/tags/opera-abbreviated Opera Abbreviated en-US Copyright Wed, 08 May 2019 11:45:00 GMT /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2019-05-08/opera-abbreviated-poulencs-dialogues-of-the-carmelites Some operas inspire reverence beyond who gets kissed and who gets killed. Francis Poulenc’s The Dialogues of the Carmelites is chief among them.This is… Wed, 08 May 2019 11:45:00 GMT /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2019-05-08/opera-abbreviated-poulencs-dialogues-of-the-carmelites Christopher Purdy /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2019-02-21/opera-abbreviated-donizettis-daughter-of-the-regiment In 1972, I saw a production of Gaetano Donizetti's opera La Fille du Regiment ("The Daughter of the Regiment"), starring Joan Sutherland and Luciano… Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:59:00 GMT /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2019-02-21/opera-abbreviated-donizettis-daughter-of-the-regiment Christopher Purdy /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2019-01-08/opera-abbreviated-adriana-lecouvreur Fifty years ago, a teacher gave me two tickets to see Renata Tebaldi and Franco Corelli in Francesco Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur. I had never heard of this… Tue, 08 Jan 2019 22:07:11 GMT /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2019-01-08/opera-abbreviated-adriana-lecouvreur Christopher Purdy /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-12-10/opera-abbreviated-verdis-la-traviata The Metropolitan Opera's new production of Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata will be screened live in cinemas worldwide at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15. Staged by… Mon, 10 Dec 2018 20:38:34 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-12-10/opera-abbreviated-verdis-la-traviata Christopher Purdy /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2018-10-17/opera-abbreviated-podcast-samson-et-dalila Bring on the dancing. The Metropolitan Opera has a hot new production of Camille Saint-Saens' Samson et Dalila (Samson and Delilah) complete with… Wed, 17 Oct 2018 11:45:00 GMT /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2018-10-17/opera-abbreviated-podcast-samson-et-dalila Christopher Purdy /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2018-10-04/opera-abbreviated-podcast-verdis-aida-at-the-met The Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD presentations, beamed into cinemas worldwide, begins a new season Saturday, Oct. 6. Anna Netrebko stars in the title… Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:04:02 GMT /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2018-10-04/opera-abbreviated-podcast-verdis-aida-at-the-met Christopher Purdy /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2018-04-24/opera-abbreviated-podcast-cendrillon-the-french-cinderella The Metropolitan Opera presents a new production of Jules Massenet's Cendrillon, screened live in HD at movie theaters worldwide at 1 p.m. Saturday, April… Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:15:29 GMT /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2018-04-24/opera-abbreviated-podcast-cendrillon-the-french-cinderella Christopher Purdy /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2018-03-01/opera-abbreviated-podcast-gioachino-rossinis-semiramide The Metropolitan Opera presents Gioachino Rossini's Semiramide, broadcast live from New York in HD to movie theaters worldwide at 1 p.m. Saturday, March… Thu, 01 Mar 2018 21:02:12 GMT /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2018-03-01/opera-abbreviated-podcast-gioachino-rossinis-semiramide Christopher Purdy /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2018-01-31/opera-abbreviated-podcast-giuseppe-verdis-aida The Columbus Symphony and Opera Columbus present Giuseppe Verdi's Aida at the Ohio Theatre, at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4. Rossen… Wed, 31 Jan 2018 18:44:04 GMT /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2018-01-31/opera-abbreviated-podcast-giuseppe-verdis-aida Christopher Purdy /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2018-01-22/opera-abbreviated-podcast-tosca-in-the-time-of-metoo Opera Abbreviated is a Classical 101 podcast that previews The Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD series of performances beamed into cinemas worldwide.The… Mon, 22 Jan 2018 17:30:13 GMT /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2018-01-22/opera-abbreviated-podcast-tosca-in-the-time-of-metoo Christopher Purdy