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Sunday, November 22  Remembering Anton Rubinstein with his opera "The Demon". This 1997 recording features Egils Silins, Olga Alexandrova, and Marina Mescheriakova. The conductor is Vladimir Fedoseyev. After the opera we will celebrate the birthday of Sumi Jo.

         
Anton Rubinstein and Sumi Jo


Sunday, November 29  Remembering Gaetano Donizetti with his opera "Imelda de' Lambertazzi". This 1989 recording is the first of this work. It features Floriana Sovilla, Diego D'Auria, Fausto Tenzi, and Andrea Martin. The conductor is Marc Andreae.

    
Gaetano Donizetti


Sunday, December 6  Remembering Pietro Mascagni with his opera "Le Maschere". This 1988 recording features Amelia Felle, Maria Jose' Gallego, Vincenzo La Scola, and Giuseppe Sabbatini. The conductor is Gianluigi Gelmetti.

    
Pietro Mascagni


Sunday, December 13  Celebrating the birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven with his opera "Fidelio". This 1953 recording features Martha Mödl, Wolfgang Windgassen, Gottlob Frick, Sena Jurinac, and Rudolf Schock. The conductor is Wilhelm Furtwängler.

              
Ludwig van Beethoven, Martha Mödl, and Wolfgang Windgassen

                   
Gottlob Frick, Sena Jurinac, Rudolf Schock, and Wilhelm Furtwängler


Sunday, December 20  Celebrating the birthday of Giacomo Puccini with his opera "Manon Lescaut". This 1954 recording features Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, and Fernando Corena. The conductor is Francesco Molinari-Pradelli.

         
Giacomo Puccini and Renata Tebaldi

              
Mario del Monaco, Fernando Corena, and Francesco Molinari-Pradelli


Sunday, December 27  Celebrating the birthday of Tito Schipa in "Don Pasquale" by Gaetano Donizetti. This 1932 recording also features Afro Poli, Ernesto Baldini, and Adelaide Saraceni. The conductor is Carlo Sabajno.

         
Gaetano Donizetti and Tito Schipa

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