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We are exploring timeless arias from Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera Pagliacci. There are many ways to look at this opera: It is an opera about love, about infidelity, and about actors being real people with real emotions. ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Traviata. I love this duet, as it goes through incredible emotional highs and lows. Germont, Alfredo’s father, confronts Violetta, thinking she’s ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Traviata. Here’s “Di Provenza il mar, il suol” (“The sea and soil of Provence”) While listening to this aria, I realized that opera – and art in general ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Traviata. Here’s “De’ miei bollenti spiriti” (“The youthful ardor of my ebullient spirits”) Alfredo’s joyful reflection on his new life ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Traviata. La Traviata is an opera about self-sacrifice for love. Watch the full opera here: Here’s the aria “Ah fors’è lui… Sempre libera” ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca. Here’s “Te Deum” (“We praise Thee, O God”) Here is my favorite evil character in all of opera. I don’t think I’ve ever hated a character more. ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca. Here’s “E lucevan le stelle” (“And the stars were shining”) On the stark rooftop of Castel Sant’Angelo at dawn, with the firing squad’s ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca. Here’s “Vissi d’arte” (“I lived for the art”) I once stayed in a wonderful hotel in Montenegro called Vissi D’Arte. The owner’s ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca. The contrast between the heroines of two famous operas, Bizet’s Carmen and Puccini’s Tosca, is fascinating. Carmen is self-centered and cunning, ..
We are exploring timeless arias from Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme. “Addio dolce svegliare alla mattina!” (“Farewell, sweet awakening in the morning!”) This is another great example of ensemble duet. I absolutely ..