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Sunday, November 8
Celebrating the birthday of Nadine Denize in
"Hérodiade" by Jules Massenet. This 1974 recording
also features Ernest Blanc, Muriel de Channes, and Pierre Thau.
The conductor is David Lloyd-Jones.
Jules Massenet and Nadine Denize
Sunday, November 15
Remembering Carl Maria von Weber with his opera
"Euryanthe". This 1949 recording features
Maria Reining, Hilde Rössel-Majdan, and Walter Berry.
The conductor is Meinhard von Zallinger.
Carl Maria von Weber, Walter Berry, and Maria Reining
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.
Anton Rubinstein
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
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