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1. 21. Nov. 2019

   Ep. 64 Akhnaten By Glass

   Thirty-three centuries ago, a doomed visionary Pharaoh tried to remake the world in honor of his god. Thirty-five years ago, a brilliant composer created a powerful opera that explored the wonder and the tragedy of that ancient dreamer. Phi
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2. 1. Nov. 2019

   Ep. 63 Orfeo Ed Euridice By Gluck

   With Orfeo ed Euridice, Christoph Willibald Gluck turned to an ancient story to show that he could create a new kind of opera. Powerful music displays powerful emotion, and this story tells us that the strongest emotion of all is love. You
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3. 16. Okt. 2019

   Ep. 62 Turandot By Giacomo Puccini

   In Puccini’s final opera, the icy princess Turandot inspires The Unknown Prince to risk his life in the hope of winning her hand. His quest does not require the usual feats of derring-do... Instead, he must battle wits with her. Though he u
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4. 25. Sept. 2019

   Ep. 61 Manon Lescaut By Puccini

   In Giacomo Puccini's first major hit, Manon Lescaut, we meet the adventurous young Manon as she is headed to a convent to live out the rest of her days. Soon, however, she finds herself torn between a man she loves, and a man whose wealth s
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5. 7. Sept. 2019

   Ep. 60 Roméo Et Juliette By Charles Gounod

   Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette is an operatic take on Shakespeare’s timeless and tragic tale of young love bursting through old hatreds. Gounod’s sumptuous music exquisitely transports us into the world of the Juliette Capulet and Roméo
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6. 21. Aug. 2019

   Ep. 59 Les Troyens by Berlioz

   Hector Berlioz’s opera “Les Troyens” is an opera on a truly epic scale, with a story based on the oldest and most successful fan fiction ever written: The Aneid, Virgil's take on the great warrior from the siege of Troy presented in Homer's
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7. 28. Juli 2019

   Ep. 58 Carmen By Georges Bizet

   Even if you think you don’t know Opera, you know something of Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen. The tunes pervade our culture, and for good reason, popping up in films, television, and advertisements. They not only convey the passion and identi
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8. 13. Juli 2019

   Ep. 57 Xerxes By Handel

   This episode we present, Handel’s Xerxes, an opera that initially failed at the box office for being too silly and unorthodox. Today’s audiences love it. . . for being so silly and unorthodox. This Baroque opera features the ancient king of
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9. 1. Juli 2019

   Ep. 56 Il Barbiere Di Siviglia By Rossini

   Rossini’s exuberant Opera Buffa, The Barber of Seville, features the irrepressible jack-of-all-trades Figaro. This Bel Canto masterpiece is where you will hear the quintessential opera piece “Largo al Factorum,” best known for the glorious
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10. 15. Juni 2019

    Ep. 55 Wagner's The Ring Of The Nibelung

    Have you ever wondered just who that woman with the blond braids, shining breastplate, and iconic opera helmet might be? Meet Brünhilde and her clan in the in this epic tale. Dwarfs, water nymphs, giants, dragons, forbidden love, heroes, go
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