording represents an amazing collection of songs, arias, Lieder, and vocal sections of many different musical works. The...
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Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos!
Richard Strauss was married to a singer; and he produced some of the most amazing music for th...
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By Robert D. Thomas
Music Critic
Pasadena Star-News/San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Whittier Daily News
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Each Thursday morning,...
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On this Christmas Day 2011, Live from Carnegie Hall revisits Christmas 1991's star-studded concert recording of two of America's best-loved femal...
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Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore is one of the most frequently performed operas. Not only does it feature great music, its humorous plot isn't depre...
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The orchestra has been playing Engelbert Humperdinck’s classic children’s opera, Hänsel & Gretel in one form or another for pretty much two solid...
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor ‘Resurrection’
Historical performance on 19th August 1989
Kathleen Battle (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo)...
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Frederica von Stade sings Fauré Melodies
My sense is that Gabriel Faure is completely under-rated as a composer! So much of his music is really ...
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Passion vs. Indifference
There are times when a performer plays a musical composition and the results are so passionate, magical, and memorable...
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This week's show is sponsored by the Philadelphia International Music Festival, the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, The Green Lake Festival of Mus...
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