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Paul Robeson and His Time
Today we listen to Robeson sing timeless protest songs and classic numbers from Hammerstein & Kern’s 1927 musical Show Boat and Gershwin’s 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. Also, performances from Marian Anderson…
The Women of Richard Strauss, feat. Jessye Norman, Inge Borkh & Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
I’ve burnt myself out on Italian opera, so we are moving on to the Germans. Last week was Wagner, and this week is Strauss. https://interlude.hk/richard-strauss-and-his-leading-ladies/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/19/rosenkavalier-real-racy-richard-strauss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A4cilie_(Strauss) Text of Strauss’s final song:…
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The Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) feat. Leontyne Price
Today we hear highlights from Verdi’s 1871 grand opera ‘Aida’…also arias and songs by Puccini, Bellini, with performances by Anna Moffo, Anna Netrebko, and Rosa Ponselle. [Illustration of Verdi By Théobald Chartran…
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